Monochromatic Portrait Profile in watercolor // Focus on values, edges and shapes

I paint a portrait in profile in watercolor using only one colour.
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[@MelindaBula]

Love your classes. You are a great teacher.

[@camilleriggan9555]

Your bloops are so cute!!!!! Makes me smile!!! Your watercolor is exceptional!!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Glad you like them! Thanks very much Camille.

[@joykruczay]

Phenomenal, as usual. I took a workshop with Tony Couch many years ago, and he said to paint it any color you want. Value and design are most important!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Absolutely right. Thank you Joy.

[@dianagrapes3640]

Great idea to take color out of the equation! I am truly enjoying painting the way you show and will have to try a monochromatic portrait. Thanks for providing such great videos! And I also love the outtakes; they make me laugh.

[@laurenfox5684]

there are only a few artists that I really like to follow, including you, but YOU are the best TEACHER, thank you, especially when you tell us, you have wetted the paper FIRST, a larger area, then painted in the smaller area. Thank you!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you so much Lauren. 😀

[@hankcreates]

A pleasure to watch, as always! You crack me up, Louise!

[@loubarnard7847]

Amazing and a fantastic demonstration of how you control the paint and not the other way round. Thank you.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

You're very welcome! Thank you Lou.

[@lindamcclure8037]

You demonstrated this beautifully. I’ve tried to paint portraits in color, without success. I will try again.

[@gouravtada]

Ma'am you are a great teacher and your voice is so soothing ❤️❤️

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks and welcome. 💕

[@jeannettesmith5492]

Thought he video was over , the ending was as uplifting as the beginning.😊.

[@nydiaroman9714]

Fascinating lesson ! All in one color , one lesson and one talented teacher ! THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH ! NICE SOOTHING MUSIC !

[@patti3d]

You are teaching me to practice and play with lights and darks, shadows. Etc. It builds confidence and mastery. Thank you Louise. You are an excellent teacher.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Wonderful! It sure does. Thank you Patti.

[@The.lazy.eyed.artist]

you are so awesome. I love it. I have had to watch about 3 times. lol really great.

[@bonniegoogleuser117]

Well done!! 😊 I will have fun doing this portrait well. PS, You, make this look easy!😊

[@wayta5737]

Lovely dear Louise! Thank you for the tips and the fun time at the end 😁🤗. It is always a pleasure to learn from you. Greetings from Perú ♥️

[@ramprasadgaddikeri3984]

An excellent demonstration !

[@jengoodwyn2715]

Beautiful! And an excellent challenge.

[@TeresaMArsenault]

This is excellent. This would make a great under painting, or as a stand alone portrait.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks Teresa.

[@rimattiman]

I learned so much in this video. Thank you so much

[@heidikaplan5110]

I think doing a monochromatic painting is a very important and valuable lesson. As you demonstrate in your video, it really teaches you how to see the highlights and shadows of a subject (or object) without getting caught up in colour. I’ve avoided doing a black & white painting because I love colour so much, but I recognize that it really would be a really good learning opportunity!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks Heidi. It certainly is. 💕

[@CharleyWang]

Your watercolor paintings of flowers are very good, and your watercolor figure paintings are also great. You are amazing, thank you for sharing!

[@jeannettesmith5492]

Thank you louise, very inspiring.

[@carynregan8319]

Beautiful Louise!

[@axon130]

Those bloopers at the end killed me lmao. You are a real pleasure to watch, Miss Louise!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you! 😀

[@andreasmith2673]

Wow! I have so much to learn!

[@elisabethnm4492]

I'm so happy I found you! I just started with painting in watercolour, and your videos already helped me a few times with many of these doubts that anyone has, especially in the beginning and even more when you learn on your own. (Your endings are so fun to watch haha) Thanks for your channel!

[@wendygogan3825]

How wonderful that you are expanding your horizons in watercolor, love your teaching

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you very much Wendy.

[@beedee4427]

Can't wait to see the full one on Patreon. I'm trying to concentrate on portraits this year also. Well timed huh? With gratitude 🙏🏼

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Very soon! Thanks Beverley.

[@elisath467]

juste magnifique, bravo

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Merci!

[@bhivalnishad5916]

Beautifully explained ma'am 🌸

[@lorryl8]

Interesting tutorial, thank you. I enjoy your videos.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you! 😀

[@ThatGirlTatianaH]

Thank you for starting to do people’s faces, I have trouble dividing face in pieces and parts to paint, especially when it doesn’t have strong shadows on it, or picture is not a good quality, so watching you explaining every step REALLY HELPS !!! Thank you Louise 🙏🏻♥️

[@rowenacorlett3146]

This is really helpful Louise - for me it will help me with the process of painting horses coats which I have tried to do all at once - now I will do it in careful layers! It also looks to me as though it's important not to have the paper too wet so you get soft edges but the paint doesn't spread to far/fast. Looking forward to seeing this on Patreon!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

I'm glad Rowena. Thank you! Sneak up on the darks and use the wetness of the paper and the thickness of the paint mixture to help you. If it's too wet- wait a few minutes.

[@ritahollingshaus9312]

Amazing! This is what I really need to work on. Love your teaching skill and as a newbie watercolorist have learned so much from you. I must also say that I loved hearing the rain. I can’t even express how quickly it pulled me back to my stays in Australia when my daughter and her family lived there. It is one of my favorite places to vacation and I miss the laid back atmosphere in Melbourne. Reminded me of when I was a young girl. Very real!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much Rita. I hope you come back one day for a visit. 💕

[@donnamoore8361]

Loved this. Thanks

[@don9133]

Oh good, you got the rain I sent! (lol) I will have to try this. Another great tutorial Louise.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks Don. I'm loving the rain. 💕

[@don9133]

@@LouiseDeMasi :)

[@jjholland8177]

Love the video and thanks for including the end retakes!!!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Glad you like them! Thanks JJ.

[@silviasunesen7649]

Thank you very much for these great tips.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

My pleasure! Thanks Silvia.

[@strictlymyopinion8307]

Great job Louise...

[@vikasdhavulkar1503]

Very nice eye paint ❤

[@nettiemoss324]

Well Louise - here we are a year later and I am at last going to do my mono' portrait! I have drawn the face and thought I'd check out your quick version here - shall look at the Patreon one later in the day. I haven't decided what colour to do yet . . I have been doing needlework/embroidery, my other loves, and now have the need to use a brush ;-) It's good to know you are always around - just a few clicks away!

[@pearlgipson6761]

I found your KZbin videos a few weeks ago and have learned so much in the last few weeks. Thank you.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Great to hear! Thank you Pearl.

[@rnee1000]

Just incredible as always. Painting a monochromatic profile seems like a wonderful way to pin down the shadows, highlights and contours of a face. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

My pleasure! Thanks very much Renee.

[@pattil.brandenberger5484]

Thank you, Louise! Love your videos.

[@antiblabla1208]

nice! i like your birds too but want i want to learn is more in this direction. hope to see a lot more videos like this, with a lot of light and shadow and naturalism too. thanks !

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Noted! Thank you!

[@VintageJoBeth]

Thank you! I’ve been looking fir a long time on how to do watercolour portraits, your method of teaching is the very best! I’m so so looking forward to future uploads like this 💜💕🎀😘

[@ShahanoorMamun]

Amazing Watercolor Painting! Love this color!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you very much!

[@cathysheffield4346]

I’ve been teaching myself portrait painting and this was THE most useful video I’ve seen! Thank you!

[@pattycyr8662]

I love the look of one color, and I absolutely love, as usual, your teaching style. I am very appreciative of how you thoroughly show and also explain.

[@chordata1]

Oh wow this is stunning Louise 😍 fantastic study to really show how beneficial focusing on the basics can be. Thanks for another great one 👍

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks so much Gabriel! 😊

[@nkguenther1]

Looking forward to trying this one!

[@bruceosborne1892]

Thanks Louise! You're the best.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

You're very welcome. Thanks Bruce.

[@lmac_z]

Thank you so much for your videos. They are incredibly helpful and you’re a fabulous teacher.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Glad you like them! Thank you very much.

[@monicapircher6768]

Fantastic to watch you working. You make it look so easy and I know its not. Thank you so much for sharing with us all. I love your work.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks so much Monica. You're right it's not easy. 💕 😊

[@reign8132]

Very helpful thanku so much ☺️❤️

[@LouiseDeMasi]

My pleasure 😊. Thank you!

[@1fredricka]

always loved monochromatic, beautiful painting and wonderful teaching! thank you ! You are on the road to being a very diverse artist, I admire your willingness to tackle a whole new learning curve!! your animal paintings are fantastic!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you very much Fredricka. There's so much to learn!

[@SMLTArt]

Simply beautiful!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you!

[@rupamagdy805]

Such a fantastic tutorial! I will try this. So helpful, thank you!!!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks Rupa.

[@phyllissanfiorenzful]

Looking good!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks Phyllis!

[@TheBeverleyann]

Wonderful lesson ! Thank you so much for all you do .

[@LouiseDeMasi]

My pleasure! Thanks Beverley.

[@nettiemoss324]

Fabulous! you must be psychic - I have been thinking about a monochrome portrait recently: we have a programme here called Portrait Artist of the Year and they've been airing older ones during lockdown - I saw an artist who did her version of the sitter in monochrome blue - she used W&N ink! it was really effective. Love yours here - that Winsor Green is lovely isn't it, I don't use mine much - it's not an 'everyday' kind of colour I find - but beautiful. Thanks for your hard work - look forward to the full length version as and when! Keep well.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks very much Nettie. That sounds like it would be excellent to watch. Winsor Green is a pretty colour but not one I use much. I tend to mix my greens these days. 💚

[@suecook5416]

This is amazing, love it. Thank you for sharing, x

[@veystone2580]

WOW!!!!

[@patriciajlou4183]

Bonjour, je voudrais savoir si sur patron il y a la traduction en français, merci 🤗

[@ss_artist]

Please, can you make the same tutorial but with skin tones colors ? Thank you so much, this video is amazing

[@Svetlanka3019]

Hi Louise, all your tutorials are amazing. Could we have this one on patreon please x

[@donnastout4111]

Louise, I always learn so much from your tutorials . Have you ever painted in griselle ? It is where you paint in monochromatic tones and put color glazed over it.

[@donnastout4111]

I am dying to try it but I haven’t had the courage to try it. Your paintings are always so lovely! Donna Stout

[@reenagoel7626]

You are just amazing ❤️ the way u teach is commendable.Thank you so much

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Not yet! It's something I'd have to experiment with. Maybe do some small 5 by 7 paintings first to see if you like it.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Reena. 😀

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks Donna. 💕

[@denisestover2416]

I feel your pain! Lol! Good video! Thanks for!

[@gingerkipp3753]

I can’t say enough about your artistic ability and, how well you teach. My question is: how do I find your pencil drawings and the full tutorials.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Ginger. Most of my tutorials including line drawings are on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/louisedemasi

[@RRNavroth]

Outstanding Louise, thank you so much for this tutorial. When will the full length be available on Patreon please.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Hi Rita, Thank you! I got your email and I responded to you. I will be posting it in early March. I can't believe it's nearly March!

[@RRNavroth]

@@LouiseDeMasi Hi Louise, got anticipated date of March. I didn't receive the email reply, this request and different email request sent 1 hour earlier than this one. :-( Did not recieve any email replies. Thought you should know, in case there are some gliches happening. Looking forward to this Monochromatic Tutorial, looks like it will be amazing. :-)

[@LouiseDeMasi]

@@RRNavroth Oh that's strange. Did you check your junk mail- maybe it went in there? Thanks for letting me know. I"ll post it next month. 💚

[@RRNavroth]

@@LouiseDeMasi Hi Louise, Yes check junk and spam mail, checked deleated, email replies not received. I have received your past email replies and this one from KZbin no problem. Just no direct email replies, again thought you may want to look into this. Thank you.

[@barbaramain6381]

Thank you for a delightful tutorial! I’m badly wanting to try a portrait, this has given me so much hope and inspiration!! May I ask what ‘flattish’ brush you used mid-way to blend out the cheek area? Warm regards, Barbara Main, Gold Coast

[@LouiseDeMasi]

I'm so glad! Thanks Barbara. It was a Da Vinci Casaneo oval pointed wash brush.

[@henriquejanuario881]

beautiful vídeo and painting! Thanks for sharing this class! I can't wait to see a full color version...how about do this only with the primaries?

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Great suggestion! Thanks Henrique.

[@beeline22222]

@@LouiseDeMasi Yong Chen uses a lovely triad of Winsor yellow, winsor red and winsor blue (green shade) - transp and clean skin tones but also gives lovely brown and grey shadow colours (that don't look grainy or muddy as some colours can)

[@maryalgar8779]

Love the sound of rain on a roof - very relaxing. Very interesting -- amazing portraits with just one colour.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Me too! Thanks Mary. 💕

[@majdawwad9055]

😍😍😍😍😂😂You are amazing

[@jennyc5132]

You cant talk with a bird loo,ing at you Louise? Every time you say something is happening and we wont be able to hear you.....we can hear youjust fine. I must say I always admire your ability to just about clone your sketches. I have never been able to draw 2 or more of anything and get it looking identical. Well done on that. Thanks for another enjoyable video 🤗🥰😊🦘🦘🦘

[@rajendrashirsath7740]

👍

[@ThatLynnGirl]

So you don’t allow any white paper to show, even on a portrait? Can’t wait to practice portraits again.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Just on this one Lynn. There's only very subtle variations in tonal differences on the reference photo that I used. If I was painting a portrait of someone who was out in the sun and had lots of light areas and heavily contrasted areas I would probably leave white paper showing where it was lightest.

[@pamgibbons2043]

😍👌

[@juliezieve1549]

hi Louise fabulous and so different,thank youJulie Zieve Zimbabwe

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Julie. 😊

[@lada7539]

🌹🌹🌹👌👌👌

[@jacquiebgood]

should pit your reference pic on pic