Paint a Glowing Watercolor Portrait with Dritan Duro

Dritan Duro is a self-taught watercolor artist based in London.

"What I love most is watercolor's vibrant and translucent nature," he says. "No other medium can match the transparency and glow that you can achieve with it.

"After years of practice and lots of trial and error, I've discovered how to surrender myself to the medium and let the water be my guide."

In this lesson (84 mins), Dritan shows how to capture the likeness, mood, and feeling of his subject. "Together," he says, "these are my artistic Holy Trinity."

"Choosing the reference photo for my painting is another important part of my work," says Dritan, who paints this photo from Museum muse Kyle Legaspi in his lesson. "I look at lighting, values, focal points, color harmony, and more."

Ready to paint with Dritan? Let's get started!