Hello Friends!
It is such an honor and privilege to get to serve the artists and students in our community all year long. I know that I sound like a broken record, but the truth is that I would not be here without each and everyone one of you! The holidays is a time when I can show my my gratitude to all of you by offering gifts, goodies and giveaways! I want you all to know just how thankful I am for this art community that WE have created together! I could never have done this without you! To show my gratitude, I will be sharing free videos and give aways for 10 days beginning December 15th!
If you miss a day, don't worry! But if you want to be sure not to miss a day, bookmark this page! You can also follow me on FACEBOOK and INSTAGRAM. To view days that have passed just scroll down the page. All COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS content will be available through Christmas Day evening!
Hugs to you all!
Kara
GOODIES, GIFTS, AND GIVE AWAYS
Each day we will be showcasing some of our community favorite lessons! These videos will not be downloadable, but they will be available to you through Christmas! If you miss a day, don't worry, just scroll past the current day and you will see all previous days available!
Each day we will also have special discounts on certain classes!
Don't miss out on these as they may only last for up to 24 hours at a time.
Day 1
Today is Day 1 of our COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS!
To begin our countdown, we will be sharing a free video from one of our best selling classes this year, Inventive Color, Interpretive Style by artist and community favorite, Milena Guberinic! The lesson that we are sharing with you all will give you a peek into Milena's techniques for painting a watercolor portrait! If you enjoy this lesson, you can purchase the course this week for 45% off!!
This video, along with all coming days, will be available through December 25th!
This portrait demo will focus on painting a subject with dark skin. We’ll look at how light behaves on darker surfaces, including the importance of highlights, the depth of local color and shadow, and a richer, more saturated use of color. I’ll show how I build depth with transparent color and how to avoid flattening the form or desaturating the richness of the skin tone.
SUBSTRATE
- I often paint on cellulose paper, but you’re welcome to use 100% cotton, a cotton-cellulose blend, or full cellulose. A good middle ground is Winsor & Newton’s 25% cotton paper
PAINT
Make sure you have a good mix of warm and cool yellows, reds, blues, and browns.
- Here’s what’s in my Mijello palette (not required in full):
- Lemon Yellow
- Permanent Yellow Light
- Naples Yellow/Jaune Brilliant
- Permanent Yellow Deep
- Yellow Orange
- Orange, Vermilion
- Permanent Red
- Permanent Rose
- Rose Madder
- Crimson Lake
- Opera
- Yellow Ochre Transparent
- Light Red
- Raw Umber
- Burnt Sienna
- Red Brown
- Vandyke Brown
- Sepia
- Greenish Yellow
- Yellow Green
- Sap Green
- Viridian
- Olive Green
- Hooker’s Green
- Vandyke Green
- Cerulean Blue
- Blue Grey
- Peacock Blue
- Cobalt Blue No. 1
- Prussian Blue
- Indigo
- Mijello Blue
- Ultramarine Deep
- Permanent Violet
- Red Violet
- Ivory Black
- Yellow Grey
- Titanium White
PAINTBRUSHES
- I use an assortment of synthetic rounds
DRAWING
- I recommend anything from HB to 2B. Avoid the H-range, as they tend to scratch the paper.
OTHER
- Water
- Water containers
- Scrap paper
- Paper towel
- Hairdryer: optional for speeding up drying time
***Reference photos are included with purchased courses. Also, all purchased course come with lifetime access and downloadable videos and photos.
FEMALE PORTRAIT - PART 1
FEMALE PORTRAIT - PART 2
FEMALE PORTRAIT - PART 3
I sure hope you enjoyed this lesson with Milena! If you did, this course along with all other courses are on sale this week for 45% off! The courses below are suggestions based off of Milena's class! See you tomorrow for Day 2!
THESE CLASSES ON SALE!
