This course takes you step-by-step through the drawing and block-in process as well as creating life-like detail that make your portraits glow from within. Breaking down the process into steps makes it easy to follow for beginners and experienced artists alike!
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
Access to our community
and Photo Reference to work from!
Welcome to Pastel Portrait Painting! I am so glad you've joined the class. In this section you will find your materials list and an outline for the class. Reach out if you have any questions on supplies and substitutions before our class begins!
This week we will discuss materials, techniques and composing a great portrait. We will also begin drawing our portraits in preparation for our pastel paintings.
This week we begin blocking in our pastel portraits using pan pastels. We also discuss safety precautions around working with pastels and the importance of hierarchy of values for a portrait and color zones of the face.
This week we dive into using our pastel pencils and sticks to continue developing the portrait. We will explore facial structure, textures like hair and modeling the forms of the face.
This week we begin to develop the features of the face - eyes, lips and nose - using our pastels. We discuss the important planes and structures of these features as well as how to plan for details in the later stages.
This week we are detailing and finishing our portraits! We will discuss how to balance detail with edge quality and create specular lights and reflections to add finesse and life to your portraits!
