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Fast & Loose Watercolour Portrait Demo | 90-Minute Live Session

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. 📸 Ref: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xt6dpd... 🎨 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