Sandrine Pelissier, AFCA, NWW, SDWS

Watercolor Portraits and Cityscapes

Watercolor layering step by step demonstrations :

Imaginary Friend

	This is my original drawing on newsprint paper. I worked from a picture, with the help of a grid.I don't make my drawing directly on the watercolor paper so I can erase as much as I want whitout risk of damaging the paper.
	My drawing transfered to my watercolor paper.
	This is the first layer, I used only a Cadmium yellow lemon. I focus on value and edges.
	For the second layer, again only one color, alizarin crimson.
	In the third stage I use 2 different blues, a cold blue on the Tshirt (Prussian blue) and a warmer blue on the face (Ultramarine blue).
	In the last stage, I adjust colors where I need to do it, I add some oranges, browns and purple, I scrub and wash away some paint where I need more light on the face, or to soften some edges.