In this advanced “watercolor” style painting tutorial, Avalon will show you how to paint a detailed portrait! We’ll show you how to create depth and personal style to your portraits giving a “watercolor” style yet still feeling realistic! With the techniques and steps, Avalon lays out how you can take any reference photo and make it a gorgeous painting for your cake! In this tutorial we’ll:
- Cover how to save time and easily create your outlines and proportions with tracing techniques (we’re cake artists, we don’t have days to create a perfectly proportioned sketch, amiright? 😉 )
- Best tools and materials for a “watercolor” style effect
- How to create depth with shadows and highlights
- Color mixing for those perfect tones
- And so much more!