very cool great tones in here...if i would have to give claps on this i would have given 10..hahaha.......really superb.....

It's a lesson it tone for another artist. remember light and dark and what makes it stand out.

ya i do remember from your teachings...... on the whole a very nice portrait

great !

Thank you a teaching painting to show light and shade. You can paint black and what ever colour you want.

very nice technic, looks very interesting

Yes, it's has a hidden thing the under painting or first layer of purple.

wow

WOW Brian you are awesome as always!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A teacher one again, I'm trying to teach someone aboth light and shade and after a long explaination I thought it's easier to show than write.

Thanks Brian are you going to make a series of steps so we can all watch and learn. I find I can never learn enough from you dear friend!!!

Thank you, Not with this one, it's a bit late now, but after another 6 I've started. I will do a step on I have an idea for a painting.

Okay give me the heads up when you get around to it dear friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will

Merci, je l'ai mis dessus pour montrer comment employer la lumière et l'ombre à travers une peinture it' ; s pour encore de ma petite école des étudiants de watercolour.

Thank you,

Very Good! Magnífico my friend Brian!

Thank you Martin it's for some one to teach about light across a painting. Also I've done the eyes a bit different.

The eyes look very real, beautiful!

Thank you, although the paing is about the light across it. I tried some thing new on the eyes, I painted them the same as I would with colour.

love this one

Thank you, it's not just a portrait, its a view of light and shade. Although watercolour is a colourful medium, it can be very dramatic as well for things. To be noticed then Black and white is a great start. I call it contrast, if we look at the paintings coming into the site which ones catch the eye is it the little pale faces or the flamboyant ones large and in your face if I was to teach anything it a two edged thing big and original even if it's just size. I look at how others interpret the face your going to paint or draw would you be happy with their view. I'm glad you like my work and I'm sorry to bore you with my views.

now you exceeded yourself

Thank you, I'm glad you like my work.

his eyes are brilliant

All where the light spots go

Merci Alain, c'était un morceau de enseignement pour qu'un autre artiste enseigne l'utilisation de la lumière, de l'éclat et de l'obscurité. Également les avantages du fond.

Excelent job! I love the eyes!

Thank you,

Thank you, Merci, watercolur with ablack and white theme.

yes, I saw

wow, i must say it is amazing. and i really get what you were trying to tell me. thank you so much for the always fabulous tips and the beautiful visual. i really appreciate it!

I did not want to paint something as though I was boasting I did it quickly to show the three kinds of light contrast light of dark to slightly less dark. Room light across a portrait cheek to cheek , and eyes shine of spot light. Ok how with the face light just slow build up layering with the eye shine either masking fluid or white paint hear but with drawing it would be cut out with a rubber or masking tape or fluid. Lip shine here was paint the nose, lip rings and eyes shines were tape. The eye shine on a pupil will always look good, here I did it on to grey. Although a black and white looking painting, it has purple blue and grey in it there are three blacks, Ebony, lamp, and a semi black also three greys Payne's light and dark and a light grey. I've tried to explain that even a black and white painting is complicated, but with practice can be quickly done this took 1 hour, it took less time to paint than the time it took to be accepted. Practice, Patience and FUN.

alright, I haven't done anything as far as portraits in a while so I'm determined to come up with something soon. We'll see how it goes!

Excellent !! On retrouve bien le caractère du petit Franck !! XD ! ♥Looove Mcr♥

Thank you, Merci,

This amazing!! I think the purple highlights really give the portrait a cool rockstar feel

Thank you, it's the little touches that make the work look good. This is about light mainly and whether a painting can match a pencil drawing, what's your opinion does a painting give more of an insight to him.

Good work I love this guy

Thank you, Welcome to the site.

This is great I really like the shines on the lip and eyes.

Thank you, I used this to teach someone about light and dark, drew and painted it in a morning. Someone said they could not let go of a pencil because they loved the black mono tone look, I this could not be done with painting. So I did it from the begining with a brush. and tones of blue and black.