Realistic Chalk Pastel Portraits
Fixative Application
A course by Maximiliano Bagnasco , Artist and Face Expert
Joined July 2020
Joined July 2020
About the video: Fixative Application
Overview
“I will show you different fixatives and explain how to apply it: at what distance from the drawing and the correct movements. Also, we will evaluate the effect it has on colors and lights.”
In this video lesson Maximiliano Bagnasco addresses the topic: Fixative Application, 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
“Applying fixative It's time to fix our drawing to the sheet. We need the pastel chalk to penetrate the sheet more. Since it's chalk, if we don't, it can get smudged on the sheet. What a lot of people do is use hair spray. It's cheap and you can find it anywhere. But I recommend using a professional fixative for art. We'll apply it at a distance of 30 centimetres, more or less, from the sheet. Fixatives always change the work slightly. We have to bear that in mind because afterwards the result will look slightly different. I recommend applying the fixative in an aired space because you shoul...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Chalk Pastel Portraits
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
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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