1.0Pastel Portraitshttps://portraitonpastel.com/enGraciela Bombalovahttps://portraitonpastel.com/en/author/photoalainlens-com/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ILqrLDApVz"><a href="https://portraitonpastel.com/en/portfolio-item/soft-skin-pastel-portrait/">Soft skin Pastel portrait</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://portraitonpastel.com/en/portfolio-item/soft-skin-pastel-portrait/embed/#?secret=ILqrLDApVz" width="600" height="338" title="“Soft skin Pastel portrait” — Pastel Portraits" data-secret="ILqrLDApVz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://portraitonpastel.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://portraitonpastel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Pastel-Portrait-of-Children-Comission-Artist-Painter-BOGRA-Graciela-Bombalova-047.jpg820820This was a difficult portrait to do... The picture (professional photo) was great but not easy to paint. The problem here was getting the texture and the luminosity of the skin, mixing the colors to get the light without loosing the face...The contrast of the blue eyes made the rest.You can watch this Pastel portrait process video in my YouTube Instructional channel. [vc_separator top_space="40px" bottom_space="0px"] SIZE: 19 x 19 in. [vc_separator top_space="20px" bottom_space="0px"] MEDIUM: Pastel on Paper [vc_separator top_space="20px" bottom_space="0px"]