Sam, 2 Hours, Gouache in sketchbook
I’ve been making quite a few of these portraits in gouache for a while now and there’s been a few Ah-ha moments during that time.
What ive been working on more recently is after the initial tiles of colour are down and dry; using a clean brush with clean water can smooth out the sharp edges to make really nice effects. Although if used too much it can make things look plastic and doll like, the sharps are surprisingly important.
Also Using greys to act as a blue works really damn well, although in this portrait I think they should have been a touch darker,