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Debora Stewart | Runtime (81 min)
You can create more than just another pretty portrait painting with the art lessons in this video. Start from photos to learn how to draw faces; then follow lessons on composition and color schemes for how to translate what you see into exciting painting possibilities. A final step-by-step demonstration in pastel helps you put these lessons together into an energetic abstract painting–painting portraits has never felt so liberating!
This abstract art tutorial features:
- Step-by-step instruction to achieve a complete understanding of how to paint abstract portraits
- Mixed media techniques for loose, energetic underpaintings
- Painting tips on composition & color schemes in abstract art
- Pastel painting techniques including lessons on linework, layering, developing values, color, and more
- Lessons on how to draw from life & photos
MATERIALS
Surface
- Rives BFK paper in white 280 gsm (or other paper that accepts water)
Acrylics (Debora uses GOLDEN brand)
- HBlack
- Cadmium Red Medium Hue
Brushes
- Several flat synthetic brushes (for underpainting and dissolving pigment)
- 2-inch, long house painting brush or foam brush (for acrylic ground application)
Pastels (Debora uses Unison brand)
- Variety of hard and soft pastels
- Variety of warm and cool colors, and neutrals
- Variety of values (dark, medium and light for each color)
- Full Demo: red and orange hard pastels, range of red and orange soft pastels (variety of value and temperature), range of neutral green soft pastels (variety of value and temperature), as well as soft pastels in creams for lights and blue violets for shadows
Other
- Water containers
- Paper towels
- Charcoal (vine and compressed)
- Newsprint (or other scrap paper)
- Acrylic Ground for Pastels (Debora uses GOLDEN brand)
- Styrofoam plates, small plastic palette knife (for pastel acrylic ground)
- Color wheel (optional)
- Hairdryer (optional)
- Rubbing alcohol (and container for application)
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Markus 2/23/2019
S 11/18/2018
JUDITH 9/23/2018
Susan 8/29/2018
Linda 7/22/2018
Kittie 2/18/2018
Zahra 1/11/2018
Lydia 1/3/2018
Kent 8/24/2017
Impressive, exciting , lots of spontaneity, I will have to try some of her techniques.
Thomas 8/20/2017
Nancy 6/28/2017
Cecilia 6/4/2017
Fantastic!
Cecilia 6/2/2017
It was very cool and creative and can't wait to try it.
George 5/30/2017
Stan 5/29/2017
Inspiring
Marina 5/7/2017
Mary 5/1/2017
Enjoyed very much!!! Tried something similar and folks really liked it.
Laila 4/16/2017
Carol A. 3/25/2017
Very instructive.
Scyrus 1/27/2017
good
Dhaher 10/13/2016
Amazing I love it
Julie 9/25/2016
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- 1 Lesson
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