Giving Soft Pastels Another Try ✨ Portrait Painting

Giving my best effort at Soft Pastel Painting.In this video you will watch the slow building of a portrait painting with soft pastels. I encounter problems with choosing the wrong paper and ultimately discover the limitations of the paper I chose. We will chat about why choosing the right paper is key!

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Channel Intro
0:29 Soft Pastel Tool & Surfaces
1:09 Choosing the wrong paper
1:36 Choosing a reference image and setting an art practice intention
2:07 Hawthorne on Painting
2:55 Palette for Harmony
3:38 The Painting looks unfinished for a very long time
4:03 Adjusting tones from reference image
4:34 Pastel background
4:59 The limitations of light weight paper
5:44 When to stop? When are you finished?
7:06 Soft Pastel Safety! Dust!
7:44 Likeness in Portraits
7:57 Paper quality  may stop progress
8:19 Complimentary color Portrait
8:22 Thank you for watching!
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