When I first starting trying to draw and paint, I didn't understand the importance of values. Colours are a whole complicated ballgame of their own but without the fundamental understanding of values first, it's difficult to improve. What you're doing is absolutely brilliant for your development. This is a great video too, thank you 😊

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Angela! I appreciate your insight :) and thanks for watching!

Why did I not think of this :o This looks like an amazing practice for me and it looks so aesthetically beautiful as well! Thank you!

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

thanks so much Nic! I am glad it is useful for you!

So impressive…idk but you make it look so easy..the way you build on blocks of colour like that and end up with so much texture with so few colours? Wild. You’re so talented 🥰 more more more!!!

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

Ily so much 🥹😘 thank you ❤️

Great studies. What I find really helps as well is to do this with a light colour and a dark colour, without using white. E.g. a yellow and a purple, an orange and a blue. You can then also make variants by changing one colour. Eg if you make a portrait with Yellow Ochre and Violet, make another one with Cad Yellow and that same Violet. It teaches us how differently colour mixtures end up within the same value ranges for each different colour. Keep at it! You're doing great!

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

I’m going to try this! Thank you 🥰

Incredible dedication + results! ❤

Thank you so much for this video! I have been looking for something like this for a long time. I now understand how to better portray values on portrait using paint!

@sofiapavanmacias

3 ай бұрын

so glad it was helpful! 🥰

You have such beautiful work, and I may say your videos really inspire and guide me into projects involving these types of paints ! love the video

These are absolutely beautiful. Great work.

This was so great! Love your paintings so much and definetly learn sm!

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so so much 🥰

You're so good at this. It really isn't easy considering how small these are. But you make it look simple ❤

These portraits look amazing! 💕💕

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🥰

Just the instructional video I needed! Thank you, Sofia!

@sofiapavanmacias

8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching 🥰💖

I appreciate the explanation on your practice and how you build the face, especially your advice on thinking of the shapes of different areas, like shadows!

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad it’s useful 😊

Hi Sofia! I've been following your instagram for months and i love your portraits! You're video was on my youtube suggestions and i recognized your style right away. So happy to see your process and excited to see more videos from you!!! ❤

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

ah that's so cool! Thank you so much for following along and I really appreciate this comment. I'm excited to post more!

You have such a skill! I love your style! amazing!

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

thank you so much! 🥰

Me encantan estos retratos monocromáticos. Tienen un gran poder expresivo!! El rostro humano es fascinante! 💙💙

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

Gracias gracias graciasss ❤️ eres la mejor 🥰

Love this idea… beautiful work

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🥰

Lovely & aesthetic! 💛

this was such an interesting video, can't wait to see what else you upload to your channel

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 💕🥰

I learned so much with this video. You are so talented 🎉

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

thank you, ily!!

this is very helpful, thank you!!!

@sofiapavanmacias

11 ай бұрын

So glad! Thanks for watching 💖

This is mesmerizing! I am going to try this idea. I think using gouache on portraits is doable!

Honestly, this was so inspiring for me and came at the right time! I had been wondering how to fill up the last handful of pages of my sketchbook with gouache, and since I've been practicing how to draw portraits lately, I feel like I know where to get started. I really liked how you created your spread ahead of time through a program, and I think I'll try that method for my future spreads as well!!

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your sweet comment 🥰 so glad it was useful!!

The chapters are soo appreciated!! I know I'll be revisiting this video so thank you from future me lol ❤

@sofiapavanmacias

4 ай бұрын

glad to hear this ☺️

Criminally underrated channel! love your videos :)

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

Aww 🥹 thanks so much!! ❤️

Really great little studies. I must admit, I am also happier with my monochromatic portraits. I work in watercolour however so the process is a little different. You've really inspired me to go and buy some of the Strathmore toned paper and get my gouache paints out for a change. Many thanks x

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Yes I highly recommend the toned paper, i feel it makes the colors pop! ❤️

You are such an underrated artist!!

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

Thank you this is so sweet!! 🥰

Stunning tyfs ❤

I have been struggling with transitioning from graphite portraits to painting them and had wondered if trying something monochrome would help. This answers my question! I really need to try this.

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

So glad this was helpful in some way! Would love to know how it goes if you give it a try ☺️

I'm absolutely gonna try this method! I've been trying to do gouache portraits and they all turn out horrible! I think removing color as a variable will make the learning process much easier. Thanks for the video!

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

So glad it was helpful!! ❤️

Really stunning.

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! ❤️

Hiya,, love your portrait paintings,, great artwork! 😊 and we’ll explained how you build a face up from start to finish! Iv subscribed.. good luck on your journey.. Iv just started mine 😊👍

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

thanks so much! I really appreciate it :) and good luck too!!

@JohnnyB-art

Жыл бұрын

@@sofiapavanmacias thank you sofia ☺

this is AMAZING 😲😍🥹👏🏾

@sofiapavanmacias

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! ❤️🥰

Holy shit you're good

Did you learn sketching earlier? And are you referring to the original image while painting?

@sofiapavanmacias

3 ай бұрын

hi! Yes I'm referring to the original image while painting. And I've mainly learnt drawing/painting through online resources, I did art in high school but didn't get too far :)

@droy589

3 ай бұрын

Your paintings are awesome. I am always scared to draw faces or paint them. But by observing your technique I am also wanting to start drawing portraits. I am quite encouraged by the video.

Omg the process of the second face!! 😮

@elenapavanmacias7571

Жыл бұрын

And third and fourth and first all of them!!