12 Days Of Creativity : Day 5

Hello lovelies!

Welcome to Day Five of our annual 12 Days of Creativity! Today, we are sharing our Studioworks Journal Issue No. 14 along with a beautiful lesson - Primary Portrait

Inside this issue of the Studioworks Journal, we'll explore the innate importance and vital power of expression. As artists, we express ourselves through our creations but how can we lean even deeper into this language of color, emotion and mark-making? How can we imbue our art with the many facets of ourselves?

Let’s look at this together.

Xo,

Mixed Media Primary Portrait Lesson From Studioworks

I’m so excited to share this lesson with you guys! I had an absolute blast working with our double primary palette to create this little lady. This is seriously my new favorite way to mix my color. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to learn with you!

Have fun exploring this palette and your connection to these colors! Play freely with both the color and your linework and mark making. Really feel into this work. Focus on what you are trying to express with your portrait and then follow that feeling with your brush work, colors and marks.

Enjoy your Lesson!

Reference Image

Here are the reference images I used. You are also welcome to choose another figure that inspires you on my curated Unsplash.com portraits page.

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‍Paints Used:

• Arteza - Vermillion, Rose Madder, Indian Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Blue, Titanium White

Color Pencils Used:

• Caran d’ache Supracolor II - Salmon, Granite Rose, Russet, Charcoal Grey

• ‍Derwent Inktense - Sea Blue, Bright Blue

• White Gesso

• Sketchbook or chosen surface

• Charcoal Pencil in Black and White

• Carbothello Pencil - Vermillion

White Gel Pens:

• Sakura Gelly Roll 08

• Uni Posca 0.7

Let’s Begin the Lesson…

Exploring Color

Double Primary Palette

1. Vermillion (w)

2. Rose Madder (c)

3. Indian Yellow (w)

4. Lemon Yellow (c)

5. Ultramarine Blue (w)

6. Pthalo Blue (c)

7. Titanium White

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