Pastel Portrait Day
Saturday 22nd March
10.15-3.15
£70
Spend the day making a pastel Portrait from a live sitter. Explore Mark making and skin tones, form and structure to capture expression and likeness.
Please bring your own pastel materials. I recommend inscribe 64 half sticks, for beginners.
Pastel Portrait Day - Saturday 22nd March 2025
What makes a good portrait? How do you achieve likeness? How do you prevent wonky eyes and achieve convincing proportions? How does studying the anatomy of the face help your drawing? How do you achieve accuracy yet still retain expression and style? How do create emotion, drama and atmosphere? How to capture presence and essence of the sitter?
Suitable for complete beginners who want to give it a go, amateurs who want to learn, seasoned artists who want to do their own thing in good company.