Will Young portrait

Will Young watercolour painting

This is the latest painting of the facebook streaming event created by Artist of the Year for Sky Arts TV.

I found the lighting challenging with lighting from both sides of the face. Another thing I struggled with was the likeness which I am still not sure I have achieved. The likeness usually appears gradually during the painting process and when it doesn't, it's hard to retrace one's steps to see where one went wrong.

Chris Hook was the professional artist who painted on the day, one of my favourite winners of Portrait Artist of the Year. His portraits are both accurate and freely painted.