Expression Over Accuracy | Watercolour Portrait Painting Live Demo

Описание: Join award-winning watercolour artist Lorraine Simonds for a 90-minute live portrait demo with Opus Art Supplies. In this fast-paced, expressive demonstration, Lorraine paints a loose portrait of her friend Heather—focusing on expression over accuracy, blooms over control, and the joy of watercolour's fluid nature.

What you'll discover:
• How to work flat to embrace organic blooms and watercolour effects
• Building portraits in four value layers (light, mid-light, mid, dark)
• Why expression matters more than likeness
• Transparent vs. opaque pigments and their unique qualities
• Water control: how much water you need at each stage
• Using natural fibre vs. synthetic brushes for different effects
• Lifting techniques to recover lost highlights
• How to avoid overworking—knowing when to stop
• Capturing emotion through colour, composition & brushwork
• Tips for painting on hot pressed paper for ethereal results

Perfect for: Watercolour artists wanting to loosen up, portrait painters seeking expressive techniques, and anyone curious about fast, intuitive painting.

🎨 Colours Used: Indian Yellow, Pyro Orange, Alizarin Red, Queen Rose, Perylene Maroon, Payne's Gray, Sap Green, Phthalo Turquoise
Brushes Mentioned: Opus Allegro, Princeton Round, Natural fibre (Kolinsky sables preferred), Synthetic brushes, Calligraphic brushes

📚 Download my free 40-page e-book with materials, techniques & coupon codes: https://www.lorrainesimonds.com/free-...
Canvas Lamp discount: Use code LORRAINE for 10-25% off (details in e-book)

✨ Learn more:
Mentorship & Private lessons: www.lorrainesimonds.com/private-watercolour-mentorship-lessons
Shop art & prints: www.lorrainesimonds.com/shop
Instagram: @lorraine.simonds.watercolour
Website: www.lorrainesimonds.com

⏰ Timecodes:
0:00 – Introduction & Welcome
0:23 – Demo Overview: Fast, Loose, Expression-Focused
1:02 – Meet Heather: Reference Photo & Sketch
3:14 – Four-Value Portrait System
4:08 – Brush & Material Selection
5:10 – Colour Mixing & Palette Setup
6:12 – Laying in Warms & Cools
8:29 – Colour Choices & Pigment Theory
9:30 – Building the Initial Wash
11:25 – Why Work Flat? Blooms & Gravity
13:15 – Connecting Subjects: Hair, Neck, Clothing
17:07 – Hot Pressed Paper Benefits
19:41 – Interpreting vs. Replicating Photos
21:23 – Self-Portraits & Painting Friends
26:42 – Lifting & Correcting Mid-Painting
27:05 – Water Control at Different Stages
28:32 – Tube Paint vs. Pan Paint
32:38 – Brush Size & Paper Size Recommendations
35:26 – Drying Methods: Natural vs. Artificial
36:51 – Building Values & Avoiding Overwork
39:00 – Trusting the Process
40:27 – Learning to Draw Faces (Loomis, Riley, SRO Methods)
45:37 – Value Over Colour: The Hard Work
49:03 – Flat vs. Tilted: Composition Choices
50:31 – Daily Practice & Scheduling Painting Time
52:54 – Symmetry vs. Asymmetry in Faces
54:00 – Masking Fluid & Paper Quality
55:10 – Whites Only Look White in Context
57:07 – Developing Irises & Eye Details
59:24 – One Session vs. Multiple Sessions
1:02:05 – Using Black in Portraiture
1:04:11 – Portrait Duration: Short to Long
1:04:47 – Knowing When to Stop
1:06:13 – Gifting Portraits & Commission Work
1:07:25 – Wet-on-Dry & Blending Techniques
1:07:52 – Preventing Unwanted Bleeding
1:09:17 – Natural Fibre vs. Synthetic: Key Differences
1:10:16 – Water Loading: Beginning vs. End
1:14:55 – Tonal Studies & Value Maps
1:16:04 – Final Lifting & Carving Details
1:17:07 – Protecting Finished Paintings (UV Glass, Fixative)
1:18:53 – Capturing Emotion & Expression
1:19:21 – Composition for Mood
1:20:09 – Learning Watercolour Professionally
1:23:23 – Self-Portraits & Personal Freedom
1:24:42 – Lighting: Natural vs. Canvas Lamp
1:26:14 – Closing & Resources