WATERCOLOR SKINTONES

A FORMULA & AN ART

A course designed to give you practical, repeatable skills - teaching you not only how to paint realistic skin tones, but how to approach any portrait with confidence.

With over 10 years of experience painting watercolor portraits, I have found the patterns and techniques that help me create vibrant and realistic portraits and gathered them here for YOU.

This course is just as much about training your eye to see the “hidden” colors in skin tones as it is about training your hand to paint them.The process of creating portraits is what I truly love most, even more than the outcome - and that’s what I hope to give to you here.

What You’ll Get

If that sounds like A LOT, it’s because it IS.

This course is packed with everything from vein tones to final details. We fully paint 9 faces together (with MORE coming), and cover the skin tone formulas need to achieve 4 different skin types - Caucasian, Asian, African and Middle Eastern.

We also cover nuance features like faces with tattoos, beard hair, wrinkles, complex lighting - and even dip our toes into some textiles as well.

When I say this course is full of everything I’ve learned in 10 years, I mean it.

Oh, and did I mention the whole course has BEAUTIFUL, ambient background music - written and recorded by my husband? It’s a treat.

100+ Video Lessons

In each unit, I have compiled several of the top tips and takeaways into different PDF downloads that are all included with your course membership.

Some of the digital downloads INCLUDED are:

  • Blue Phase Top Tips

    • Top Tips and Takeaways from the First Layer (that apply to every skin type)

  • Skin Tone Takeaways

    • One for each type - Caucasian, Asian, African and Middle Eastern

  • Color Guide PDFs

    • Blonde Hair Color Guide, White/Grey Hair Color Guide, Dark Features Color Guide, etc.

  • Nuance PDFs

    • Tattoo Basics

    • Textile Basics

Digital Downloads

No deadlines, no time-limits, no rush. Explore everything at your own pace, with the freedom to mess-up and try again as many times as you need. Available online 24/7.

Also, as I continue to upload content to the course, you have full access to any new lessons that are added in the future.

24/7 Access

All course members have access to and are encouraged to be active members of our private Facebook group.

There you will find other members sharing their progress, questions and the things they’re finding helpful as they make their way through the course.

I want this course to not only be a place of learning, but also of finding community with other artists along the way.

I will be in there also, to get to know you better and answer any questions you may have. Let’s keep learning together.

Private Course Facebook Group

Full Access Membership
$400.00
One time

Get FULL access to a growing collection of 100+ video lessons, a private Facebook group for members, countless downloadable resources and access to all lessons that are added in the future. There's so much here for you!

✓ Over 100 Video Lessons
✓ FREE Downloadable Resources
✓ Access to a private course Facebook group
✓ Full access to anything that's added in the future
✓ Full Tutorials of 4 Skin Types + More Than 9 Different Faces

Meet your instructor

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Meet your instructor ✳

Hey there, friend.

It is truly wild that this course is a reality, and that you’re here thinking of joining us. I have had this dream for so long.

If you don’t know me, I’m Grace. I’m a mom of 2 boys, a wife and a portrait painter on the side.

I’ve been painting watercolor portraits since 2016 and have only fallen deeper in love with the process of brining faces to life through this medium since then.

But this isn’t all about me - I really hope to get to know YOU through this course as well. So don’t be a stranger. Come say hey - and let me know if you have any questions.

Course FAQ

  • Yes and No.

    If you have never picked up a watercolor brush, this may not be the course for you. But, if you are familiar with the medium and are just new to the world of portraiture, then YES, this course can absolutely be a great fit for you.

  • No. I always want to be upfront with what this course is and is not. This course will teach you how to paint realistic skintones with watercolors. We will of course cover common shapes and features found in all faces, but if you want to learn to draw a face, there are plenty of courses that offer exactly that.

    In this course, I encourage students to transfer their reference images to their paper however is easiest for them. I want you to feel the freedom to mess up and start over. And if you spend hours on your sketch, you may not feel that same freedom. So let’s just focus on painting for now.

  • This course will answer questions like

    • “Why do you start with that blue layer?”

    • “Is it necessary?”

    • “How do I make my portraits vibrant and life like?”

    • “What are the things most people miss or get wrong when painting a face?”

    • “What colors do I need to achieve x skin tone?”