Realistic Chalk Pastel Portraits
We Paint the Nose
A course by Maximiliano Bagnasco , Artist and Face Expert
Joined July 2020
About the video: We Paint the Nose
Overview
“Now, I will paint the nose with the different skin tones that we previously selected and mixed. We will apply the principles we learned to generate volume in a sphere, we will use lights and shadows to give the face dimension.”
In this video lesson Maximiliano Bagnasco addresses the topic: We Paint the Nose, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Chalk Pastel Portraits. Learn to create stunning portraits by recreating every detail from a photograph.
Partial transcription of the video
“Painting the nose Let's start painting the nose. I have the tones that I've selected for the skin. For me it's really natural to work out skin colors and tones. But what you can do is hold the chalks or pencils up to the image or have a sheet close to the photo and try to see the difference with each pastel chalk... against the photo. See which tone is more reddish, more orange. For example, I can see that this tone I added recently, looks like this one from the middle of the nose. This sector of the nose, here. I see that this is similar to the dark part. So I already have some tones. Let'...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Chalk Pastel Portraits
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Drawing, Fine Arts, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration

Maximiliano Bagnasco
A course by Maximiliano Bagnasco
Maximiliano Bagnasco is an artist and self-proclaimed face expert, yet his specialty has never limited the breadth of his work, which includes drawing, painting, caricatures, portraits, illustrations, graphic humor, cartoons, and murals. He has created a host of illustrations for both national and international magazines, collaborated with brands like Amazon, Universal, Disney, and Warner, and drawn caricatures of celebrities like Steven Tyler, Ozzy Osbourne, Jorge Luis Borges, Mercedes Sosa, and Diego Armando Maradona.
He is also the creator of Espacio de Artes Maxi Bagnasco where he teaches workshops and organizes artistic events. Similarly, he actively participates in the creative community giving talks, teaching seminars, and collaborating in programs and festivals where he does live drawings and paintings.
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