Try painting a portrait upside down. It works really well because you focus on what you actually see.

i quite literally started my first portrait yesterday this was perfect timing!

Yea why not? Using the verdaccio method in portraits changed my game completely. Since we all have varying greens and blues in our skin tones, using the layers in letting that first layer dry works so so well with different skin tones. The next transparent layers go so smoothly. Nice portrait. I start with the lightest or darker green or blue tones, the red and yellows on top neutralizes it with the pop. Of course it requires patience but is so worth it. It’s Jennie btw, new handle 😊

It's refreshing to see you share the aspects of painting you are still learning about! Thank you for taking us along on your journey❤

Your emphasis on carefully seeing is so important. I love to do quick sketches, but even for those, I want to learn to slow down and look, notice, really see, before I leap in and observe as I go.

I was DELIGHTED to find your video! Ive been working through a similar process. Whats working for me is to first simplify those shadows by sketching out a notan, where i only note light vs no light. The next step for me is to look within the "no light" area to try to find 2 more values. Then i look in the "light" and try to find 2 more values. This gives me 6 values that have correct shapes.
NEXT, In the "no light" values i start looking for color and temperature...almost always reflected light in the "no light" area will be cooler.
Then i look for color and temperature in the "light" area...the versions of these colors will be warmer.
This has helped me REALLY SEE those values, shapes, colors and color temperatures you are talking about.
It might sound overly laborious, but i find with practice, I'm getting pretty quick at it.
The day may come where I'll be able to see these nuances more easily and intuitively...
Anyway, i only comment in hopes it will help someone else. I feel that is what YOU do with your videos. I do so appreciate the way you share your . THANK YOU!

I think how you incorporate Photoshop is clever!

Congratulations, a master in detail

I usually draw people in pencils as they intimidate me in watercolors but by breaking it down with shadows might just be the push I need to give it a try. Thankyou for sharing this important information great video. Have an awesome day.😊❤

Recently I’m using pen as an outline. It’s very fun. I struggle with painting people. But God helps me to do all my paintings. I’m reconnecting with Him. Letting Him guide me.

I love how you explain the colors.   Also starting with painting the shadows is great. Shadows make the shapes pop. ❤ great video and hope you have a blessed day.

Very insightful! Thank you❤

That's  Really  good.

Great video Liron.  I actually think there were two interesting things that you did differently.

One is the main subject if the video, looking closely and observing the colours that you see, especially in the shadows.  Sounds like something that might have been influenced by the Art Assist app that you were talking about a few months ago?  But whatever brought this on, it looks great.  The curse of being an artist is that there's always more for us to learn.

But the other thing you did, and that I thought was equally interesting, was that you started with the darks and moved on to the light, whereas "conventional wisdom" (and your normal style?) is to work from light to dark.  It’s something I like to do in portraits as once the darks are down they're like a clothes horse that I can can’t everything else off of.

Keep up the good work my friend and stay safe.

love this Liron! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you Sir ❤

Great tutorial ❤

מעולה!

bonjour,vos cours que vous proposés sont traduits en français svp?merci

U know Values everthing and Color gets all the attention... 👍🏻 good job, thanks.

You need to study the human form