![]() John Singer Sargent, Laundry, 1910 Some Other Interesting Facts and Ideasīefore I wrap this up, here are some other interesting facts about Sargent’s watercolors: I feature some of them in this post along with my commentary. He ended up creating over 2,000 watercolors during his illustrious career. His watercolor work probably felt like a refreshing break. “Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.” I imagine that after slaving away over his portrait commissions for important (and probably also needy) people, some of the joy may have been taken out of painting for him. On the other hand, his watercolors are generally much more relaxed, with loose brushwork and an impressionist feel. His meticulous oil portraits feature muted colors, dark and imposing backgrounds, and finely rendered subjects. Watercolors brought out a different side to Sargent’s work. But, he was also a remarkable watercolorist. At his peak, he was one of the most sought-after artists for portrait commissions. John Singer Sargent rose to fame for his finely rendered oil portraits. Make a portrait of newlyweds for a wedding present, or a portrait of the kids for grandma.John Singer Sargent, Simplon. So even though it’s all one hue, the painting contains a variety of tones. Monochromatic paintings are fun to do with tube watercolors, because it’s so easy to adjust the intensity of the paint. I happen to like the lines, so I’ll leave them alone. I like to make a partial outline with a dark shade, then water down the paint to fill in the rest of the shape.Īfter your paper is completely dry, you can go back and gently erase the graphite lines with a kneaded eraser. Fill in all of the areas that were black on your printed photo. Now it’s time to paint! When using the tube watercolors, a little goes a long way. I’ve decided to add some accents to the full-color version using Sakura’s Cray-Pas® Junior Artist oil pastels. I’ll be making a full-color version and a monochromatic version. Now you should have a perfect outline of your photo, so making this portrait will be as easy as filling in a coloring page. Make sure you haven’t missed any areas before you untape the photo and graphite paper. Press firmly to transfer the graphite to the watercolor paper.Ĭarefully peel back the graphite paper to peek at your work. You can use a pen, but I prefer a fine mechanical pencil since it’s easier to see the areas you’ve traced. Next trace the black areas of the picture. Lightly tape the layers together with masking tape or washi tape to prevent shifting. In other words, the darkest side of the graphite paper will be against the watercolor paper. Lay the watercolor paper down, then layer the graphite paper on top of it, face down. Once your picture is printed, you’ll need to trace it. I found that head shots with side lighting seem to look best. It may take some trial and error to find a photo that looks great when reduced to two colors. Choose Recolor, and select Black and White.Right click on the photo and select Format Picture.Click the Insert menu and then select Picture.This option may be found under “posterize” in photo editing programs, but I’ll quickly show you how to do it in Microsoft Word. It must be reduced to only two shades: black and white. I don’t mean the grayscale of a typical black and white photograph. First, you’ll need to select a portrait photo and change it to black and white.
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