Pastel Workshop
Using the Quick Pose to Create Character Pastel Portraits
With
Mike Beeman, PSA
Spend an intensive two day workshop learning the basics of creating innovative and exciting pastel portraits from quick pose studies. Students will be working from a live model to develop quick pose sketches that will be used to create character pastel portraits.
Students will learn:
How to develop an approach to drawing quick pose portraits in three to five minutes
Basic portrait proportions
Simple approaches in rendering the eyes, nose and mouth in pastel
How to block in a portrait in with two and three values
Working from live models
Developing character pastel portraits from quick pose sketches
Key components to look for in value mapping the portrait
Critique sessions and open discussions
This workshop will assist students in obtaining a certain level of confidence in their ability to paint portraits and working with the quick pose that will improve their overall painting ability.
Mike Beeman is a signature member of both the Pastel Society of America, the Pastel Society of Colorado, and also belongs to the Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies.
He has been has been a finalist in the Top 100 annual competition in the Pastel Journal’s Magazine for 2005 and 2007.
Supplies:
431 Steel Gray Canson Pastel Paper
pastels..( starter sets for portraits would work fine )
Pastel support/drawing board for 11”x 14” paper
Kneaded eraser
Copy Paper 11” x 17” or 8 ½” x 14”
Carbothello Pastel Pencils Black 1400/730, Caput Martuum Red 1400/645 and Bistre 1400/635
Lots of patience….free from Beemanstudios
