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    Learn How to Paint Portraits of People In Watercolor For the Absolute Beginners
    Learn How to Paint Portraits of People In Watercolor For the Absolute Beginners
    Learn How to Paint Portraits of People In Watercolor For the Absolute Beginners
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    Learn How to Paint Portraits of People In Watercolor For the Absolute Beginners

    By Paolo Lopez de Leon and John Davidson

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    Learn How to Paint Portraits of People In Watercolor For the Absolute Beginners

    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    Introduction:
    Materials
    Color Terms
    Primary Colors
    Secondary Colors
    Tertiary Colors
    Hue
    Values
    Saturation or Chroma
    Application and Techniques
    How to Use Your Brush
    How to Mix Your Watercolor
    How to Make a Color Wheel
    How to Create Color Value Chart
    How to Create a Wash
    Rendering the Sphere
    Drawing the Outline
    Exercises
    The Cute Little Baby Boy
    The Little Girl in Red
    The Lovely Couple
    The Old Man
    Author Bio
    Bonus Content - Drawing a Puppy
    Bonus Content - Drawing Landscapes

    Introduction:
    Learning to Paint Watercolor is easy, and painting portraits using this medium is easier, if you know how and this book is all about it. So first of all I congratulate you for purchasing this eBook. What will you get from this eBook? Let me count the ways: First you will learn how to use your painting brush as if I’m watching you doing your brush strokes, just follow the pictures step-by-step. Next you will be learning to how to mix colors and some fundamentals about the natures of it, and then you will learn Techniques and Tips that will make you confident when painting. Lastly, if you finish all the exercises here, I’m very sure you can paint any portraits that you want to paint it can be your family or relatives, friends, neighbors, and even your love ones. Just give your dedication 100% and time, and you will reap all the benefits. Also don’t forget to take a rest after you finish one exercise, take time to see and correct your work if there is any and have fun it’s a must.
    Step by Step instructions to go from photo to finished Portrait

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJD-Biz Corp Publishing
    Release dateFeb 24, 2014
    ISBN9781310073366
    Learn How to Paint Portraits of People In Watercolor For the Absolute Beginners

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      Learn How to Paint Portraits of People In Watercolor For the Absolute Beginners - Paolo Lopez de Leon

      Learn How to Paint

      Portraits of People In Watercolor

      For the Absolute Beginner

      Paolo Lopez de Leon

      And

      John Davidson

      ~~~

      Smashwords Edition

      Learn to Draw

      Book Series

      JD- Biz Publishing

      All Rights Reserved.

      No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, including scanning, photocopying, or otherwise without prior written permission from JD-Biz Corp and at http://JD-Biz.com.

      Copyright © 2014 by JD-Biz Corp

      All Images Licensed

      By: Paolo Lopez de Leon

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      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Introduction

      Materials

      Optional tools

      Color Terms

      Primary Colors

      Secondary Colors

      Tertiary Colors

      Hue

      Values

      Saturation or Chroma

      Application and Techniques

      How to Use Your Brush

      How to Mix your Watercolor

      How to Make a Color Wheel

      How to Create Color Value Chart

      How to Create a Wash

      Rendering the Sphere

      Drawing the Outline

      Exercises

      The Cute Little Baby Boy

      The Little Girl in Red

      The Lovely Couple

      The Old Man

      Author Bio

      Bonus Content From Pencil Drawing for the Beginner – Animals

      Bonus Content From Pencil Drawing for the Beginner – Landscapes

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      Introduction

      Learning to Paint Watercolor is easy, and painting portraits using this medium is easier, if you know how and this book is all about it. So first of all I congratulate you for purchasing this eBook. What will you get from this eBook? Let me count the ways: First you will learn how to use your painting brush as if I’m watching you doing your brush strokes, just follow the pictures step-by-step. Next you will be learning to how to mix colors and some fundamentals about the natures of it, and then you will learn Techniques and Tips that will make you confident when painting. Lastly, if you finish all the exercises here, I’m very sure you can paint any portraits that you want to paint it can be your family or relatives, friends, neighbors, and even your love ones. Just give your dedication 100% and time, and you will reap all the benefits. Also don’t forget to take a rest after you finish one exercise, take time to see and correct your work if there is any and have fun it’s a must.

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