Watercolour portrait techniques - which is your favourite?

[@alicecilepin9370]

Gosh I really like them all for different reasons….. I actually liked the sketchiness of 13, and 2,….. 17 the coffee one great 👍 like the ref pic too would be nice to it in those colours as well but yea the monochrome coffee approach tuned out stunning!…… 22 I liked the feel in this one the softness you managed to get with such contrasting colours very cool….. 26 I liked this one much more then the reference pic something about it that really keeps you looking at it 👌….. And also 27, love the quirkiness of it! I think I liked all of them tho 😁 great challenge! 👏👏

[@LizChadertonArt]

gosh thank you so much for taking the time to go through them. I really appreciate it. it’s made me go back and look again, so it’s helped me see new things.

[@alicecilepin9370]

@@LizChadertonArt ah thank you for sharing these with us, really enjoyed seeing them :)

[@along9971]

So many of them are great, I like the water polo hat lady, the lady with the bun and the last one of the green man

[@LizChadertonArt]

Thank you! it’s so interesting to know which catches your eye

[@mwestb1959]

I especially love the last one!

[@LizChadertonArt]

I was happy to end with him! I felt he was a portrait rather than just painting a photo….

[@tammyfowler6416]

I like the lady in yellow and the little girl with the red hat. She is adorable. Your work is amazing. Thank you for sharing.

[@LizChadertonArt]

Thank you so much! The lady in yellow had such presence!

[@pamelahulland8439]

Love your work Liz, I think the most outstanding one is the coffee man, but it’s hard to make a choice.

[@LizChadertonArt]

Thank you so much. Coffee man certainly smelt the nicest of them all!

[@candicardenas5408]

I love them all especially the last one

[@LizChadertonArt]

thank you so much

[@susanrudge5817]

All were super but my favourites were Day 2 and Day 26. Day 26 I particularly liked her expression and her eyes.

[@LizChadertonArt]

thank you! I’m going to have to go back and check now 😂

[@christinebarone2151]

I love each and every one of them Liz. You created an very beautiful interesting book.

[@LizChadertonArt]

Thank you so much! I am enjoying the variety

[@katsmith8263]

8:06 love the expressive portrait!

[@LizChadertonArt]

thank you. wasn’t convinced of that one!

[@PatriciaGodboutArt]

❤I love your last one man of the trees, he is so brilliant. I drew upside down in art school, never tried painting, but you have inspired me, many thanks

[@LizChadertonArt]

Thank you so much 😀

[@ForestDreaming]

Wow, these are all amazing Liz, even the ones you weren't too happy with! It's so hard to choose a favourite but I think mine has to be the last one, the man of the woods. So so lovely.

[@LizChadertonArt]

Thanks so much! 😊 it’s a real roller coaster doing this kind of challenge. I only threw one effort away!

[@mjpete27]

I do like your ink and wash paintings too! I have done the upside down challenge too. But getting a resemblance is so difficult when done that way, well for me it was! You did a wonderful job on all of the paintings even the ones you were not excited about and would not have picked if they had not been in the challenge! Well Done Liz!

[@LizChadertonArt]

thank you so much for such a supportive comment!

[@stiglinc1]

WOW! That is a very interesting video, thank you! I love all, can't make a choise. Each one has something new yet is personal. Love love love them!

[@LizChadertonArt]

thank you so much!

[@carolpenn1155]

I love them all Liz. You are so innovative. Fab-u-Lous!

[@LizChadertonArt]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@lunz1343]

Fabulous way of keeping them all. Love them! I only got half way, this encourages me to go back and finish!

[@LizChadertonArt]

The fact you have lifetime access is a real bonus. There’s a few I’d like to do again

[@SharonNolfi]

Great work completing the 30-day challenge. Lots of interesting techniques, too. I'd like to see you demo the technique in #2. It's one of my favorites.

[@LizChadertonArt]

Great suggestion, I really like the line and wash technique

[@chantalnugues-perrin3631]

Fantastic challenge ! And they are all very good … difficult to choose from them but I particularly like the lady with the bun, the light is beautiful …and the last one, the guy with such a lovely face ❤️‍🔥 It’s a real treat to see all those faces and how different they are … lovely work Liz 👍🤗 thank you for sharing 🙏🏻😘

[@LizChadertonArt]

Thanks for such lovely comments. It’s fun to see different approaches to the face using watercolour. There is a world of possibility

[@silvialuridiana8147]

hey you are so wonderful, bravo and nice , it has been a very pleasure to watch 1 hour at your well done portraits!

[@LizChadertonArt]

Thank you so much 😀

[@allyw]

Loved the portrait challenge you did Liz, the variety and styles of the portraits were fantastic. I don't think I could pick a favourite!

[@LizChadertonArt]

Thanks so much 😊 It was a slog at times, but I am proud to have done it.

[@lucianaluzi5658]

I have no words...you're very good!!

[@LizChadertonArt]

Thank you so much 😀

[@bixnash1]

Well done. Some nice variances in style and techniques. I too just completed the latest 30 faces in 30 days except they included 3 dogs of which I did one I too learnt a lot. Just to be able to play was confidence building in itself and learning to be spontaneous. I liked your spontaneous relaxed ones. They had energy. Bx

[@LizChadertonArt]

congratulations on doing the recent challenge. I signed up but knew I didn’t have time, so I have banked it for a quiet spot. I think you learn an amazing amount.

[@michaelmartin6040]

Really inspiring thanks for posting

[@LizChadertonArt]

my pleasure. I have a book about portraits coming out in September

[@deborahtaylor7902]

wonderful! id love if you can do more instruction vids on portraits...I did one of them and it came out pretty good! thanks so much!

[@LizChadertonArt]

one More to come on Sunday and I will do more in future.

[@fromcyn4472]

I like the lady's side view portrait. She wears her hair in a bun.

[@LizChadertonArt]

Aha! The light on her was perfect. she was almost too perfect!

[@deborahtaylor7902]

wonderful!!

[@LizChadertonArt]

Many thanks!

[@beedee4427]

LOVE LOVE LOVE! Portraits are my thing and so seeing your portraits and the different styles of your portraits is fabulous. Have never done the Sketchy 30 day challenge but will definitely give it a go next year. I'm hoping it will loosen up my style and possibly send me in different directions. Lots of my portrait artist friends all over the world have done it and benefitted from it greatly. Many thanks for sharing! Btw, I haven't got a favourite as such as they are all so very different and have their own charms.

[@LizChadertonArt]

It is a challenge to do it day after day and I really wanted to keep up, but you learn a lot and it’s great seeing everyone’s interpretation too. This is the third one I’ve done (I did an Inktober version last year) and I think you’d love it

[@Paperhabitj]

What a gift that I have found your YT page. I loved watching you reveal your 30 (31) Faces in 30 Days. I love them all but especially loved Day 28. I am a new artist and have fallen in love with watercolor and faces. I would love to take this challenge. I would really enjoy researching the artist that you reference on each page but could not make out the spelling. Is there a list somewhere that you might be able to share with us? Thank you again for sharing your amazing talent with us. That was fun to watch!

[@LizChadertonArt]

Go to www.Sktchy.com - they have a new watercolour portrait challenge starting 1 April and you can see the old ones too.

[@theartisticactuary]

I tend to like the ones where either - you don’t try to copy the colours but instead either go monochrome or bonkers - you keep things loose and funny with blooms and spatters - or both

[@LizChadertonArt]

As you have probably guessed I rather enjoy mucking around with colours!

[@lindaguldkrona]

24! Like that one

[@LizChadertonArt]

ooh that’s interesting. No one else has picked that one. May I ask why?

[@lindaguldkrona]

I think it’s because his kind of Nordic rustic looking

[@lindaguldkrona]

And look a bit like my father 😂

[@andreawild3737]

Would love to see an upside down demo😊

[@LizChadertonArt]

I’ll see what I can do

[@bglvaupel]

The girl with the funkey colours, i would like to know mire about how you achieved that beautiful result. It is very light and airy. Just love it . Bodil Vaupel

[@LizChadertonArt]

I am just writing a book on portraits and hope to put together an online course later in the year

[@bglvaupel]

Post rise function? What is that? Liove your work. Cannot wait for you making a tutorial/book about prtrairs. Bodil Vaupel

[@LizChadertonArt]

posterise (or posterise) is on photo editing. it clumps together areas of the same tone if the photo is black and white, so that you can easily see where there is a change. if the photo is in colour it climbs colours together. It really trains your eye. Google it for a better explanation!

[@9159bsbs]

#8 is one of my favorites but I like 2 and 5 also. There are so many more that I like. Would you consider a commission?

[@LizChadertonArt]

That’s very kind of you, but I am not taking any commissions at the moment. I am rather swamped!

[@9159bsbs]

@@LizChadertonArt Do you have a waiting list?

[@LizChadertonArt]

@@9159bsbs no, I am not operating a waiting list at the moment. I am planning extensive travels next year, and until the dates are pinned down I don't want to commit to anything so that I don't let anyone down. Sorry.

[@millygit]

So very hard to say what my favourite is. Would you consider writing a book on watercolour portraits? I have your other books

[@LizChadertonArt]

Ha, ha, I have written it and it is coming out in October 2023!!!!

[@millygit]

@@LizChadertonArt perfect I must be a mind reader🧐 that’s wonderful news, I’m sure you’ll let us know when we can preorder. Blessings from Canberra Australia

[@LizChadertonArt]

@@millygit I will!

[@RuiandCarla]

Liz this is just so wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing. I am saving some money so I can purchase one of these courses...Was wondering which year do you think I should consider? in the meantime I am going to be trying my hand at your amazing tutorials. I am a newbie by the way. Thanks in advance.

[@LizChadertonArt]

I think you will learn something from each year, and there will be some days that you hate in each one! I haven’t done them all ( I’m on my 4th at the mo), but I did enjoy this one. I think it had more variety than the current challenge

[@RuiandCarla]

Thank you so much for your reply Liz! I also saw that you had shared a discount code on your instagram but I tried and it doesn’t work. Any idea if it has been updated. Thank you so much.

[@LizChadertonArt]

@@RuiandCarla I think it was time or number limited, I’m afraid

[@RuiandCarla]

@@LizChadertonArt oh too bad. Thanks so much for all your wonderful tutorials. You are an inspiration.

[@LizChadertonArt]

@@RuiandCarla If you wait until a fresh one, they tend to advertise a discount just before it....

[@katsmith8263]

🅒🅞🅞🅛

[@LizChadertonArt]

thank you Kat!