 Hello, and welcome to Monet Café. Today I'm going to be doing a little experimenting. I got these new pastels that are called Prismacolor New Pastels, and I got the full set. And I'm going to be using this photo that is from the Sketchy app that I love. You can choose whatever photo. And it's a combination of watercolor, the new pastels, and I'm doing it on watercolor paper. And if you're familiar with my channel, you know I typically do landscapes, but I often like to do portraits. I didn't use two years ago, but I've really become a fan of portrait work now, and it's challenging, but it's rewarding too. I just love to capture just like a glance or an expression that, you know, it's just like this little moment in time, and the human face is just so beautiful to me. So I'm pretty happy with the way this one came out, but I am glad that you're here with me and watching the process. And I did really like the new pastels using them almost like watercolor. So I'll point that out when we get to that part. But for now, this is just the initial sketch and just trying to get the proportions correct. That is key to any good portrait work. So I'm going to work a little bit here, and I'll add some more commentary soon. Enjoy.