This is my first attempt at using Pastel Pencils. I bought the 36-pack Faber Castell Pitt package recommended by Phil Davies. I am quite pleased. They have great color density. I did it free hand so my proportions might not be quite right.
Thanks a lot!! You are awesome!! Btw I use koh-I-noor soft pastel pencil the white pencil is not as good as yours, I can’t user for eyes at all please can you tell me what I am doing wrong?? Thanks!!
Paolo Lotti for this study just drawing paper (smooth surface, mid grey tone). For the full portraits I use pastel paper (a very finely excited surface for the baby portrait and an Ingres surface for the older guy). Unlike soft pastels I find pastel pencils work fine with drawing paper for sketches and practice studies like this eye. I'd always use a pastel paper for a full portrait though. Phil
Awesome work, subbed to you. I'm new to drawing and very recently bought the 64 Faber Castell pastel pencils, what do you use to sharpen them? I've been using a Stanley so far but would like a sharpener that doesn't break the pastel.
Absolutely amazing!! You're a really great teacher. Going to visit your website now, and I have subscribed. Thank you for posting these videos. They're fantastic and a huge help!!
Tiny Vanuffelen no I use pastel pencils for everything and keep to about a dozen pencils in total. I use Fabre Castell Pitt pastel pencils for every facial feature study and the two full portraits
Great video. Thanks a lot. I wonder what kind of pastel pencil you are using. I painted with soft pastel pencil and didn't get those white on blue for reflections, neither this mix of colors with the next pencil. Are you using oil pastel pencils or may be I am using low quality ones? Thanks.
So, you never blend your colors with anything other than the next pencil? Thank you for sharing this. I have only used pastel pencils once...yesterday and I wondered how to blend. It turned out ok but your teachings help a lot.
I've noticed on a few other portrait pastel pencil drawings that they have a green foundation before they start using the skin tones and such. I was just wondering if you could give me an answer as to why that is?
That's a really old technique, dating back to ancient portraits and icons--many skin tones, for instance, mediterranean--have underlying green/olive tones. Starting with those colors builds up the richness and depth of the portrait.
@@tonyalewis3232 aha. Thank you for that information. I had some trouble finding out the reason why that is. Fascinating it is, or at least to me it is
I wouldn’t have used black pencil for dark areas. Looks flat and unnatural. I would’ve used a red, green, blue, and yellow ochre. That’s really all you need. You don’t need all those other many browns, pinks, and stuff. For a rich black I like to use a very dark blue or dark purple and mix it with black for a nice smooth and rich dark area.
Pastel is typically not applied light to dark. They're similar enough to oils and opaque enough to allow dark to light applications. The initial light you applied served no function whatsoever. The finished drawing is quite crude and amateurish.
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I love your instructions, I understand more in this video, especially with pastels. Thank you so very much.
This is my first attempt at using Pastel Pencils. I bought the 36-pack Faber Castell Pitt package recommended by Phil Davies. I am quite pleased. They have great color density. I did it free hand so my proportions might not be quite right.
That's great. Enjoy painting. [Emmalyn]
Great! Perfect! You teach us with so many details! Seems to be sooo easy! Thank you so much!
Thanks for the comment. glad you liked it. Happy Painting
You made that eye come alive! Unreal!
Thank you from a very new artist. Love all your demos. You are so clear with your instructions. I"m very pleased with my first effort.
Thanks for the comment. glad you liked it. Happy Painting
This is gorgeous! What a brilliant artist! Thank you so much for sharing!
That's very kind of you to say Dawn, thank you.
You breathed life into that picture! Well done!
Amazing! Please give me your thoughts on using pencils and pan pastels on panels, canvas, mdf boards, birch, etc instead of paper.
Thank you for sharing your talent here. I learnt a lot about observation from this demo.
Thanks Lindy, pleased it helped
You are a wonderful and skilled teacher
Thank you Ana (Phil)
Another great video fantastic learning so much thanks again
That was amazing!...was totally mesmerized with it all! You make it look so easy but so want to try it! Many thanks
Thanks Liz, definitely give it go. Pastel pencils are a great medium to work with - very quick to learn, minimum of mess and set up.
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Thanks a lot!! You are awesome!! Btw I use koh-I-noor soft pastel pencil the white pencil is not as good as yours, I can’t user for eyes at all please can you tell me what I am doing wrong?? Thanks!!
Great teaching skills, makes things better in real time! I will take your advice and enhance my observational skills.
Hi do you have any books published please? Your work and demonstrations are great.
I'm afraid not. Thanks for the comment. Happy Painting.
I really learned a lot on this. Thank you!
Excellent, thank you for sharing! Just watched the first 5 minutes. What kind of paper is used?
Paolo Lotti for this study just drawing paper (smooth surface, mid grey tone). For the full portraits I use pastel paper (a very finely excited surface for the baby portrait and an Ingres surface for the older guy). Unlike soft pastels I find pastel pencils work fine with drawing paper for sketches and practice studies like this eye. I'd always use a pastel paper for a full portrait though. Phil
Awesome work, subbed to you. I'm new to drawing and very recently bought the 64 Faber Castell pastel pencils, what do you use to sharpen them? I've been using a Stanley so far but would like a sharpener that doesn't break the pastel.
Absolutely amazing!! You're a really great teacher. Going to visit your website now, and I have subscribed. Thank you for posting these videos. They're fantastic and a huge help!!
Thanks Rebecca, really kind of you to say (Phil)
You're most welcome!
Thank you for your answer !
great drawing, thanks for sharing. can you share a link to the original image you used as a baseline for this drawing?
What kind of paper did you use? I cant seem to find anything that will hold the pastels.
Excellent tutorial! Thank you for sharing
Kindly tell me which Brand's pencils you are using in this video??? Kindly tell me, I want to buy pastel pencils.
your drawing blue eye looks like a nice shade of blue than the photograph
Amazing! Thanks for this video.
Thank you for sharing ! Do I understand that you are using pastel pencils for study and soft pastel for the hole portret ?
I'm gonna practic a lot !!
Tiny Vanuffelen no I use pastel pencils for everything and keep to about a dozen pencils in total. I use Fabre Castell Pitt pastel pencils for every facial feature study and the two full portraits
Great video. Thanks a lot. I wonder what kind of pastel pencil you are using. I painted with soft pastel pencil and didn't get those white on blue for reflections, neither this mix of colors with the next pencil. Are you using oil pastel pencils or may be I am using low quality ones? Thanks.
I appreciate your time giving us some feedback. I'm not too sure about the pastel pencil but I'll see if I can find out for you Luis.
So, you never blend your colors with anything other than the next pencil? Thank you for sharing this. I have only used pastel pencils once...yesterday and I wondered how to blend. It turned out ok but your teachings help a lot.
+DeLila Bogart I don't wry often and if I do it's conservatively with my little finger. Thanks for the kind words
Nice video, very helpful for me. Keep it up👍
Thanks Christoffer
Great video thanks for sharing!!!!!
Glad you liked it. Happy Painting.
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I've noticed on a few other portrait pastel pencil drawings that they have a green foundation before they start using the skin tones and such. I was just wondering if you could give me an answer as to why that is?
That's a really old technique, dating back to ancient portraits and icons--many skin tones, for instance, mediterranean--have underlying green/olive tones. Starting with those colors builds up the richness and depth of the portrait.
@@tonyalewis3232 aha. Thank you for that information. I had some trouble finding out the reason why that is. Fascinating it is, or at least to me it is
What kind of paper is that?
i hope ur talent is make u get in in the america got talent im really want see u in tv!
well i mean u really great can u sharing how to draw an item like pencil with 3D draw plz...😋
Thanks bella for the request, I'll pass this on and we'll see what we can do.
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i never have had to conserve lights working with charcoal, so this is new for me to think of lol
I wouldn’t have used black pencil for dark areas. Looks flat and unnatural. I would’ve used a red, green, blue, and yellow ochre. That’s really all you need. You don’t need all those other many browns, pinks, and stuff. For a rich black I like to use a very dark blue or dark purple and mix it with black for a nice smooth and rich dark area.
Pastel is typically not applied light to dark. They're similar enough to oils and opaque enough to allow dark to light applications. The initial light you applied served no function whatsoever. The finished drawing is quite crude and amateurish.