Realistic Chalk Pastel Portraits
We Paint the Eyes 2
A course by Maximiliano Bagnasco , Artist and Face Expert
Joined July 2020
About the video: We Paint the Eyes 2
Overview
“In this second part, we will concentrate on giving life to the look, we will capture the light in the eyes that is essential to capture a face with fidelity. It is important to focus on as many details as possible, I will teach you how to detect and capture them.”
In this video lesson Maximiliano Bagnasco addresses the topic: We Paint the Eyes 2, 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 eyes We'll do the shine in the eye, which is really important. It brings the gaze to life. All the reflections in the eye are very important. These highlights, in general, are surrounded by dark areas. These highlights, I'll merge them with this... light gray. In the bottom part, I think I can use a darker gray. But, additionally, I see... that there are light blues and purples. If you look at the image, at the top, I can see the eyelashes reflecting blue at the edges, some light blue at the bottom, this square of shine. In the bottom part I see a bit more purple. All of these ...”
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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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