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Watercolor Portrait Sketchbook

A course by Carlos Rodríguez Casado , Illustrator

Illustrator. Madrid, Spain.
Joined October 2012

Master the drawing and watercolor techniques needed to create casual portraits anywhere

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99% positive reviews (1.4K)
28,351 students
Audio: Spanish, English
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Master the drawing and watercolor techniques needed to create casual portraits anywhere

The best way to capture the spontaneity of a person in a portrait is to do it in the moment, hence the passion of the artist Carlos Rodríguez Casado to illustrate using the notebook he always carries with him. Although he is a press and editorial illustrator, in his spare time he does not stop drawing in his notebook, having already created endless spontaneous illustrations.

In his other Domestika course, Caricature in Watercolour, Carlos teaches the keys to make illustrated portraits in watercolor for editorials and press covers; and in this course, he will teach you the keys to capture the essence of those portrayed and translate it into spontaneous illustrations. You'll do a series of exercises of portraits in watercolor "to take away" in your notebook. You'll learn everything from establishing the basic proportions of a face to adding color, and you'll discover how to draw a model in real-time.

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What will you learn in this online course?

18 lessons & 16 downloads

Discovering materials
4 minutes, 20 seconds
Watercolor techniques catalog I
12 minutes, 2 seconds
Basic proportions
14 minutes, 31 seconds
Tricks to add traits I
14 minutes, 23 seconds
Light and shadow
17 minutes, 23 seconds
Light and shadow on a face I
18 minutes, 19 seconds
  • 99% positive reviews (1.4K)
  • 28,351 students
  • 18 lessons (3h 30m)
  • 16 additional resources (2 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish, English
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

You'll make a portrait notebook of people around you, in watercolor, using the exercises seen during the course as a guide.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

People of all drawing levels: beginners or people who have a fondness for portraiture.

Requirements and materials

No previous knowledge is necessary for this course. As for materials, you'll need a notebook, pencil, glue, watercolors, refillable brushes, and watercolor pencils.


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Carlos Rodríguez Casado

Carlos Rodríguez Casado was born in Palencia (Spain) in 1993. He’s always been interested in drawing and art, the reason why he moved to Madrid to begin Graphic Design studies, leaving them later for those of Illustration.

He currently works as a press and editorial illustrator. His cartoons in watercolor have graced the pages of different national newspapers such as El Mundo, El Español, Interviú, Cambio 16, Líbero, and other international publications, as well as television media such as Movistar Cero, through a collaboration with Jot Down.

One of his pieces became the official image of the successful MTV series Teen Wolf, and it has been exhibited both in Times Square and at the Art Directors Club in New York.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction to live portrait

    • Presentation
    • Influences
    • What are we going to do in this course
  • U2

    Materials and proportions

    • Discovering materials
    • Watercolor techniques catalog I
    • Watercolor techniques catalog II
    • Basic proportions
    • Tricks to add traits I
    • Tricks to add features II
  • U3

    Learn to look

    • Light and shadow
    • Light and shadow on a face I
    • Light and shadow on a face II
  • U4

    From the eye to the paper. Drawing of the natural

    • Front portrait with watercolor pencil I
    • Front portrait with watercolor pencil II
    • Half-sided portrait with watercolor
    • Profile portrait combining techniques I
    • Profile portrait combining techniques II
    • Drawing to take away
  • FP

    Final project

    • Watercolor portrait notebook

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Watercolor Portrait Sketchbook. Illustration course by Carlos Rodríguez Casado Best seller

Watercolor Portrait Sketchbook

A course by Carlos Rodríguez Casado
Illustrator. Madrid, Spain.
Joined October 2012
  • 99% positive reviews (1.4K)
  • 28,351 students