Watercolor: people

[chapel]

Hi - I wanted to do a watercolor with people in it. I have some experience with watercolors and still-life but not from painting from reference.

Its a painting of my granddad, and is for my dad.

I plan to paint it on Arch 150 lb cold press paper, and it'll probably only be around 5 x 8 or so.

Basically, I wanted any tips on watercoloring + people. I can post the reference later tonight if it'd be helpful for anyone.

Thanks!

EDIT: Here's the ref. ANy pointers are appreciated! Otherwise I'll battle this one out alone :)

http://home.comcast.net/~corgisforever/images/grans.jpg

[Phuzion]

is it a make-believe water color? Or did you just forget to link the picture? ;p Try again, I wanna see it!!

[Cadence]

lol its funny how many do the same mistake

[chapel]

LOL guys I'm sorry -

I haven't started yet. I'm in the planning phases.

If you like (or think it'll be helpful) I'll post the photo reference tonight. I may remove myself from the picture but otherwise, it'd be unchanged

:)

I just wanted some tips, because I haven't painted people in watercolor before, and my class didn't cover it! I will post progress pictures, or at least, final results ;)

[Pencil Soldier]

Just start it. Dive right in.

[soul8o8]

WATCH IT!

Your ref has a nasty bug - your grand dad and everyone else is leaning to the right (our right) - looks wierd! Make sure you correct that..

..ok that had nothing to do with painting watercolor and you probably would have noticed anyway.. :)

[chapel]

thanks!

i don't think i incorporated that into the sketch, but i didn't really notice since my g-ma was leaning into me anyway

i began SOME colors last night... painted in my shirt,and granddads. i don't have a hair dryer, so i have to wait for everything to dry on itsown.

i didn't want ot start the environment till the people were blocked in, color wise. otherwise, if i change them later, i would have to adjust the white space in the background, and would get hard overlaps. -sigh-

color tones are a tough thing to achieve too. any advice? unforuntaely i only have 8 color and black. this is what you get when you don't practice on a daily basis...

[Forge]

does she know that hundred of persons can see her on the web... take care she should become the next star wars boy... :D :D :D