Pastel sketch from life

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I like it Linda .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 28 Oct 16:51:43

Thank you Paul.

Posted by Linda Wilson on Fri 28 Oct 18:30:02

A brilliant pastel sketch Linda.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Fri 28 Oct 18:42:23

Thank you Spencer. I’m not so sure about brilliant. I think he looks a bit ashen, but then he is called Ash!

Posted by Linda Wilson on Fri 28 Oct 19:48:32

Nicely composed with pastel Linda, the skin tones turned out well and depth between the collar bone, it must have been hard rubbing in the the darker parts under the chin and orbits of his eyes... I always need to use a fine brush as to form a shadow ...it takes time and patience to develop tonal plateau ....but you mastered this life sketch, well done!

Posted by Angela Harrison on Fri 28 Oct 20:50:22

Thank you Angela. I used layering for the dark tones. After rubbing in a mid tone brown, I used a sepia pastel pencil for the very dark parts.

Posted by Linda Wilson on Fri 28 Oct 22:25:47

Very good for an hour’s session Linda.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Sat 29 Oct 07:46:59

Hang on Studio Wall

28/10/2022

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Back to porridge! Live life class, an hour’s sketch with pastels on red paper. Not really finished, but time ran out.

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Linda Wilson

Since retiring from a career in education and training management, I returned to art after a gap of 40 years. Now I travel was much as I can with my husband and take an enormous amount of photographs, some of which I use as reference photos. Meanwhile, I take a weekly course in portraiture and…

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