Thank you, Recreepy!! I loved the process, seeing the phases she went through. I will def revisit this art style that has the potential to be more street art editorial. Glad you like it!! xo
New subscriber here! So glad I found you! I actually quit drawing faces because I was so frustrated with the process mainly the skin tone color .. mixing and mixing never finding the right balance .. I binge watched your videos and all I can say is something clicked! Your process your style I love everything about what you do and how you do it! AND , I went to my local craft store and bought “light buttermilk” and it’s the perfect skin tone color! I can’t tell you enough how much I truly appreciate you taking the time and effort to share your gift with us here on YT! Thank you!
Thank you & welcome to my channel, Teri! It is so awesome to know that what I do inspired other artists, so thank you for sharing that with me! My go-to skin tone products include DecoArt Buttermilk, FolkArt Antique White (Light Cream), Jane Davenport Ancient Pages Charismatic, and pastels in similar shades. For pastels, it is best to first add a thin coat of clear gesso because it dries gritty, which hold the dusty pastels. You probably knew that, but thought I'd through it out there. Sometimes using pastels after using the acrylics gives a softer look and it easier because often times acrylics can get clumpy unless you add a bit of water (recommended) to thin it out to avoid giving our gals bad complexions! Thanks again. I'm glad you found my channel, too! Have fun creating beautiful portraits!!! xoxo
BTW, I forgot to add that if you use pastels, give the piece a quick spritz of fixative spray. I use Degas Spectrafix because it is odorless and non-toxic. I hate to think what I have breathed in when using the heat tool. Sometimes, I remember to use a mask. Optionally, you can use a pump hairspray from your local Dollar-type store. xo
I love the chalk pastels. I just bought some rembrandts , found them on sale, regularly ten dollars a set on sale for three dollars. I bought all they had, unfortunately they had sold out of the dark greens and purples, ill have to order those.I would love to know what you use. Im so excited to learn how to use them in my mixed media portraits.
Hi Mickey! Wow! That sounds exciting. Rembrandt is a premium brand. Great $core!!! We are going to be learning together! I've been researching all the soft pastel brands lately, such as Unison and Sennelier. I am not ready to plop down several hundreds of dollars on them yet. Read below for what I did get (and have not used yet!) All I've used in my videos is the Charvin water soluble brand that I bought four years ago. I recently developed a strong interest in chalk pastels because they are good substitute (for me, anyway) for watercolors. I am heavy handed and find watercolors fade too much when dried - probably because I am using low pigmented brands and too much water. I "just" bought (arrived yesterday from Amazon) 3 new sets: Arrtx set of 48 soft pastels; Violetto set of 48 soft pastels; and Colour Block set of 80 soft pastels with amazing colors!. I want to use water and alcohol to get interesting results. I want to stencil with them and use them with other mediums. I do abstract art at my other channel, youtube.com/@anniesabstractart, and want to see what I can do with that style of art. I have a set of colorful PanPastels and a set of skin tones that I mostly use for portrait art. In addition to the abovementioned sets I just bought, I bought a set of all white soft pastels and a set of all black soft pastels. I plan to use a mask for very involved pieces because of the dust (although adding water will minimize the dust) and fixative sprays (I have a non-toxic, odorless pump spray by Spectrafix. Smells nice. It's almost like pump hair spray, but more expensive! It claims to be all natural. I will be sharing my progress. Keep me posted on your progress! xo P.S. After I posted this reply I watched a great tutorial by Kelly at Book And Paper Art! Here's the link. I will also put it in the Community Tab! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ebo_mk3PKkA.html
She’s beautiful, Anne (I hope I’m spelling your name correctly)! Do you sketch your portraits from imagination or from reference photos? Whatever the case, you’ve got skills, Girlie! 😊❤
Hi Feeny! Technically, I'm Ann, but you can spell it any way you choose. Someone else always calls me Anna and I have another RU-vid channel AnniesAbstractArt. To answer your question, I draw from my imagination. This gal was definitely from my noggin. A couple of months back I used a few references and, to be honest. I feel they looked good technically but lacked a soul. I am working on different techniques and materials lately. I'm always trying new approaches, materials, and styles, from mixed media to simple pencil or neutral palettes. Thanks for the question! Enjoy your weekend. I will see you with a new piece soon!! :) xo
@@HeadTripCreations Thank you so much for answering my question, Ann. You’re awesome and I appreciate both your channels. I’ll see ya on the next video; keep ‘em coming! 😍
love this & these juicy layers❤ i learned a technique using walnutoil with pastels like you are using water here... it pretty cool and has nice depth✨🤍❤️🔥
Oh wow, now I will be ordering walnut oil! I wonder why walnut vs baby oil or other oils. Must be something to it. Can't wait to try it. I have two sets of soft pastels enroute! Thank you so much for the cool tip, Ondine!!! xo
@@HeadTripCreations ya there was a big discussion about types of oils. the teacher actually liked linseed but many of us did notwant to use it. i think baby oil is too slippery🤷🏼♀️ Anyway lots of reccommendations for the walnut, so i got it at the local coop, you can get it in the grocery store ot like whole foods. beautiful effect.
Do you have a link info on the topic of oil and chalk pastels? Everything out there about oils and pastels is for oil pastels, not chalk pastels. I know oils work well with oil pastels and always heard that water or alcohol work with chalk pastels. xo
