The SECRET to Watercolor PORTRAIT Painting

Yes, I get it, I've done 5 portraits now, and there's something about becoming THIS INTIMATE with someone's face that helps me to become a complete artist and lose my ego. It's very immersive. You're the only person I've heard talk about that. The man who commissioned me to paint his portrait...I now know where his lips change color. I might know his face better than his wife. It's a way to lose myself in the total face. It's a wonderful. engaging experience. It's like being part of a miracle.

"Life's too short to paint things you're not fully interested in." Thank you, Liron! Inspiration certainly drives me right now, I will continue to seek it. <3 Lisa

Human portrait bacame my first of interest in watercolor and not for commercial reasons. I've seen a few made by you and even my approach is slightly different I found it very educating and I like them so much. Your comment about the process is priceless - thank you !

This is beautiful. I've been practicing small monochrome portraits from leftover paint on my pallette. Eventually I'll try a full portrait. ❤

I love the advice to do the things that inspire me first. It's been a struggle for me for a while because I've been following the advice to leave the details for the end. However, I've found that starting with the features most important to me gives me the inspiration to fight through the ugly stage to finish it. I actually hate that the ugly stage takes so much time in my paintings. The paintings that I love the most are the ones that look great all the time, even when the stages are so different from the previous one.

I really loved this teaching, Liron. Thank you for being so real in your learning, while being a wonderful artist. Please share with me/us the names of the two brushes you used. Is the smallest one a travel brush? 🙏

Fabulous session!!! Thank you for sharing!!!

Lovely portrait 👌

Me too I think I don’t like the many many glazes approach as well. Like the more direct approach capturing the essence and not necessarily photo realism. I was told by my students maybe I would like gouache for this reason. I haven’t tried it yet though. Maybe this summer.

Thank you!! Very helpful

Wonderful watching this demo and listening to your commentary! First rate lesson. Thank you, Liron!

“You may not have all the experience but you can still make something wonderful” love this! ❤ All your mini statements of wisdom are so helpful. I’m only 20 minutes into the video and I’m inspired. Thank you LiRon for this longer video.

Best video for portraits. Helped me understand the process.

You've done a great job, Liron---the likeness is spot on. I so admire the artist Misulbu too. His paintings are jaw-dropping. Another fantastic painter is J.Hunsung but when I checked his site recently, he hasn't posted anything in 4 years. You are a totally different watercolour artist & equally talented. I recently painted a portrait of my grandson but after 6 attempts was about to give up when the final attempt turned out the best(I hadn't painted anything in over a year). It's true what they say, that practice makes perfect. Thank you for sharing.

Hi Liron, I'm thinking of buying your Frustration Free watercolor course. Do you have a description of the topics that are included in the course?

she was so beautiful from the beginning ,i paint from no photo ,i really need to look for references if i want my girls faces more realistic ,thank you so much for inspiring me every time i see you create

Very helpful demonstration, I’ll be watching this repeatedly as you have provided a lot of information here. Thank you!

Liron don’t ever worry about talking too much. For those who want it faster they can fast forward or put it on 2x. I personally love hearing your process. Thanks for the video.

Liron, you got a great result with this one! A beautiful model and a beautiful painting. Thanks so much for sharing your insights.