Pastel Portrait by Lon Haverly

[wwefanbijay]

so swwet of you

[aliciah10]

wow, awesome, i wish i cud draw like tht :)

i bet tht girl got bored tho :L

[chamilharshana]

thank you...



[leoboy4040]

Wow, what a drawing, you have become my source of inspiration, thanks for sharing ur work & skills with us, wish if u cud upload high quality video. Thanks!

[deeknits]

thank you for posting, lon...as always, you've been very helpful :-)

[Annaishmint]

this is fantastic!

thankyou so much

[ArtistCrystalLJ]

It's funny reading the comments claiming they are "better" when they have no proof. Also, Lon is capturing a face in a small amount of time and teaching techniques with pastels (I didn't think about the band aids until I watched this).

[fluterific00]

absolutely beautiful!

[rafaelinio1]

Great work. Thanks for the tips.

[aurora6541]

excellent travail bravo!!

[acjub]

brilliant!

[Thygressia]

Je suis déçu de cette vidéo. Le talent est indéniable mais, il y a un mais.

J'attendais le passage des détails du visage. Et la vidéo ne montre pas comment il dessine les yeux, la bouche etc...

[quixee]

wow.. that was like 10 minutes..  o.o

amazing..

[firataydineyup]

i appreciate this work of art regarding the short time and acceptable resemblance. but in my opinion art is a laborious and long lasting work with a result which is always admired regardless the how it is done!

[richmond436]

Why is this guy still alive??

[XxPinkyRocksxX]

I absolutely love your portraits !

[cfrussll]

This was very informative. I've only just started drawing, and have discovered that after 49 years of life I actually can do it. I would have liked to have seen how you detailed the eyes, nose, and mouth....it was cut in this video. Thanks for your instruction!

[jheengalalahuhu]

Greattttttt work sir! love the way your fingers plays with shapes :) i do portraits and wish could draw like you ..........

[freeportrait]

cool

[Midoriszan]

how did he draw the eyes? Its amazing, but why did he cut out the drawing of the eyes? O.o

[normalman37]

*claps*

[1CENTexchange]

I cant believe it the way he ended, I dont know why, but I just cant believe it.

But believe it OR NOT it's right infront of my eyes and I do believe that.

[creationleb]

Very interesting to look at a artist during the work in progress up to the result! Nice work sir!

[velocikat]

Lon,

Just wanted to say that ALL your videos on here are fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing your talent and technique with us.

[lonhaverly]

So glad you enjoy them, and hope that you will gain a little here and there. You can't get this kind of stuff very often, as there just aren't that many people talking about sketching techniques. Everyone is into photo realism.  Not I.

[AnimaLiNstinct625]

I am particularly disgusted by the negative commentary on this page.

Wooooga2c, despite your claims to be a better artist (which stand unproven) - one thing that is obvious is that you are FAR less professional as an artist.

There is nothing worth questioning in any of these videos. This man has a ton of experience, and his skills are amazing.

Having said that, very few portraits are 100% accurate anyway. In fact, some artists may soften certain details (such as a big nose).

[OverTheNile]

the drawing was awesome , Love Soft Pastels :)

[beehaooooo]

I love your drawing^_^

[gallimaufry6]

AGAIN with the face. He made it shorter, her face is longer. And her eyes are some what higher, bleh.

:x

[M3sslah]

I can't believe I found this great videos on here where an old man teach out for free online on youtube his art skills and techniques. And then I look at the comments and see whiney bitch after whiney bitch. There is a reason why your not famous and he is. And the word is humility, and you complaining in here have none.

I would like to thank the author for all these nice videos, youtube is the best thing that happend on this planet in a long time and I learn something new everyday here.

[Woooga2c]

I can't believe you're making money when im better and i dot make any, im 17

[Mikomi37]

If you were this good you would be making money. PRICK!

[Woooga2c]

That's because i don't advertise myself, or sell my work

and i am not this good, i am much better

[swordmaster373]

egotistic, much..?

[swordmaster373]

refferring to woooga2c, sorry.

[Woooga2c]

what i meant was, this guy Lon Haverly loves himself, and thinks he's the next best thing since sliced bread, he can't even draw the correct proportions of the human face, i am much better no offense Lon jst thwe truth

[swordmaster373]

So he has confidence in what he does, is that a bad thing?

He has over 33 years of experience, and what do you have? If you think youre better, that's great, but no one cares. Show yourself doing something better in the time that he can, then maybe I'll respect you a little more.

[zollojoh]

Lon's idea to use the bandaide for blending is genious... I am an art student and I have the same problem he did this idea is great and works great for using both charcoal and pastels. it also helps with changing colors and multiple pieces.

keep up the fantastic work

[xxSUSHixx]

wow i've never used soft pastels before, but i really want to try, now that i see this... it blends so easily!

[antny336]

that is a good point. i understood y u might want to do that in the first place, but i just felt like stating the obvious. and by the way, that comment wus in no way to insult, u are a very very good artist and i would wish to be that good anyday

[antny336]

haha the gurl throught the whole thing is just looking around like, wat the fuck is he talking about xD anywayz, nice portrait lon, it wuz rlly good. one thing that i notice and like about almost all of ur portraits is that there is always one thing thats different from the person and the drawing. like, just one small thing like the size of the face or the eye. thats not a bad thing, it gives it a kind of unique style. anyways, good job

[lonhaverly]

Yeah, I am not a stickler for form, as much as for line style and freshness of expression. So, you compromise the form a little for the sponteneity. It is worth it. And, it is even a better likeness, with more jazz. There is alot more to getting a likeness than photo realism.

[aakarate]

wow i wish i have a talent like that

[laplaptop]

i'm better than him. serously

[MixiestA]

yeah,we know that

[riccardococco]

lon haverly is very good;;;;very good portrait

[vipskillet]

hi lon im so happy i can talk 2 u directly like dis, i draw well..still life tho, im scared of drawing livin things. u hav rly encouraged me,im gna strt drawin again, still life dat is..^-^

[pumpuriukas]

after laying background it gets to heavy and ano more colors can be put on. maybe have an advice? thank you

[Robbiewray90]

can you give me a list of all the art suply's you use please

[lonhaverly]

I have listed them in my video.

[tonyroi]

Past excellant, you have captured the object with all sences tuned in.Sight, depth,perception,feelings and excellant lines and angle issues, Very impressed.I am learning your techniques.They are not easy as long as I keepfocus! Thanks: Brad Robinson

[lonhaverly]

Come to VDI. (-:

[watercott86]

You're a great artist, and it's very nice of you to post this. I am a self taught portrait artist and I can use all the tips I can get. The band aids are genious I can't wait to try it out right now!!!

[erinlass11]

Love the bandaid idea! Thanks!

[DelTacoCrazy]

What I don't understand is when I draw people on YouTube, (like an example person) and I draw them quite well... But when I draw like one of my friends or something , I always get the proportions wrong... Any tips that you could give me??

[lonhaverly]

It is good practice to copy until you learn. DOmn't be in a hurry to draw from life. Give it time. You will learn.

[Zunim20]

very good! you helped me a lot! thanks!

[jensenj08]

over 100,000 portraits? wow impressive! how many is that in one day?

[lonhaverly]

I have drawn 40 or so drawings a day during the busy season. Usually 10-20 drawings a day. For 33 years, 300 days a year.

[lonhaverly]

Decembers alone probably close to 25,000 drawings easliy.

[jensenj08]

no wonder you are so good! thats a ton of experience!

[lonhaverly]

Soneone said, there are 3000 bad drawings in your hand, and you have to get rid of them all!

[jensenj08]

over 100,000 portraits? wow impressive! how many is that in one day?

[kasumisman]

i use color pencils and shade from darkest to lightest help a lot

[DelTacoCrazy]

yea

[eb14002]

Great! but wonder what paper you are using?

Canson or a sandpaper type?

[lonhaverly]

Smoothe Strathmore drawing paper.

[lonhaverly]

I have used canson. Not sanded. Mostly, I use Big.

[esp1964]

using band-aids for blending is very clever

[preppypolkadot]

:D i can draw but i cant pastel omg THAT WAS FABULOUS!

[onlyjunhua]

omg nice.. how long have u drawn

[lonhaverly]

Thank you. I was a full-time professional portrait artist for 33 years.

[castillorobert]

very well!!!!