More La Cenerentola Sketches

     I was able to join more rehearsal sessions to do sketching. See my previous post here.

sketching the singers

More Gouache Exercises

     Even at my second attempt at gouache, it still feels intimidating to me. As I lay down my first strokes, I'm unsure of what the outcome would be. I feel the face is a little bit off in the final image. Even though I had a tight drawing, painting in gouache covers your initial line work and I was forced just to wing it as I go on. There are methods and techniques to counter this, but I want to learn a different method and not be dependent on my initial drawing. Just the same I enjoyed doing this and I think it turned out okay. 
     For this exercise, I attempted to do a Game of Thrones character. Image referenced from a Google search.

10" x 7.5" Shinhan Pass on watercolor paper

     It took me about 3 hours total in 1 hour intervals. For my first serious attempt and info gouache, kindly see  my previous post.
    

101 Watercolor Portrait Challenge - Portrait 001

     I think doing watercolor portraits is a good exercise in understanding watercolor. My friends Amado and Rica, who are  both good in doing watercolor portraits inspired me to follow suit. So, I'm setting myself a goal of doing a hundred portraits this year. This is my first one.

Color and value study