Harness the Chaos: Paint a Striking Three-Color Watercolor Portrait with Liz Chaderton

Watercolor has a way of surprising you—especially when you let go of control and allow the paint to flow.

In this lesson (51 mins), artist Liz Chaderton guides you through an intuitive, wet-on-wet approach to portrait painting, where dark tones define the light and a face gradually emerges from abstract shapes.

Working with just three colors, you’ll learn to trust the process, carve out highlights, and embrace unexpected textures.

Many students have found this method both freeing and challenging—some hesitated to begin, others wrestled with overworking their piece, but all discovered the joy of watching a portrait take shape in ways they hadn’t expected.

Ready to loosen up with Liz? Let's get started!