A secret that makes portraits easy for beginners - How to paint a children's portrait the easy way

In this tutorial I'll give you five tips on how to paint a light skinned Caucasian portrait, and the tips work whether you're painting with oil, acrylic, pastel, colored pencil, or any art medium! How to paint a little girl, how to paint a white child, how to paint children explored!
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140 lb Cold Press Arches Watercolor Paper - bit.ly/38CA8r8
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Daniel Smith Colors: -DS Lamp Black - DS Holbein Aureolin - Daniel Smith Permanent Green Light - bit.ly/3y3FqGF
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Silver black velvet brushes - I bought the set of three with the 3/4 oval.
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[@rachelparkervarner]

I have a secret unlisted video about how I mixed all the colors for this painting at kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJbWpoZoltaDqc0

[@SheilaTenEyck-qm6yl]

Just found this video. It was so helpful and inspiring! I could look at the portrait by Boyana Petkova forever! I really like your down to earth teaching approach.

[@meridadiane]

Glad to be here.

[@rachelparkervarner]

Thank you for all your support!

[@jenny-nk3cz]

So exciting

[@rachelparkervarner]

thanks for saying hi : )

[@gailcunningham182]

Great tips, Rachel! BTW, love those earrings!

[@rachelparkervarner]

Haha thank you! I got them in Asheville NC : )

[@Sandy-yd6ot]

Good tips! i think tip #2 is so important to stress as watching videos can give a false sense of how long it takes to complete a painting.

[@rachelparkervarner]

So true!

[@teresajordao6634]

Thanks for this great tips, Rachel!

[@rachelparkervarner]

You're welcome!

[@sjbrueck]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@rachelparkervarner]

My pleasure!

[@inger_musicart5620]

Contrast, contrast- need to work on that! Good tips ❤

[@rachelparkervarner]

Yes, I need to remember that too, especially when choosing my reference!

[@maryannewheeler293]

Great tips

[@rachelparkervarner]

Thank you!

[@smz5302]

Thank you, Rachel. And I love that you do more advanced tutorials/tips videos.

[@rachelparkervarner]

I'm glad you enjoy my vids : )

[@lindabarton6556]

This video came at the perfect time. I will be attempting my first portrait, a photo of me and my nephew taken 60+ years ago when he was a toddler and me as a preteen. Thank you for all of your very helpful content.

[@rachelparkervarner]

I'd love to see your results! I saw you joined my group so don't be a stranger : )

[@lindabarton6556]

@@rachelparkervarner I'm terrified, LOL. I've been experimenting mixing colors this morning. It's still daunting, but I'm determined to really study your advice instead of just plowing through. I will also follow your advice and take my time. I've been following you on FB for several years now and feel so comfortable with your approach. Thank you Rachel!

[@rachelparkervarner]

@@lindabarton6556 did you see my new color mixing long video too?

[@lindabarton6556]

@@rachelparkervarner YES! A real revelation. I have one question. When you painted your lightest tone was the paper wet, and did you wet the entire skin area again each time when you added subsequently mid and dark tones?

[@rachelparkervarner]

@@lindabarton6556 Yes I wet all the areas of the skin so I wouldn't get hard lines when each layer dried

[@deborahtaylor7902]

great tips Rachel...also just noticed your necklace!!! so cool...did u make it?

[@rachelparkervarner]

No but I've had it for years!

[@kstutz230]

Another great book to try! Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits: More than 500 Color Combinations by William Powell

[@rachelparkervarner]

Thanks!

[@kstutz230]

Congratulations on the sale of your horse watercolor. Woo hoo!

[@rachelparkervarner]

Thank you!

[@fuzzydragons]

ive never actually read that book drawing on the right ide of the brain, never even opened it, gathering dust on the shelf lol

[@rachelparkervarner]

It's a good one!

[@sjbrueck]

How do you transfer the drawing onto your watercolor paper?

[@rachelparkervarner]

I print out the line drawing, put it on a window, put my watercolor paper over it, and use a #2 pencil to add it to my watercolor paper

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

...do you think is it possible anybody to paint in watercolour in 30 minutes? I have only 30 minutes in the evening. But if i do i feel tremendous pressure of time not fun. Also most of the 30 minutes go in planning and preparing

[@rachelparkervarner4511]

Because it is so thought intensive for me, I usually only paint for 20 minutes at a time then take a break. I usually create a painting over a span of a month, a little bit every day or so.

[@rachelparkervarner]

Definitely! Just paint on something a little every day or so. That's what I do. I never finish a painting in one sitting