Illustration of Hands with Expressive Watercolors

A course by Sol Barrios , Watercolor and Mural Artist

Watercolor and Mural Artist. Tulsa, Chile.
Joined December 2014

Learn to work with watercolor to paint expressive hands that tell stories through their shape, size, texture, color, and movement

100% positive reviews (48)
1,382 students
Audio: Spanish, English
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Learn to work with watercolor to paint expressive hands that tell stories through their shape, size, texture, color, and movement

Learn to capture the expressive nature of hands using watercolor alongside renowned watercolor artist and muralist Sol Barrios. In her previous online course, Watercolor Portrait from a Photo, she focused on conveying a person's character.

Now she's back to show you simple watercolor techniques to depict hands through volume, texture, nuance, and accents, and shift your attention to telling a story using expressive movement and color.

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What will you learn in this online course?

12 lessons & 15 downloads

The Materials
3 minutes, 15 seconds
Basic Uses of Watercolor
11 minutes, 12 seconds
Image Search and Preparation
6 minutes, 36 seconds
From Image to Paper
9 minutes, 34 seconds
The Color Palette
12 minutes, 2 seconds
  • 100% positive reviews (48)
  • 1,382 students
  • 12 lessons (1h 33m)
  • 15 additional resources (5 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?

Compose a captivating and expressive "hand portrait" that tells a story through colors and movement.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Anyone wanting to explore the world of watercolors or build on their technique.

Requirements and materials

No prior experience with watercolors is necessary. The basic materials for the course include:

    ⦁ watercolors and a palette
    ⦁ watercolor paper
    ⦁ round-tip brushes and a graphite pencil
    ⦁ a wooden surface or a piece of card
    ⦁ a tablet or smartphone

Reviews

1,382 Students
48 Reviews
100% Positive ratings

Sol Barrios

A course by Sol Barrios

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Watercolor and Mural Artist

Self-taught artist Sol Barrios has been painting portraits for around six years, teaching classes, and taking the streets with paste-up murals. She started out as an art director for a cultural magazine and, little by little, she began specializing in the world of graphic arts to later flow into the world of painting through watercolor.
In her work, the contrast between dark and light colors is key, looking to put faces in the forefront of her art and define the unique characteristics of each human being.
She works for private art collections and has participated in many exhibitions in Chile, such as FAxxi and ArtStgo. Her murals can be found in the streets of Santiago as well as in restaurants, studios, and homes.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • About Me
    • Influences
  • U2

    Basic Materials and Techniques

    • The Materials
    • Basic Uses of Watercolor
    • Blending and Blurring of Colors
  • U3

    Before Painting

    • Image Search and Preparation
    • From Image to Paper
  • U4

    Project Development

    • The Color Palette
    • The First Layer
    • Intermediate Layer and Volumes
    • Accents and Shadows
    • Skin Tones from Any Color
  • FP

    Final project

    • Illustration of Hands with Expressive Watercolors

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Illustration of Hands with Expressive Watercolors. Illustration course by Sol Barrios

Illustration of Hands with Expressive Watercolors

A course by Sol Barrios
Watercolor and Mural Artist. Tulsa, Chile.
Joined December 2014
  • 100% positive reviews (48)
  • 1,382 students