Building Skin Tones - Part 1

[bokeiro]

nice portrait



[watercolormadeeasy]

@bokeiro Thank you for your kind comment.

Regards Colin.

[Annaishmint]

thankyou very much!

this has helped me greatly, you are a fabulous artist

[watercolormadeeasy]

@Annaishmint Thank you for your kind comments. Regards Colin.

[TheAshleySpears]

Is that watercolor paper?

(great video, by the way.)

[watercolormadeeasy]

@TheAshleySpears Thank you for your comment. The paper I am using is sand coloured Ingress pastel paper . Kind regards Colin.

[mandaloolu]

I've been watching your videos and you make this look easy! Can you tell me what brand of pastel pencil you use or prefer?

[tomee43]

a very nice lesson , I would like to learn pastel work but I keep reading about dust dropping onto area , I would have to work in my apt. ,any help here . again nice work ,makes me really want to go out and purchase material to start lessons

[colin1940]

Thank you for your kind comments. One of the benefits of using pastel pencils is the marked lack of dust it creates, unlike soft pastel which does cause a lot of dust. So if you want to have a go don't let the dust factor stop you.

Kind regards Colin.

[1992nezumi]

May I ask which pencil you use before putting on the pastel?It looks like a soft graphite pencil but when I use one it always smudges when going over the lines with a pastel pencil.

[colin1940]

The original line drawing was done on cartridge paper using an HB graphite pencil. Once I am happy with the line drawing I then transfer the image onto pastel paper using a smudge proof black carbon paper. This means that the image will not smudge when I use the pastel pencil. Kind regards Colin.

[colin1940]

Hi Balkaniera

Thank you for your comments. I always use Faber-Castell Pitt pastel pencils they are softer and more reliable than Dewent and they stay sharp not break like Dewent. Kind regards Colin.

[richmond436]

can the pencil be held in the same way a writing pencil is held?

[colin1940]

Thank you for your interest. The pastel pencil is held the same way you would use a soft graphite pencil for drawing.

Regards Colin Bradley.

[Balkaniera]

what do you do that youre pastels are so soft..i have derwent pastels and they are kind of harsh..they live hard lines with no pigment..

[colin1940]

Thank you for your comments. I always use faber-Castell Pitt pastel pencils they stay sharp and are more reliable, they also do not break like Dewent.

Kind regards Colin.

[JeramyTheGirl]

Thankyou too, I always tend to wash out fair skinned portraits and try and resolve it by adding harsh cheekbones.

[paintedskywoman]

This is very helpful. Painting fair skinned people is tough stuff. So many colors involved in making it look cohesive. The tones are what I find really difficult. I work in paint, but this is very inspiring and informative. Wonderful work!

[colin1940]

Thank you for your kind comments.

kind regards

Colin Bradley.

[kiokie72006]

Hi. I just wanted to say Thankyou.I was looking for detailed instruction and so far you are the best.