This is the last Soft Pastel portrait video I made for my Youtube Instructional channel. I have decided to edit this video in a different way this time. It goes slower than the others and it is also larger… Almost 25 minutes! The double than my other pastel portrait videos. This is because several of […]
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I made this portrait a few weeks ago. It was a request from a very special and charming woman, who is in love with her little granddaughter. The photos were “homemade” with a sidelight coming from the window. Sometimes it happens! We capture something special with the lens of our camera and this is what […]
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I have been asked so many times about this matter! Making several portraits of brothers and sisters with different ages that will be placed on the same wall, or room…How to prepare the process? Which pictures to chose? At what ages? These questions are recurrent and even more important when you decide to work with […]
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This is a Pastel portrait I ´m very happy with! The girl is really beautiful in a graceful way and because of that, it was quite difficult and delicate to capture her well… I´ve enjoyed making her portrait and fortunately, I have several pictures taken during the process. I´ve worked this painting on Canson Mi […]
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There are not exact answers on how to paint a face, or how to draw a realistic portrait. We all have different stiles, favorite art materials, techniques and no one has “the formula”, but it is always interesting to see how other painters work. Working on my posts, I have realized there are some patterns […]
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I made this Pastel portrait, step by step, a few months ago. It is the third portrait commission I get from this family. This time my model was a beautiful young girl dressed in ‘faralaes’, something very characteristic of southern Spain. I only had at my disposition low-quality photos, taken from afar and with a […]
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This is a step by step Pastel portrait painting of a young boy with his favorite hat. I took several pictures of him inside doors, playing with the lights and the shadows, inspired by his strong personality. I choose an image where his pure and innocent look observed me intensively. I felt it could be […]
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This is something I am very happy to share with you!! “Stunning. A true master artist. From one photograph shared 1,000s of miles away, Graciela captured the spirit and beauty of my son in an art form that supersedes the southern portraiture companies I entertained. The final product looks more like him and his spirit […]
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How to take good pictures for Painting portrait and how to develop your skills to make better pictures and get better painting portraits? This post could perfectly be the second part of “How to make good photos for painting portrait? Reflexions on how to turn your photo into a painting. (part 1)“. 10 Ways to Take […]
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