August 31, 2023 |

Rendering Portraits Using Different Mediums with Hazylle Mae

Join our free watercolor workshops with Instructor Hazylle Mae in her series titled Rendering the Human Face with Different Mediums.

In this workshop Hazylle will walk through the process of drawing and painting portraits, including teaching basic head anatomy to painting and sketching a fully rendered picture. Throughout the series, different mediums with be used as you get to know the human face with the end goal of comfortably drawing and painting portraits by yourself.

SUPPLY LIST

Strathmore 400 Series Drawing Smooth, (80lb/130gsm), 9"x12"

Strathmore 500 Series Ready Cut Watercolor Paper, cold press and hot press, 8x10, 100% cotton

Lyra Rembrandt Art Design Graphite Pencil Set

MaimeriBlu Watercolor Half Pan Set with 12 colors (tubes can also be used):

Cobalt Blue
Cobalt Green Light
Burnt Sienna
Cadmium Red Light
Raw Umber
Ivory Black
Ultramarine Blue

Maimeri Gouache, 12 color set, 20ml tubes

Princeton Velvetouch 4 piece brush set, including:

Round 4
Long Round 8
Angular Shader ⅜"
Wash ¾"

Optional: Princeton Aqua Elite Round 10

Optional: Princeton Neptune Travel Round 4

Other Supplies:

Lyra Orlow-Techno PVC-Free Eraser

CLASS LINEUP

Lesson 1: Portrait Sketching – The Structures of the Head

We will start our portrait learning by studying the basic structures of the head and features of the face. A solid foundation in understanding human anatomy will help immensely as we move to finished portrait drawing and painting in subsequent lessons.

Lesson 2: Portrait Sketching – Rendering with Pencils

We will now render the basic portrait we started in the first lesson. Our focus will be building up the values of the face in layers.

Lesson 3: Portrait Sketching – Painting a Portrait with Watercolors

Together we will paint a watercolor portrait that highlights the transparency of the medium. At the same time, we will learn to layer our paints to achieve the desired values.