How to Paint a Realistic Portrait With Watercolor and Colored Pencil

[@jasminebaar4640]

You have no clue how desperately I was searchknh for a video like this.

[@rositsazlatanova1146]

This painting and the colors are so beautiful, and your style - so effortless.

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

Thank you so much!

[@deno3689]

Oh my word you are amazing. Thank you so much.

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

You're so kind!

[@SoilaArt]

Gorgeous portrait, good tips 😊

[@vaishnavireddyk3]

this is such an amazing drawing sooooo beautiful

[@juliannemellas8840]

This is amazing!!

[@SaharRazavi]

So beautiful, thank you for sharing your wonderful tips 😊🌸

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

My pleasure!

[@pattiartiste]

Beautiful!

[@parambroto1229]

It's great.. You are fabulous super

[@janemaingi8501]

I really loved this tutorial it is so simple and very interesting. Thanks a lot.

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

Glad you liked it!

[@janemaingi8501]

@@EmilyOlsonArt 😊😊

[@MonikaSharma-iv3qo]

Extremely beautiful yaar it’s super georgeous 😭

[@nilawarriorprincess]

Wonderfully done! Best tutorial I've ever watched.

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

That’s kind!

[@rahulkrishna8123]

Nice idea❤

[@leighsirvent654]

That was great!i love combining watercolor and w.c. Pencils!

[@sunshinesewn9987]

so talented!

[@shwet378]

Mam more of these portrait tutorial plz ...for the beginners

[@deborahtaylor7902]

so amazing Emily- I love that you can go so dark right away..I am always afraid of that! lol...I'll have to try this one day

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

Thanks Deborah! I really enjoyed how naturally the two media seem to blend.

[@annsmith4739]

Fabulous Emily I couldn’t do that ,I’m not very good at faces much love Ann uk x

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

Faces are tricky, perhaps mostly because we go into the project with the high expectation that it MUST look like that person! But with practice it gets much easier, and if you are kind to yourself, you'll enjoy it! Thanks for your kind comments, Ann!

[@depiction_of_life28]

Wowwww!!!🤩🤩

[@iaragomes5870]

Amazing😍😍😍😍

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

Thanks 🤗

[@bikash1810]

nice wrk sis 👌

[@lainareeves3755]

Wow, gorgeous portrait! :) Can you get the same look with watercolor? I love watching you paint! Thanks for sharing your talent!

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

You could decide to do all the details with just watercolor, but I can’t say it would look exactly the same. I enjoy the subtle textures in the skin that are achieved with colored pencil.

[@RemyLachFR]

Wow what an impressive portrait. Keep up the great work. Your channel is so inspiring. Keep safe.

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

Thank you so much!

[@tocaxboca-roadto500subs3]

I wish I could do that.

[@towardsthelight4919]

Hi thank you so much for your video......I would love to try this just wondering if you could provide a link to the reference photo please?

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

Hi, so glad you enjoyed it! The sketch and reference are provided when you sign up for a membership - emilyolsonart.com

[@letsgodrawing1753]

Wow this so amazing drawing love it detail shade smooth look good keep going amazing work 😱😍😄👍

[@atomoscategui886]

Que hermoso retrato como me gustaria que sea subtitulado para entender mejor que colores aplicas

[@rhondagarrett3976]

Beautiful! How would you change the skin tone for someone who was more fair skinned? Same pigment but lighter wash or different pigment? Thanks!

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

It depends on the reference photo, but I do use these same color mixes for fair skin, just lighter. :-)

[@SundaeSketches]

You are so talented! I just got watercolors and wanted to see how to paint a realistic portrait! This tutorial was very helpful! Thank you so much for the amazing tutorial!

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cindybtanner3974]

Thank you Emily. Did you use watercolor colored pencils?

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

Yes, I’ve been experimenting more with them! Have you tried watercolor pencils?

[@karenparry6367]

Beautiful. I was just wondering if you drew the portrait freehand?

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

Thank you! For this one I used transfer paper to get a quick sketch. Time constraints sometimes make this necessary. But I am a firm believer in regularly practicing your drawing skills. :-)

[@bettyvainqueur8717]

Hi Emily Thank you for this gorgeous work of art. I checked through the real time tutorials you offer when you become a fearless artist member and I couldn't find this one. Is it already in real time on KZbin ?

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

Thank you so much! This one is not yet available in real time, but I have a lot of interest in it, so it's definitely in the lineup! I add a new full length tutorial to my membership site about once a week.

[@bettyvainqueur8717]

@@EmilyOlsonArt I can't wait for it. I have already tried to make the portrait and I am quite pleased with the result. I think it will get much better when I try the real time tutorial.

[@tocaxboca-roadto500subs3]

New subscriber!!!!

[@vaishnavireddyk3]

your drawing looks exactly like the reference photo

[@johncandillo1459]

helpful

[@ssncns]

I worked on a piece for 2 days now, but I messed up the shadow and now I’m contemplating if I should cover the dark parts by burnishing with color pencil. Does color pencil help hide the extra darkness of watercolor?

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

I wouldn't recommend using pencil to try and fix or lighten areas other than tiny, specific highlights. If you're using cotton paper, you can actually rewet the shadow and lift out some of the paint with a large stiff brush.

[@haileyfrancine307]

She looks like Rosalia!

[@akirakusakastudio6103]

It’s a very nice watercolor work 👍 like & sub. Have a good day.

[@prachithakur8116]

Please tell the colour name

[@sajiyayaanqureshi5882]

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[@johnartgallery347]

nice voice

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

I appreciate that!

[@jasminebaar4640]

Are acrylics better or are Watercolour potraits better?

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

I do not paint with acrylics, so I can’t speak with any authority on how well they work for portraiture. Of course I am somewhat biased towards watercolor. :-)

[@jasminebaar4640]

@@EmilyOlsonArt The Thing is I just came across your channel And Your work in watercolour is SO. SO. SO. SO. GOOD. YOU'RE A PRO. you're inspiring me to use water colour to paint the birthday portrait i want to make for my aunt. BUT am super scared what if i mess up. Also, can you make a tutorial on how to draw the face we are gonna make a potrait of ?

[@EmilyOlsonArt]

Nothing to be scared of! I get it though-especially when you want to paint a loved one. It feels like so much pressure! I would start by practicing painting faces that you don’t feel emotionally invested in-and you can even do one or two practice runs on the final painting. You have nothing to lose! I will see about making a video about drawing a face from a reference photo-good idea!

[@jasminebaar4640]

@@EmilyOlsonArt Oh My God Ma'am! THANK YOU SO MUCH.YOU HAVE NO CLUE HOW MUCH THIS HELPED ME. THIS MEANS A LOT. I AM DEFINATELY GOING TO WORK ON MY ART. LOVE YAAAA (ALSO SORRY FOR SCREAMING) ❤❤❤

[@Aliyahashmi-m2l]

watercolor pencil how to use dry😮😅

[@DarinParkScribefire]

Realistic to me is not being able to tell the difference between a portrait drawing and a photograph. You are very talented, but this is not photo-realistic. It is, however, an amazing drawing. Mine turn out the same way. It looks like the person I'm drawing but still looks like a painting rather than a photo. I know I can just "take a picture" if that's the look I'm going for, but I'd like to see if it's possible to get people to think that something created with watercolor pencils at first glance IS a photo.