Pastel Portrait Painting

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Pastel portraiture is a timeless subject with a long history in Western Art. In this 5 week class, we will explore drawing a traditional portrait using soft pastel as our medium, discussing realist pastel techniques, optical color mixing for skin tones, composing a classical portrait and detailing your portraits for a timeless finish!

What You'll Learn

Materials and techniques for drawing in pastel
How to draw the portrait on vellum in preparation for your pastel painting
How to use Pan Pastels to create a painterly block-in
Safety practices for using pastels
Color Zones and Optical color mixing using pastel layering
Creating realistic features of the face
Finishing and detailing your paintings

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What's Included: 5 Weeks (10+ hours) of Video Lessons available to stream at your convenience. Bonus Lectures on materials and best studio practices! Supply Lists, Handouts and Downloads and Photo Reference to work from!