Painting the Portrait in Watercolor with Marcos Beccari
Learn to use watercolor fluidly inorder to create realistic and expressive watercolor portraits
★★★★★ 5/5 based on 24 reviews
This immersive online workshop offers a deep dive into Marcos Beccari's portrait painting process, honing students' ability to depict the portrait in watercolor. Guided by photographic references, Marcos carefully explains important lessons, such as, composition, value, light, and color. Follow Marcos as he takes you through a step-by-step process, from drawing, to monochromatic watercolor painting, and finally to creating a full color potrait painting. By the end of this course, you'll have gained valuable techniques which help you to create realistic and emotive watercolor portraits. Choose to engage with the workshop in Marcos's original Portuguese language or with an English voiceover. Register today to enjoy lifetime access!
Close to 5 hours of instructional content to learn from. Filmed in Curitiba, Brazil
Open to all levels, from beginner to advanced artists
Lifetime access with unlimited streaming, learn at your own pace with no set times or deadlines
Audio: Choose between English or Portuguese audio
20+ Reference photos to paint from
Workshop handbook, including a full materilas list - available to download and print
Option to join and engage with other creatives in our community section
Materials and Tools for Watercolor Painting: Marcos emphasizes the importance of choosing the right materials, such as paints, brushes, and papers. He recommends 100% cotton paper for its durability and ability to handle multiple layers of paint. He advises using a large drawing board with an adjustable tilt for comfort and ease of painting. All of his suggested materials help to make the painting process easier, giving you a headstart before you even begin painting.
Painting Techniques: Marcos discusses various watercolor techniques, including wet-on-wet, dry-on-dry, layering, and the use of masking fluid for preserving white spaces. He emphasises the importance of planning the painting process, considering how the colors and layers will interact.
Understanding Color and Light: Marcos talks in detail about color theory, explaining primary, secondary, and complementary colors. He explains how to effectievly use the color wheel inorder to create harmonious color schemes, and emphasizes the importance of understanding light sources to create depth and dimension in your paintings.
Drawing Principles for Watercolor: He covers basic drawing principles directed towards watercolor painting, such as shapes, tonal values, and edges. He demonstrates these principles through quick, simple exercises, such as drawing a sphere and translating these principles to more complex subjects.
Layering Logic in Watercolor: Marcos introduces his approach to layering in watercolor painting, which he terms as 'Tea, Milk, and Honey'. This approach helps you to easily remember and understand the varying consistencies of paint and water mixtures used in different stages of the painting process, from light washes (tea) to more concentrated pigments (honey).
Practical Demonstrations: Throughout the workshop, Marcos demonstrates practical examples, including graphite, monochromatic and full color watercolor studies. He gives detailed explanations of how he approaches each stage of a painting, from initial sketches to final details, and shares his photo references so that you can paint along with him.
General Recommendations and Tips: Marcos offers general advice on watercolor painting, such as being economical with strokes, not obsessing over details in the drawing phase, and resisting the temptation to continuously correct the painting. He encourages embracing mistakes as part of the learning process.
Sharing Experience and Learning: He concludes by emphasising the importance of sharing experiences, learning from each other, and keeping an updated database of visual references for study and inspiration. Through this workshop's community page you will have the option to share your paintings and progress with other students, giving you the opportunity to share ideas and receive feedback.
Introduction - (English audio with English subtitles)
Introduction - (Portuguese audio with English subtitles)
Materials Overview - (English audio with English subtitles)
Materials Overveiw - (Portuguese audio with English subtitles)
Drawing Exercise in Charcoal - (English audio with English subtitles)
Drawing Exercise in Pencil - (English audio with English subtitles)
Drawing Exercise in Charcoal - (Portuguese audio with English subtitles)
Drawing Exercise in Pencil - (Portuguese audio with English subtitles)
Monochromatic Painting Exercise 1 - (English audio with English subtitles)
Monochromatic Painting Exercise 2 - (English audio with English subtitles)
Monochromatic Painting Exercise 1 - (Portuguese audio with English subtitles)
Monochromatic Painting Exercise 2 - (Portuguese audio with English subtitles)
Color Painting Session 1 - (English audio with English subtitles)
Color Painting Session 2 - (English audio with English subtitles)
Color Painting Session 1 - (Portuguese audio with English subtitles)
Color Painting Session 2 - (Portuguese audio with English subtitles)
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★★★★★ Rated 5/5 by our students
I have been following Master Marcos for a long time. I adore his art. With this course I have leart many tips about painting a portrait and watercolor. The m...
Read MoreI have been following Master Marcos for a long time. I adore his art. With this course I have leart many tips about painting a portrait and watercolor. The most I liked to apply working with 2 brushes one is dry and soften the ages with that. Also the layering protocol was awesome. Thank you Marcos. Waiting a course about painting water soon :)
Read LessI learned so much during this course it felt like a whole new world opened up to me! A lot of it was really basic stuff such as how you do layers, what angle...
Read MoreI learned so much during this course it felt like a whole new world opened up to me! A lot of it was really basic stuff such as how you do layers, what angle the paper should be in, how you’re supposed to always work from top to bottom etcetera. But to me it was really useful as no one has explained this to me before. The pdf was also amazingly helpful. I’m really excited to get going with my next project and utilize all that I’ve learnt. Thank you! I hope more tutorials will be released.
Read LessWatercolour is, in my opinion, one of the most difficult mediums to paint with and this workshop is a treasure trove of valuable information (especially the ...
Read MoreWatercolour is, in my opinion, one of the most difficult mediums to paint with and this workshop is a treasure trove of valuable information (especially the extensive pdf) for any figurative painter. Marcos is not only a marvellous watercolorist but also a wonderful teacher. And again, video and sound quality are superb. I highly recommend!
Read LessMarcos Beccari jest jednym z moich ulubionych akwarelistow. To ogroma przyjemność uczyć się od niego
Marcos Beccari jest jednym z moich ulubionych akwarelistow. To ogroma przyjemność uczyć się od niego
Read LessI have long been fascinated by the expressiveness of Marcos Beccari's paintings. The course offers an immersion in his creative process. Between the lines...
Read MoreI have long been fascinated by the expressiveness of Marcos Beccari's paintings. The course offers an immersion in his creative process. Between the lines one senses the comprehensive approach with further material to dive deeper. Thank you
Read LessWhen I was a child, I dreamed of drawing and painting. I always felt emotional and had a lot to express, so watercolor made that possible in its fluidity and...
Read MoreWhen I was a child, I dreamed of drawing and painting. I always felt emotional and had a lot to express, so watercolor made that possible in its fluidity and delicacy. We almost never have the opportunity to get to know the work and genius of an artist like Marcos, so having been able to experience this moment is something surreal and rewarding for me, because, coming from a humble family in the city of São Paulo, we don't always believe that our dreams are valid and possible to come true, so I am immensely grateful for the opportunity. Thanks to Professor Marcos and especially to Art Escape for ensuring that art is always available to everyone in a democratic and inclusive way.
Read LessI've been watching Marcos Beccari for a long time and I was mesmerised by his ability to match colours in his artworks. This course gave me the understanding...
Read MoreI've been watching Marcos Beccari for a long time and I was mesmerised by his ability to match colours in his artworks. This course gave me the understanding of Marcos's creative process. The most important part of this course is the pdf-file with recommendations on how to build color schemes and this part was extremely helpful for me.
Read LessI have followed Marcos on IG for a very long time now and found his teching to be fantastic. He explains everything I wanted to know. I am also really happy ...
Read MoreI have followed Marcos on IG for a very long time now and found his teching to be fantastic. He explains everything I wanted to know. I am also really happy with the improvements it has already made to my painting!
Read LessI had been following Marcos' work for years, but I never had the chance to take part in one of his face-to-face courses. That's why I was immensely happy to ...
Read MoreI had been following Marcos' work for years, but I never had the chance to take part in one of his face-to-face courses. That's why I was immensely happy to learn that he had launched this online course. The classes were enriching, the learning I learned from here is priceless.
Read LessJá vi outras aulas do marcos e sempre bom rever ele pintando
Já vi outras aulas do marcos e sempre bom rever ele pintando
Read LessDetailed and well thought through materials - worth the cost alone! Videos and many reference photos also super helpful as practice
Detailed and well thought through materials - worth the cost alone! Videos and many reference photos also super helpful as practice
Read LessI found this workshop very useful, well done and with really clear explanations. I learned a lot, thank you!
I found this workshop very useful, well done and with really clear explanations. I learned a lot, thank you!
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