Trying to Paint Watercolor Portraits on the Watercolor Paper I Bought Year Ago

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Hello! How are you? I want to practice watercolor portraits with the watercolor paper I bought a year ago. I am testing it to see if it is okay to use it for art portraits or commissions, especially watercolor.

What I observed with this paper is that whenever I erase it and draw again. Sometimes, I redo my sketching if I am not satisfied with it. The coating of the paper changed, and it is not what I expected it to be, but I still survived, LOL.

The texture of the paper is too thick for my liking. Oh, by the way, the paper is 300 gsm, cold press, and no cotton mix.

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Materials I Used:

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Lets Paint!

My easel is not been used for years so I am going to use hers. First, I taped the watercolor paper to the notebook.

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Then, I am going to use a 2B mechanical pencil and sketch my reference.

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Here is my finish line art, and here is what my workspace looks like. :D

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After that, I am going to condition my watercolor palette with water bottle spray. Then, I am going to mix the paint into the color of skin.

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I am going to start to paint, I will layer the paper with transparent paint first.

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I start adding the first layer of paint on the other part of the reference.

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For this part, I added a more opaque layer.

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For this part, I am starting to add details little by little.

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It is starting to look more like a portrait now.

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For the final touch, I added more opacity and detail to the reference.

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I am going to highlight it, and I am using a white pen.

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To make it more interesting, I added a blue background to make it pop out more.

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Done!

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Thank you for visiting. See you on my next blog. :D
Please take care of your mental health as well.
I hope you are okay today :))

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