Self-Portrait in Graphite and Pastel: Techniques of Light and Form

Overview

“In this lesson, I will show you how to create a value shading strip and explain how to use the materials to achieve quick results.”

In this video lesson Gustavo Ramos addresses the topic: Creating Value Shading Strips, which is part of the Domestika online course: Self-Portrait in Graphite and Pastel: Techniques of Light and Form. Master light and form techniques to create dynamic self-portraits in graphite and pastel while working from life..

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, we're going to be creating a value shading strip. And I'm going to be talking about how I use these materials to create this trip in a fast way. We're going to be creating a seven step value shading strip. This exercise is meant to help you understand the full range of values that we can create using these materials. So the first thing I'm gonna do is pull out the pastel and my brush. I'm gonna load the brush. and then I'm going to spread the pastel here. to make sure that I don't have too much on my brush. And I'm going to go right in and cover pretty much the entire strip ...”

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Course summary for: Self-Portrait in Graphite and Pastel: Techniques of Light and Form

• Level: Beginner
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• 1588 students
• 4 units
• 17 lessons (3h 23m)
• 4 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing