Painting a watercolor portrait of a child from live
Step-by-step watercolor portrait painting demonstration
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As I continued working on the face, I also went through other parts of the portrait painting to improve the balance and composition. When I changed one element, another would strike me as needing refinement. This became a continual process as I matched up the watercolor painting to my minds eye. This was how I could make the painting more detailed, interesting, and achieve certain perfection.
This watercolor portrait painting was completed in an hour.