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Published: 2007-03-21 16:25:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 27603; Favourites: 599; Downloads: 489
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I figured this painting was simple enough to use for a tutorial.Hope it helps
Here's the finished painting: [link]
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This is exactly what I need at the moment. Thank you very much.
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That looks so great it made me want to download the film haha 
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sooo how'd you get the skin tones? and did you use a grey or a brownish colour for the shading?
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Skin tone is usually a mixture of red, yellow, blue and even green, and the exact color depends on the skin tone really. Usually lemon, cadmium or ochre yellow, cadmium red, cobalt or cerulean blue, hooker's green (be careful about this one) and even raw sienna and raw umber as well. Shading is done with the darker tones, ie blues and greens and darker browns and always layer and pay attention to transparency of the skin. Hope this helps.
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It's not really a science or simple recipe for me - I look at my source and then mix colors on my palette to match, applying them in layers, diluting with more or less water, until I get the desired effect.
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I haven't lived yet :0. Is liquid mask common?
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Yes-- you can pick it up at any fine arts store.
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thanks so much... i'm gonna keep practicing
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Thank you so much for sharing this! I really want to get into portraiture and though I've worked with watercolors for some years I've never tried making portraits. This will be a good start for me.
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could you please tell me how to get the skin color? thanks very much
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Very good! So old school (what ever that means).
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Genius.
Thanks so much for this. It's going to be great help
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I just watched the newest movie from Hannibal and fell in love with the main actor I also love your tut thanks
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I will have to pick up some of that 'liquid mask' today... I have a feeling it is going to make my life a whole lot easier. I love the tutorial, you did a great job on it, I will be referring to it often.
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Thanks very much...glad it is helpful for you
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What changes did your painting go through in the two last pictures?
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Primarily the changes were extra washes to darken the background and add shadows.
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i can never do watercolor but maybe this will help :]
thx!
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i always found watercolors to be the most ANNOYING thing to work with! but you make it seem so so easy
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This is an excellent tutorial for people like me. Thank you for taking the time to make it. Awesome painting, too!
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This is an awesome tutorial, I'm determined to have a go now. How long do you leave the paper taped up to prevent curlage?
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Thanks. You want to leave it taped until the paper dries. If you're using a good quality watercolor paper, it shouldn't really warp.
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I still find this great, I'm doing my first painting ever (gasp) at this free art class at this after-school program in watercolors, and it's so fun. I think over the summer I'm going to buy a whole bunch of watercolors, watercolor paper, and this neat rubber mask stuff you've got here. Also, of course, brushes...
Anyway, I just logged on for the first time in a long while to this account so I'm looking at all my devWatch things (this isn't one of them, it hasn't been that long), and remembered this tutorial. It's great.
So long,
Chris
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Glad to hear you've picked up watercolor...it can be quite fun
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really great work I'm going to try it myself thanks for posting
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Wow awesome tutorial very helpful... Iยดll try later to practice more my watercolor skill
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I put my watercolors on thick like oils and acrylics. I need to learn to do the whole layers and glaze thing
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I hope the tutorial helps.
I actually have the opposite problem--I need to learn how to paint thicker with oils.
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Hahaha I always wished we could travel by teleportation to just have art days with people around the world. It would be awesome to all come together and share our strengths and weaknesses
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that would be fantastic--perhaps someday......
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what colors did you use on the boy's face and hair?
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no problem. thank you for making use of it.
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Love the choice of motiv^^ Gaspard... and good tutorial, beautiful results...
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