Every parent thinks their kids are the most beautiful but I am convinced my Daughter is. Here is a Portrait I painted of her that was taken from a photo that a friend took of her during her sophomore year at university.

It is not an exact representation but close enough to be recognizable.

I call it, "Her Red Phase," her hair was more auburn and subdued in the photo but I am making art so I took some licence to make it more red this gave some contrast to the background.

Watercolor is difficult to work with when it comes to portraiture since it dries lighter than when it is applied. Another difficulty is that mistakes are unforgiving there is some things that you can do to correct a mistake like wet the area and blot it up but that is still limited. I try to build up the colors and add layers on top of layers to deepen the colors but it can become muddy if you are not careful. I did some layering and color blending on the paper.

The rose flesh tone is a little of a challenge I mixed reds and crimson oranges and browns violets and plum colors for many of the different hues of the face.

I used a flat brush for the background and painted wet into wet. For the portrait I used small #1 and
#2 brushes and a liner brush.

I am very happy with the project.

Watercolor Portrait Of Daughter in Red Hair.

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