PASTEL ONLINE COURSE
Black & White Fur
Learn how to paint with soft pastels and pastel pencils
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What will I learn?
Hyperrealism
Subject, fur, depth, source light...
- How to create a rich and intense black and withe coat with pastels.
- How to make the subject’s coat shine both in white and black tonalities.
- How to achieve depth in fur by working with lights and darks to make the subject stand out.
- How to use soft pastels and sponges for the base layers.
- How to use pastel pencils to create a painting full of highly detailed elements, on top of the base layers.
- How to create a light source in our subject.
Color & Backgrounds
color, technique and background integration.
- The importance of correct choice and use of colour in a portrait.
- How to identify and choose the correct colours of the subject looking at our reference photos.
- How to use soft pastels and sponges to create a perfectly smooth background.
- How to perfectly integrate the subject with the background.
- How to choose the right background colour for the subject.
Details
Eyes, nose, mouth, metal elements.
- We will work on one specific subject.
- How to create depth, shine, colour and reflection within the eyes, as Eye's are the window to the soul.
- How to create a healthy wet nose, tongue and mouth features, achieving a realistic look.
- How to create realistic metallic elements like collar, tags, etc.
- How to add those final and extremely important details (whiskers, fine hairs) that will give our subject that extremely realistic and fluffy look.
Black & White Fur
Pastel Online Course
By Patricia Otero ©
- Over 8 hours of guided real time painting in video format. Your own online account in which you'll have the courses you've purchased. Follow the course at your own pace online whenever you wish.
- Online Course divided into different lessons and modules for easy understanding.
- Paint an hyper realistic pet portrait using soft pastels and pastel pencils with two of the most difficult colours, black and white, and all the range of tonalities within them.
- You will learn all about color choice, fur technique, background technique, layering techniques, source light, composition, and all about painting eyes, noses, tongues, metallic elements , etc.
BLACK FRIDAY -22%
179€
Which materials will I need?
Pastel Paper
Sanded surface.
The Paper I’ll be using is called Pastelmat from Clairefontaine color DARK GREY. Ideal size for this course: 50x75cm. You’ll have some paper leftover. If cou can’t find this size, look for 30x40cm
Alternatives to Pastelmat: Sennelier Pastel Card, Art, Spectrum Colourfix, Canson Mi Teintes.
Soft Pastels
For our base layers.
Soft pastels I’ll be using: Schmincke.
Soft pastels alternatives: Unison Color, Rembrandt, Girault, Pan Pastels.
My favourite black and white for soft pastels: Schmincke Serious Black and Schmincke White pastel online course
Pastel Pencils
For all the many details.
The pastel pencils I’ll be using are: Stabilo Carbothello, Faber Castell Pastel Pitt, Caran d’Ache Pastel Pencils.
Alternatives to these pastel pencils Bruynzeel, Derwent, Daler Rowney.
The whitest white I own is Caran d’Ache chinese white pastel pencil and the blackest black I own is Black pastel color from CretaColor 460 12.
Sponges
For blending soft pastels.
Sponges and “spatula nº3 Oval” from PanPastel Sofft. Try to get at least 1 packet of smaller sponges (it comes with 10 small sponges) If “nº3 Oval” is not available get “nº1 Round” or “nº2 Flat”
Alternatives: Make Up Sponges will work good enough if you can’t find the ones from the panpastel brand, they are a similar material
Surface
For blending soft pastels.
You will need a surface to tape down the Pastelmat, this can be a piece of wood or a piece of thick cardboard or the same table in which you will be working on. I will use an easel.
Buy craft tape for taping down the pastelmat. Masking tape is also good but sometimes is not very sticky.
White transfer paper (or any color of choice). Any brand is good, I use the brand Saral.
Don’t worry!
Work with what you have
Work with any material you have, as a teenager I used to work only with Rembrandt soft pastels and the cheapest paper in my art store, the results for portraits were amazing. I’ve always worked with what I’ve had at the time, having some brands might make the process easier but they are not absolutely necessary.
F.A.Q.
I am a beginner, can I use this course?
Absolutely. In this course I explain things from begining to end. My technique for pastel portraits is extremely specific, I do things differently than the typical pastel technique so to me it is important to explain the whole process of why I do what I do and how I do it. This means both beginners and advanced people will learn from my course.
How long will the course be available for?
The course will be available to purchase after it’s released for one year. After purchasing it you’ll have lifetime access.
Can I follow the tutorial in real time?
This course is a pre recorded course, so you’ll be able to paint along at your leisure and anytime which fits your lifestyle. The course is mainly real time painting and I’ve only speeded up a few areas so you’ll be able to follow along at the same time as my videos. You will have access to the course by logging into your account with your username and password. Inside your Dashboard you’ll be able to see the courses you have purchased. Access to it and follow the lessons at your own pace.
In what device should I watch this course?
You can watch my course in any device you wish. Ideally you should watch this course in a large screen. There’s lots of small detail work that you won’t be able to appreciate on your phone screen so a tablet or bigger decive is recommended to be able to watch the tutorials properly.
I don’t have all the brands you mention, would I be able to use this course?
Yes absolutely. The brands I use are not absolutely necessary for the course. You can work with what you have as long as it’s pastels. When I was in art school all I had was Rembrandt soft pastels and cheap pastel paper, nothing else! and I was able to achieve beautiful results in human portraiture. I’ve always found that whatever material I’m using, I’ll find a way to give my best result at pastel online course
Can I get a refund if I change my mind about the course?
No. Due the nature of digital products I’m not able to give you a refund of the course.
Will I be able to use this technique to paint other animals?
Yes! The technique I teach in this course can be applied to any long-fur animal you paint. Cats, dogs, rabbits, etc. I follow the same exact process for every subject (except human skin which is a different technique). In the future I will be releasing other courses in which we will paint different subjects, for short fur, humans, cat’s eyes, etc.
Can I pay you in installments?
If you wish to pay the course in different stages we can do that for sure. I will give you access to the course when the last payment is done.
Can I contact you if I don’t understand something?
Yes absolutely. If you see you are not understanding some areas of the course, let me know and I’ll try to explain through email with a better wording.
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