Pastel art Final

[001MeTaBoLiC100]

Outstanding drawing you are very talented.  I love using pastels.

[2909ism]

Hi, loved your work, may I ask you a question? I'm painting on a pasteboard, using only white soft dry pastel and pencil colors. So, like I so in your video, you used white pastel to give light in the eyes, in my drawing I can't make that pop, it's like the pastel fades in the dark color of the eye. Funny thing is that yersterday in my other painting I was able to give the light in the eyes, I really don't know why I can't repeat it. Help please!

[spirkox]

@2909ism

Your problem is pancil collors. They have kind a oil iside. Like oil pastel.. try to collor small surface with pencil collor, then on top of that try adding soft white (or whatever collor) pastel, and it just won;t apply. Its because small amouny of oil inside the structure of pencil pigments. So the solution is to use soft pastel (like your white soft dry pastel) collors in a rough drawing, as detailed as you can, an use pencil collors LAST, for small details.. on finishing.

[spirkox]

@spirkox Dont use pencil collors as a base for dry pastels, because they willl just slip over the pencil leaving nothing behind. So work with dry pastels as long as you can..an use pencil just on top, for finishing, or... leave empty space without any collor and in finish add dry pastels on that space (its dificult)

I hope this was helpfull

[Ministuntriding]

direct blending is very nice, but in an expensive brand of pastel, i use dry brush, dust..

[Vladimir705705]

amazing and... um sexy

[ThatAsianAcrossTheSt]

lol asian.

[vessalio]

are those oil pastel? or soft pastel

[Ronsley]

@vessalio Oil. I'm pretty sure.

[spirkox]

@vessalio

Soft dry pastel

Thank you for asking

[aajjbbee]

tu trabajo es muy lindo felicitaciones



[baloots4ne1]

hi! i was just wondering...as an artist, how often do you use a grid?

Because i'm a high school student and although my teacher taught use great techniques and taught us how to make it look like that, i realized that ...i can't draw without a grid. .________. which is horrible. How did you learn to draw without a grid?(if u use one) sorry for all the questions! btw, you're amazing :D

[spirkox]

@baloots4ne1 Start out with a few broad strokes to lay out the positioning of the face on the paper. Use light lines so they can easily be erased if necessary.

At the beginning don't focus in too much on details. Try to keep your eyes on a wide focus--take in the whole image from the photo and see it on the paper where it will go. Several times during the layout process, stop and check your angles and proportions...

[spirkox]

Take your pencil and hold it over the photo to see what slant the eyes are on, then hold the pencil over the drawing at the same angle. Are the eyes lined up, or is one too high or too low? Are the eyes the same size?

Hold your pencil over whatever you need to check in the photo and move your thumb until you have the length of the object measured; then move your pencil to something else in the photo of the same distance. Then make the same comparisons on the drawing.

[spirkox]

This should help you to discover any distortions in the drawing.

And check the width between the eyes. Generally a person's eyes are separated by the same distance as one eye-length, but then some people's eyes are closer together.

[BeastAP23]

@spirkox

This is incredible... how much do your pastels cost and where can i purchase them?

[spirkox]

@BeastAP23

Give me your adress and i WILL send pastels to you....free.

spirkox@yahoo.co.uk

[Ministuntriding]

@baloots4ne1 what spirkox trying to tell you is 101 % is correct..we have a same technique according on what he explain here...just hold any picture you want to draw, much better if u post it to the wall or in easel, just remind you do not sketch while the photo in on the table, you look will be vary..copy exactly the size of the eyes the line if. and the rest,,,just copy what exactly u will see....but careful about the eyes, eyes is the key to likeness

[Yusrararts]

beautiful work ... and nice vid

[blueguitar77]

wow im amazed, this cant be possible . it looks so fantastic

how long did it take you??

btw 1000000% subscribed

---Alex---

[airscrew1]

Truly a first class artist! I've never really looked at using pastels but I'm experimenting with some pastel pencils as I type this but your work is so wonderful!

[agnelo87]

which paper is this

[lfitzgerald1000]

good job

[bejuanito]

she is an indonesian singer, Anggun Sasmi

[Aquarelleke]

this is beautiful,i like this very much

Aquarelleke

[xxarizpexx]

i just love it so realistic

youre good realy good

i mean EXCELENT

[anniejlemay]

Absolutely fabulous work.

[spirkox]

Thank You !!!!!!!

[simonrulesthykingdom]

Very very very good.

[stimpsonjaycat]

your friend looks like megan fox

[jamesoconnell30]

and how are you creating these skin tones? mine always look too bluey, when the graphite mixes, even if done lightly? i think this is amazing!

[jamesoconnell30]

whats the song name?

amazing work, well done!

[spirkox]

Anggun - I'll be alright

Thnx for comment.

[juicerdk]

extraordinary !

[carolmason1957]

What paper are you using and where do you purchase it from? fabulous work

[misfitdreamer]

do you have any advice for beginners looking into pastel? i'm very familiar with charcoal and oil paintings.. but i'm looking into pastel now. also - any books or dvds you would recommend?

[hersheysone]

is she ur dream girl?

[spirkox]

...she is my friend, for many years

[mlluviano72]

What is the rag for? to clean your fingers? Is it easier to make portraits that size rather rhan smaller?.

[spirkox]

Yes, to clean my fingers, and yes, its easier making portrets in this size... Thank you for your comment.

[verona02r]

hermoso...

[VDMpeniel]

Wow! Thats amazing, you are so talented, may God bless you!

a question: how do you fix dry pastel?

[spirkox]

Thank you for your comment.

I fix dry pastel with a hair spray. Little by little, from distance (app 12 in, ) and redo details if needed, then spray again. Try on some paper first.

Thank you again.

[rustdangel]

you should try a non yellowing fixative (like Krylon Crystal Clear Spray Fixative) instead of hairspray.

[spirkox]

Thanx.. It fix great.. Thank you again!!

[spongebobfan14]

wont it smuge

[8h6ed]

great stuff, thanks for putting it on

[Arteestique]

You are unbelievable... What talent!

I am so going to subscribe to you..

Take Care

Nicole

[spirkox]

Thank you so much....

[beckyable]

precioso!!!!!!!!

[TIMS122000]

what kind of pastels are you using oil pastels or naurel pastel

[spirkox]

dry pastel. Not oil.

[bpriley77]

what are you using as reference? Did you start off with a model or was this strictly from a photo? I would like to see the earlier stages of the drawing. Maybe you could do a time lapse video from start to finish.

[spirkox]

This is from a photo, but the model is my well known friend..so i don't needed the photo often. Yes, i will do time lapse soon as possible. Thank you.

[katerinaao]

you are good

[spirkox]

Thanks!

[liyanakmal]

hello... ur video help me a lot... i'm pastel lover too... this is awesome...!

[shiam35]

you my friend is an artist

[frfluffybottom]

That is amazing!! I love using pastels,what type of pastel are you using?? You really are one of the best I've seen.

[spirkox]

Thank you. Its Leonard dry pastel.

[katerinaao]

bravo batka, bash vidov deka si od Makedonija :D

[creationleb]

Wow! Inspiring! I'm a pastel portrait lover. You have a very good vision of things. Very clear! I'm glad to have found you're video here!

[bauteproduction]

perfect!I am not that good.Congrats!

[MissPinkPenguin]

Wonderful!

[nextgencomunidad]

awesome! , congrats

[milcada]

What size of paper is that and how much you sell your portrait?

[xXxSemioticLovexXx]

this is amazing! :D

[jobrozrock]

yeah i have oil pastel to it is kinda hard 2 use since im 9 years old

[catflees46]

Amazing work

[omaralhmad]

amazing.....

[Reginarte]

FANTASTIC!!!

[DandanthaMexican13]

Well done. Did you use a photo refrence?

[xxB0SSxx]

What sort of paper do you use?

[kestellekif]

magnifique merci de partager votre talent

[albania10]

yes thanks 4 the tip about dry pastel bro, i remeber last time i used dry pastel, was when i was in art scool, about 5 years ago, i need to get into that again, as i been doing more water color & oil paint lately, ur work inspired me alot

[kingVlad514]

I can totally do better

Just kidding, freaking amazing.

[albania10]

wow amazing, keep up the good work, i ll have to give the pastel oil a try now

[spirkox]

Thanks for comment. Be careful, this is a DRY PASTEL, not OIL pastel. If you are beginner, oil pastel will give you difficulty. Try dry pastel first. Greetings from Macedonia!

[convert18]

hello spirkox! great job.. wow... its just so amazing.. what kind of paper did u use?

[Kagomelover72]

what is the song title and who is the singr and Nice work!!!Very beautiful!!! Attractive!!!

[spirkox]

I'll Be Alright

Anggun

[animallover4444]

wow thats amazing!!!

thanks sooooooooooooo much for sharing!!!

you have a real talent. =))

[fernandesfran]

Inspiring work. Liked how you worked on the details with the edge of the pastel. Always wondered how'd they do that! :-)

[lelekpatek]

that's so real!

[flaminhot83]

Did you freehand this person?

[spirkox]

yes.. tnx for asking:)

[spirkox]

I know her, she is my good friend. I used picture of her for portrait. Thx again.

[spirkox]

Tnx..for your comments.

[davyace]

the lips are perfect. nicejob with the skinetone

[WhiteArtStudio]

Nice work!

[biljana516]

c..c..c:)

[spirkox]

hm...aj ..za sekoj slucaj :)