Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In today's watercolor painting demo we'll be looking at portraits!
And most importantly - how to make painting them FUN, instead of FRUSTRATING.

So if you've been struggling with your watercolor portraits, here's your chance to learn the biggest piece of advice I can share with you.

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Reference photos:
1 - pixabay.com/photos/portrait-man-boy-masculine-4444764
2 - pixabay.com/photos/woman-model-portrait-pose-posing-4639123
3 - pixabay.com/photos/iranian-woman-iran-model-girl-8594205
4 - pixabay.com/photos/woman-model-portrait-pose-style-6496881
5 - pixabay.com/photos/woman-model-portrait-pose-style-3946473

Navigation:
00:00 - The Biggest Mistake Everyone Makes
00:14 - Demo 1 - Simple Shapes & Values
03:20 - Demo 2 - Edges & Colors
09:46 - Demo 3 - More Complex Shapes
15:42 - Demo 4 - Beautiful Reflected Light
20:13 - Demo 5 - Cast Shadows

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