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 *I use affiliate links which means I get a small commission if you purchase through my link, at no extra cost to you! ✧ 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   ✦ Quickly Draw Heads with the Loomis Method- Part 1   • Quickly Draw Heads with the Loomis Method ...   ✧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...