Todays class was a lot of fun as usually! I´m teaching a course in the basics of drawing and watercolor every Tuesday at Vuxenskolan in Malmö.
Todays class was a lot of fun as usually! I´m teaching a course in the basics of drawing and watercolor every Tuesday at Vuxenskolan in Malmö.
I´m painting this custom portrait on Daler Rowney 300g paper. Usually when I paint portraits I plan ahead what color scheme I would like to use. In this case I also made a small color palette to see how to the colours would go together.
If you are interested in seeing some more of my portraits in this style you are welcome to visit my Etsy shop: www.coraillustration.etsy.com
Watercolour portrait of my niece and nephews. I painted it based on a photo a took of them during the summer when we all went sailing in Croatia and they went on an excursion to explore the island. It became an appreciated Christmas gift to my family.
I painted this wedding portrait of a couple as a gift from the sister of the bride. The black and white photo shows what I worked from. Since it was in black and white I had to imagine the colors of the setting and choose to change the path to a more lush look, as if the were walking under the trees with rays of sunshine finding their way through the branches above.
This portrait of two sleepy brothers was painted in watercolor on fine art paper. I adjusted the colors quite a lot on the background and pillowcase from the original and made it sweeter and more dreamy.
This portrait of a newlywed couple was painted in watercolor on Daler Rowney Langton fine art paper. I really like their hot pressed mould made 100% cotton paper since it feels very smooth and scans nicely into digital format. I am new at painting cars so it was an interesting challenge. I wanted to incorporate it in the painting since it creates a romantic setting for the couple. Hopefully I will have the opportunity to create more wedding portraits in the future!
This watercolor and pencil illustration was for a newsletter publication in the UK. I was given a text and my client asked if I could provide her with an illustration that would highlight the essence of the article. The issue was about inner conflict and efter some brainstorming and drafting I decided I wanted to portray it by having one face looking down in a subdued and hopeless way, while the other face gazes upwards, seeing opportunities instead of problems.
It was a pleasure to work with this project and an interesting challenge to freely base it upon a text in the form of an article. It was a new way of working for me and I hope to have the opportunity to work in the similar way again sometime.
Line drawing of a woman in ink on paper.
Moose painted in watercolor on fine art paper. Painted this a while ago but was reminded of it when I saw that a moose has been a busy visitor to the garden at the summer house eating yummy apples from the trees.