Expressive Portrait Drawing with Soft Pastels

Description

In this course, you will :

• Learn about the sensation of crushing pastels onto paper to create depth and layers.
• Experiment with various mark-making techniques, learn to balance colours, and create eye-catching pastel portrait compositions full of mood and rhythm.
• Discover his creative journey to becoming a well-known pastel portrait artist.
• Apply some basic colour theory to your work to learn how colours can connect with your viewers, and get advice on where to find reference images.
• Learn to balance your portrait's colours with some detail work and the background colour.

Syllabus :

1. Pastel Portraiture Fundamentals

• Introduction to Materials
• The Importance of Keeping a Sketchbook
• Mark Making
• Colour Study
• Sourcing References

 

2. Creating Your Pastel Portrait

• Initial Sketching 
• Proportions 
• Details
• Making an Image Work as a Piece
• Colour Work

 

3. Sharing Your Work

• Fixing the Work and Packaging
• Photographing and Social Media

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