painting gouache portraits 💙 how I improved my portrait painting with monochrome studies

Time stamps and materials below :)

00:00 Reasons to paint monochrome portraits
01:45 Painting explanation (1st portrait)
05:18 2nd portrait speed painting
06:08 3rd portrait speed painting
06:34 4th portrait speed painting
07:12 Benefits of painting with gouache (5th portrait)
07:33 6th portrait speed painting
08:06 My sketching method (7th portrait)
08:44 Selecting the best reference photo

hi everyone! I hope this video is useful in showing you how I do these studies and also in explaining why they have been so helpful in improving my portrait painting :) if you end up doing any yourself, please tag me on instagram, I would love to see them :)

✧ materials ✧
✦ Strathmore Toned Tan Mixed Media Journal https://bit.ly/3NbLNzi
✦ Holbein Artists' Gouache https://bit.ly/3gTjjwx
✦Princeton Velvetouch Series 3950 Synthetic Brushes and Sets http://bit.ly/3B7jL0Z
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✧ links ✧
✦My Etsy Shop http://bit.ly/3Aesuya
✦My Instagram http://bit.ly/3GgtN3m

✧Loomis method videos mentioned by Proko✧
✦ How to Draw the Head from Any Angle How to Draw the Head from Any Angle
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✧Music✧
✦evening in town by AHOAMI
✦another day by AHOAMI https://tunetank.com/track/6077-anoth...
✦cold star by AHOAMI https://tunetank.com/track/3535-cold-...
✦the way home by AHOAMI https://tunetank.com/track/6079-the-w...
✦bird song by AHOAMI https://tunetank.com/track/6070-birds...