Pastel Portrait Tutorial ~ How to draw Realistic glowing SKIN TONES using Pastel Pencils.

In this narrated Pastel Pencil tutorial video with real-time footage, I discuss how to draw realistic Skin tone that glows using Pastel pencils the easy way. Sharing my techniques and tips for pastel Portraits. Includes some real-time footage so you can take a closer look.
My passion is to help you to create realistic and soulful artwork. If you found this video useful please give it a like. Be sure to comment and say hello and let me know what kind of videos you'd like to see.
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Caran D'Ache Extra Fine Dry Pastel Pencils, 84 Assorted Colour Set.
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Conte a Paris Pastel Pencil Set, Assorted, Set of 48
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PASTELS STICKS:
Royal Talens - Rembrandt Extra Fine Soft Pastel - Artist Quality - General Selection of 45
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SURFACE USED
Clairefontaine Pastelmat, Pack of 5 Sheets 360g 50x70cm, Dark Grey (5)
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PASTELS STICKS:
Rembrandt Royal Talens Soft Pastels General Set, 90 Half Stick Set amzn.to/2KZlTNY
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[@AlinaMarie71]

You are incredible! I see how you take your time and relax and let it flow. I tend to get so anxious and rush things for no reason. I'm going to emulate your flow and take my time and get the detail I really want in my art from now on! Thank you for the inspiration!

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you so much for your kind words Alina! Relaxation and letting go of the mind's influence makes all the difference. It is the mind that creates anxiety... have no expectations, just connect with your heart and all will work out. Thrilled my videos are inspiring you. All the very best 😊🙏

[@marijanalofdahl799]

Watching this video really made me wanting to dust of my long forgotten pastel pencills and try to use them. You are an amazing artist!

[@DavePortersArt]

Hi MariJana, thrilled the video has inspired you to dust off those pastel pencils 😊 They are fun to use for sure... I would suggest drawing on Paselmat or any sanded surface, magic to work on... makes all the difference. Thank you for the kind words and watching my video... all the very best. 🙏

[@mandypoole6828]

Absolute perfection.!! The realism. Her expression and skintone. Amazing Dave. Top job!.👏💯😊🇬🇧

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you Mandy...really appreciate your kind words... thanks for all your support! 🥰🙏

[@kindking8009]

Bless you for keeping it old style and free handing the drawing. I don't have that good of an eye and use a camera lucida for the drawing.

[@DavePortersArt]

I love to freehand, there is a sense of freedom in it. All the best... thanks for watching! 🙏

[@duberdurm]

Man I never thought much about pastels until seeing what you did here. Wonderful work, thank you for sharing.

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you so much for watching... glad you found it interesting.... all the best 🙏

[@lyndakowalke8858]

What a wonderful tutorial. So many tips and info. I am loving it, soaking it up like sunshine. Your ginger is very beautiful and I am so looking forward to the rest to see how you do her flawless complexion with her delicate freckles. 🧚🏼‍♀️💕

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you so much Lynda! appreciate the kind words... thanks for watching. 🙏

[@odedonn3912]

Wow that’s an awesome tutorial Dave. Can’t wait to see part 2 🙏

[@DavePortersArt]

Thanks Oded... here is the link for part two... kzbin.info/www/bejne/innKhaqEo9Rgl6c Thanks for watching my videos 🙏

[@capapie24]

Stunning!

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you! Cheers! 🙏

[@columbus7950]

Magnificent work, thank you for sharing.

[@DavePortersArt]

Many thanks Columbus! you are very welcome 🙏

[@user-el4rk2nq2l]

Fantastic 😍. Wonderful to see you create. Thank you for sharing 🙏🏼

[@DavePortersArt]

Many thanks for the kind words.. My pleasure you are very welcome... thanks for watching 😊🙏

[@maryhamill36]

It's so life like, Lovely!

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you so much for wonderful feedback Mary... thrilled you like it so. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@DayByeDayChristine]

Beautiful art and wonderful tutorial!❤

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you so much... appreciate you watching 🙏

[@enaid54]

I can't wait to watch you do the beautiful red hair!

[@DavePortersArt]

Coming soon! 🙏

[@pamelamckenzie2685]

Wow, you are amazing, artis and bless you for giving up your time to show us and for us to learn from what you do.

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you so much... You are so welcome Pamela, thanks for the wonderful feedback... appreciated 🙏

[@kouassidominiquekrou8490]

Simply perfect! 🤗😉😊👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎉👏🎉👏

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you Kouassi! 🥰 appreciate all your support 🙏

[@alessandrovaccari782]

Hi, bravo! You definitively moved my convinction about pencil technique, that's no inferior to brushes, but equally loveable and usable.

[@DavePortersArt]

Hi Alessandro, thank you... Pastel are really convenient and fun to work with, they can achieve so much similar to oils. 🙏

[@MrSilva960]

Thats a beautiful portrait ! very good !

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you Mr Silva... thanks for watching. 🙏

[@evak8210]

Beautiful!

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you Eva! Cheers! 🙏

[@mailie6403]

Your work is beautiful. Thank you for the very helpful tips.

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you. You are so welcome Mailie! Thank you for watching them🙏

[@fineartist7710]

You are a fine artist and an excellent instructor...great work!

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you very much... appreciated! thanks for watching. 🙏

[@davido1953]

Classy and painterly look

[@DavePortersArt]

Thanks David... that is the look I aspire to, working towards creating more looser work. Thanks for watching! 😊🙏

[@stanislavtersl1277]

i love your work, sir. 👍🏽👍🏽👏🏽

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you so much Stanislav... appreciate you watching my videos... thanks for the great feedback. 🙏

[@Annie-nx2qc]

Your portrait is magnificent, I will try to do it

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you so much ... all the very best Annie 🙏

[@Annie-nx2qc]

Thank you so much. It helps my skin a lot with the Carbothello pencils 🙏

[@DavePortersArt]

My pleasure Anne😊 all the very best... thanks for watching 🙏

[@danyelhudon458]

The best tutorial than I had ever seen until now about portrait with pastel pencil! It is very instructive and you are giving the gut of trying! Tky so much!! From Quebec in Canada 🇨🇦 😊

[@DavePortersArt]

Hi Danyel, very kind words, much appreciated... so thrilled you are inspired by the video... great to know you are from Canada, beauty part of the world. thanks for watching 🙏

[@barbaradesantanna7151]

Beautifull work!

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you very much Barbara! 🙏

[@ttalah2964]

Your work is amazing

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@bryanharen8212]

Truly fantastic!!! I believe you are the best I've ever seen. I'm an artist and I do realism with water base acrylic and pastel's, I thought I was pretty good but you make me look like I'm preschool. I truly don't have the words for how good you are

[@DavePortersArt]

Thanks for the kind words Bryan. Art is very subjective. Everyone has their unique style, likes and dislikes. Thrilled you like my work, but there are other's that doesn't... I accept that and just keep flowing with my own direction. Keep preservering that is so important... All the very best with your art journey! 🙏

[@parachute5274]

Astonishing to watch this face come alive! Wonderful.

[@DavePortersArt]

thank you so much... thanks for watching 🙏

[@d.angeloferri1694]

wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you so much... thanks for watching 🙏

[@iiivanleeuwen]

I can only dream of being able to do a job like that, lovely to look at!

[@DavePortersArt]

Hi there, it is only many years of practice... it will come if you keep persevering for sure. Thanks for watching, glad you enjoy the video. 🙏

[@michellemaistry3170]

Brilliant 🤩👌 Wish I could have taken a fine arts. Thank you so much for the free tutorials

[@DavePortersArt]

You are welcome Michelle, hope they give you some pointers 🙏

[@coolshah1662]

So good!

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you!

[@GLRDesignsdotcom]

BEAUTIFUL!!❤️❤️❤️

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you!! 🙏

[@PoiPainting_art]

Beautiful

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you! Cheers!🙏

[@MargaretBatson]

Wonderful work Dave, you're a treasure, thank you for sharing. I've dabbled with pastel and pencil portraits off and on for the past 20 or so years. I did a coloured pencil portrait workshop at Patchings Art Centre, Nottingham about 15 years ago held by Anne Kulberg from USA. My art has been on hold for over 10 years, I'm ready to start again. 🌹

[@DavePortersArt]

You are welcome Margaret... thanks for the kind words. Pastels are great fun and no brushes to clean afterwards. Thrilled you are feeling inspired to start again. I had a 15 year or so break a while back... it amazed me what materials are available now. I would recommend a sanded surface... it makes all the difference. All the very best 🙏

[@Marie.902]

C'est Parfait !! Impressionnant de réalisme !! Bravo l'artiste 👏👏👍👍 Je ne comprends pas bien l'anglais, mais quel plaisir de voir cette vidéo Merci 🤗👏

[@DavePortersArt]

Merci beaucoup pour tes mots gentils. Merci d'avoir regardé! 🙏

[@danwoods1347]

Another beautiful tutorial, Dave. I always learn so much from them. At the place where you ended there was a real Caravaggio style to the piece. Nicely done as usual. I just finished a portrait of a ginger. Somewhat tricky to do!

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you so much Dan... I Love Caravaggio style, thanks for the kind words. Ginger hair is a challenge for sure... always enjoy that. 🙏

[@giovannacalcagno6736]

Hola Maestro,soy apasionada de pintura y sus trabajos son espectaculares,yo tambien pinto yaprendo mucho de sus trabajos.

[@DavePortersArt]

Hola Giovanna, gracias por tus amables palabras. Me encanta que mis videos te resulten útiles... todo lo mejor en tu viaje artístico. 🙏

[@ee232jensen]

WHAT A TALENT. 😉❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@DavePortersArt]

You are very kind... THANK YOU 🙏

[@wilmavandendries9969]

Fantastisch wat is dit knap. Onverstelbaar zo goed! 😮❤

[@DavePortersArt]

Heel erg bedankt, een mooi referentiebeeld maakt het verschil. Het allerbeste Wilma... bedankt voor het kijken. 🙏

[@rajkumarpandey3376]

You are the first artist who is using gray paper and I find it very interesting.

[@DavePortersArt]

I use grey with Oil Paints too... great base colour. I figured out that every colour can be a grey by adding the complimentary colours together... so I find grey the perfect colour as the surface... also it helps to see the values and somehow the work seems to pop too. 🙏

[@IanRM]

Subscribed . . . I am an artist myself, loved this video.

[@DavePortersArt]

Thanks for the sub Ian... all the very best with your art journey! 🙏

[@arte_cc.1]

Bellissimo ritratto 💗

[@DavePortersArt]

Molte grazie... apprezzo che tu abbia guardato il video 🙏

[@massimoiannilli7339]

Bellissimo, grazie per la condivisione 👍

[@DavePortersArt]

Grazie... sei il benvenuto 🙏

[@concitascarpato1616]

Bellissimo 👏👏👏👏❤️

[@DavePortersArt]

Grazie molto 🥰

[@kathleenmcneil3032]

Amazing😊

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you Kathleen! 🙏

[@asokchattopadhyay4927]

Excellent

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@michaelgillespie1206]

That's a good lesson, I hope I can put it to practice, I'm new to pastels and I'm still just experimenting with some soft pastels and different kinds of paper, I've had good success many years ago when I practiced with pastels, I'm going to get some pastel pencils, some Panpastel and some other kinds of papers, now I just need to practice the various techniques, but it's a fun pastime and the results are often surprising.

[@DavePortersArt]

Al the very best with your pastel journey Michael, I would recommend a sanded surface like Pastelmat, makes all the difference for sure. They are great fun to use. Best wishes... Dave 🙏

[@ruthballardart4115]

Thank you so much for your videos. I wish I had found you sooner. I love your fine art approach that is so much more than copying, but understanding the concepts and principles of color, etc. I joined your Patreon and look forward to working on some tutorials with you. Merry Christmas!

[@DavePortersArt]

You are welcome Ruth, pleased you found me in the end... I like to keep thing traditional and straight forward... thanks for joining me on Patreon, appreciated the support. Hope you had a great xmas... Happy New Year! 🙏🎉

[@alisskanetos1229]

Just wow. I will definitely become a patreon, just what I need :)

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you Alis... appreciate the support 😊🙏

[@tonydesenhart_marketing-di8371]

Simplesmente maravilhoso e fantástico !!! Dom de Deus. Tão real. Eu vendo ele desenhar, fiquei desanimado comigo mesmo. Demora 100 anos, e será que desenhariamos assim?😮

[@DavePortersArt]

São apenas anos de prática Tony... obrigado pelas amáveis ​​palavras e por assistir meu vídeo... muito apreciado.🙏

[@user-xt4ot5hb5s]

An amazing artist. Just purchased some pastelmat & will have a stab at doing a portrait of my grandson. Feel a bit anxious tho' because I've never used this medium before. Thank you so much for so generously showing us how to. Gorgeous portrait.

[@DavePortersArt]

Have fun! they are a great medium to use. They take a little practice so don't get disheartened to start with.. the key is keep persevering. Thank you for your kind words and watching my videos. Take care all the very best! 😊🙏

[@PK-se2jh]

amazinggg

[@DavePortersArt]

thank you 🙏

[@dipuartsdigital]

Very beautiful 😍👏👏🙏

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you very much 🙏

[@hurstliliana]

Wow, I love your tutorial, I have pastel from Faber Castle, and I am a beginner, doing mostly animals, but I do water colour faces, and I love it, thank you so much for this wonderful lessons. I will be in touch with you ❤

[@DavePortersArt]

Glad it was helpful Liliana, all the very best with your portrait pastel journey. 🙏

[@francescacatlow]

I love watching your videos, can’t wait to see the next stage. My granddaughter has similar colouring so I am eager to see the hair stage as this is something else I struggle with. I am a patron so will keep looking for this. Super, Dave!

[@DavePortersArt]

Hi Francesca, Thanks for the kind words, really appreciate you watching my videos... I have a Study on KZbin that might help you until its on Patreon... here is the link : kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYWqgX94rbWjl5Y Appreciate all your support... best wishes Dave 🥰

[@yaghobshojaei]

Very beautiful my dear friend and artist

[@DavePortersArt]

Thankyou so much Yaghoub 🙏

[@DavePortersArt]

If you enjoyed part 1... here is a quick link for Part 2... kzbin.info/www/bejne/innKhaqEo9Rgl6c thanks for watching my videos... much appreciated 🙏

[@pollyester6627]

Well done! Great video work too, without any unnecessary music.

[@DavePortersArt]

Cheers! Glad you liked it! I am going to stop putting music in the background like the recent video I have posted. 🙏 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHfXdoF_mKiSmac

[@pollyester6627]

@@DavePortersArt Oops, I've only viewed this video, didn't know your other videos had music. I love music, I was commenting in general some as video makers don't control the volume, and well some music can be annoying. 😬 🙂

[@georgevprochazka5316]

Very nice sir !

[@DavePortersArt]

Thanks a lot George! 🙏

[@nirunonprom7035]

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[@at0139]

❤❤❤

[@DavePortersArt]

🥰🙏

[@user-nb7rj5ow2c]

جميل❤

[@DavePortersArt]

شكراً جزيلاً 🙏

[@eijahakanen1538]

Kiitos.rakastan maalaamista.ja opin sinulta lisää.olet todella taitava.ja hienoa kun jaat tietoa.🤩🥰.Thank you .!!

[@DavePortersArt]

Tervetuloa Eija. Rakastan jakaa... kiitos kanavani katsomisesta ja tukemisesta. 🙏

[@barbarafrancesconi1890]

Sei bravissimo

[@DavePortersArt]

Grazie mille 🙏

[@ktosktos966]

Mistrzu ucz mnie.

[@DavePortersArt]

Jesteś bardzo miły... Sprawdź mój kanał, aby uzyskać więcej tutoriali www.youtube.com/@DavePortersArt 😊🙏

[@SigmundOppenbaum]

I just adore a famine cleft chin.

[@DavePortersArt]

She is a beautiful subject to draw for sure. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@dititiklima3657]

from indonesia we are watching

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you Dititiklima. ...great to know you are watching from Indonesia. 🙏

[@umbulede4765]

Terimakasih from Flores Indonesia

[@DavePortersArt]

Selamat datang... terima kasih telah menonton videonya 🙏

[@Josiah_Harder]

I would love to see you try the verdaccio technique I think you would be good at it too with your painting style. Cuong Nguyen has some videos showing how he uses it and the effect is very beautiful

[@DavePortersArt]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I not a fan of the overall look to be honest, he is a great artist, but will stick to my own path. 🙏

[@Josiah_Harder]

@@DavePortersArt your method is also very beautiful and you're an expert at it already so that makes sense!

[@user-vj5pl9ne4z]

​@@DavePortersArtHi Dave I also find your portraits more natural and am very glad that you show another way without the green underpainting. I tried Cuong Nguyens way, couldn't get it to look anyway near good. Too many layers and ended in muddiness😢I will try your way.😊

[@kokhaurng8566]

I think we can use some powder to make the painting more realistic. Just like make up. The liquid form of painting mixed with power finish, a fusion new way of painting. Benefit? More even painting plus quick dry.

[@DavePortersArt]

all the very best with your unique way of painting 🙏

[@Annie-nx2qc]

I also use Caran d'Ache pencils

[@DavePortersArt]

They are beautiful pencils for sure 🙏

[@lisafred1362]

How do you sharpen your pencils? Thanks so much for this wonderful portrait and all the instruction. Could you do this portrait with Stabilio Carbothello alone (and just the two white pencils) or do you need Caran D Ache ones also?

[@DavePortersArt]

You would need a fresher white, either a Caran d'Ache Chinese or Azurite white. You could use the Faber Castel white I tend to use that more now, then use your CarbOthello pencils with them. Regarding sharpening pencils, watch this video I show you how. Here is the link... kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYqqp4CQYrNjoNk All the best 🙏

[@godiejosef3788]

Superb

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank you Godie 🙏

[@user-ig3bu9mc4x]

感谢分享

[@DavePortersArt]

非常欢迎您...感谢您的观看 🙏

[@romijo50]

schitterend !!

[@DavePortersArt]

Ontzettend bedankt! 🙏

[@daveswallow8291]

Just amazing brother. One question : when you feel like your finished with the detail stage would you say that all the little grey holes of the pastelmat are gone ? Sometimes i keep going until all the paper is covered and sometimes that looks plastic

[@DavePortersArt]

Hi Dave, because I work in layers, the grey colour of the pastelmat acts as a desaturation for colours in some of the midtone and the shadow areas. All the pastelmat is covered... there is more pigment in some areas than others. The reason it might look plastic is that the tooth of the pastel mat has gone... I always leave enough tooth for the subtle details to grab on to. All the very best 🙏

[@mrm7722]

Excellent from Iraq

[@DavePortersArt]

Thank You 🙏

[@followyourheart2310]

Dave , what pencil should be used for drawing outlines

[@DavePortersArt]

I use a CarbOthello 708 Grey pencil.

[@cmkarma5554]

I think you are the best artist ever, also I love your voice is so calming,and because I’m very new at this and I hope is not a dumb question but the pastel you are using are they chalk, or oil pastel? Thank you ❤

[@DavePortersArt]

Hi, thank you so much for your kind words, they are all chalk and soft pastels, there is a list of brands I use in the description below this video. All the very best... thanks for watching🙏

[@cmkarma5554]

@@DavePortersArt thank you for the reply!!

[@juliacastro8928]

Hi,love your videos,I mainly do portraits with colored pencils,but I can use the same techniques for pastel pencils to colored pencils right? I was also interested in starting with soft pastels soon. What’s are your main soft pastel sets that you recommend me getting? Thank you! God bless.

[@DavePortersArt]

Thrilled you love my videos Julia... yes the technique would work the same for coloured pencil if you use pastelmat as your surface. I would recommend the CarbOthello set... than buy a single Carand'Ache Chinese white and a Faber Castell 101 white. All the very best 🙏

[@followyourheart2310]

Dave do you also use pan pastel powder with brushes for any of your work . If so do you have any videos to share. Thanks

[@DavePortersArt]

Keep meaning to give them a try, will have to give them a go at some point.😊🙏

[@silvia_art]

Hi Dave, I like your portrait very much! 😊 Do you use the fixative to protect your portrait? Some artists don't use it, because sometimes it can alter the hues of the pigments, especially with soft pastels. Thanks, Silvia

[@DavePortersArt]

Hi Silvia, I don't like to use fixative as it dulls colours. If I am storing the work I wrap it in Glassine paper. I also frame under a mount and glass. Take care... all the best 🙏

[@silvia_art]

@@DavePortersArt thanks Dave 😊

[@Georgi_Slavov]

Excellent, but what finish can be used(like a fixative for ordinary pencils),is there something like a transparent finish, that gets hard and protects them?Bc pastel is pretty fragile and 'catches' a lot of dust,hair etc.I am talking about soft,oil pastel, like i use.

[@DavePortersArt]

The surface we use makes all the difference... I have an allergy to dust, Pastelmat seem to grab the pigment and hardly any dust is created. I frame my work under glass /mount or store them wrapped in glassine paper. thanks for watching🙏

[@Georgi_Slavov]

@@DavePortersArt i ve used an acrylic spray by Maimeri,gave them a nice glossy surface, but its soft like rubber.Fortunatly no milky water effect when it dried out. Heard that glue can be used for a harder surface finish?

[@kjellbratt6301]

Very Cool!! Only with a pen,What is the name on this pens?, I think i try it,

[@DavePortersArt]

Please Check the description under the video Kjell, I use different brands of pastel pencils. 🙏

[@scaryhours2220]

OMG you could have been Rembrandts apprentice 😮👍

[@DavePortersArt]

I wish! the skills you could learn from them would be mind blowing. Thanks for watching and kind words 🙏

[@rosagiannatempo314]

Hi Dave, I can’t find this tutorial on Patreon.

[@DavePortersArt]

Hi Ross, I have a rather long list of videos to create and upload to Patreon... this one should be early next year when it will be on in 3 parts. All the best Dave. 🙏

[@ronkempke6673]

I see the reference you're using but who is the subject of your painting?

[@DavePortersArt]

Her name is Lotta... a model that the photographer Nina Carlsen portrays. You can check out Nina's work on Instagram @nina.carlsen.photo

[@user-uv6gj6dc3l]

Wait why I will use a white pencil if the paper already white

[@rayray8687]

You can’t blend paper with other colours, lol.

[@gasparecarollo2332]

salve, è possibile maggiore descrizione sulle marche e nomi dei colori usati per ogni lavoro? grazie. Meravigliose opere, mi piace molto la tecnica usata... cercherò di studiarla e metterla in pratica. Grazie

[@DavePortersArt]

Grazie per la visione... tali informazioni saranno disponibili sul mio sito di abbonamento Patreon quando il video verrà caricato. Fornisco le marche ed i numeri di ogni matita utilizzata. Ti auguro il meglio 🙏

[@catijaen976]

Subtítulos en español por favor 🙏

[@DavePortersArt]

Es frustrante que KZbin dé subtítulos en algunos videos pero no en otros... desafortunadamente, no puedo hacer nada para cambiar esto. 🙏

[@andrerios]

Why not use a projector to lay down the lines? It would save a lot of time, right? Is there any advantage to only freehand the sketch? Is it just to impress viewers or do you actually enjoy to do that?

[@DavePortersArt]

Hi Andrerios, I love the freedom of freehand, it does take more time but worth it and I am always drawing as I go and adjusting making it more spontaneous and free flowing . I feel if you use a projector you really haven't created it... just coloured it in. I know when I cross reference the outline it makes my feel tighter and not as free to change things up. There is some great artists out there that just use a projector and what they produce is awesome... but still, I feel more connected and less controlled by using freehand method... thanks for your massage... all the very best. 🙏

[@maitev-p9582]

Great response ❤❤❤

[@renzo6490]

I used to use a projector because I wanted my work to look exactly like the reference photo. That was important especially when I was copying a famous image like Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring. But, I put my projector away years ago because with practice,my ability to see relationships and proportions improved!

[@laurencel975]

Hello, I have a question about pencils : yours don't seem to be very sharpened. I've just followed an internship in an exhibition, and we had to use very long lead and sharp pencils. Is this your preference for this demo, or you never sharpen very much?

[@DavePortersArt]

Hello... thanks for the question... some brands sharpen better than others. I tend to use the side of the point to find an edge then keep turn the pencil to find another edge. If I need a really sharp point I use CarbOthello or Faber-Castell... caran d'ache are really temperamental as the lend easierly cracks.

[@laurencel975]

@@DavePortersArt Thank you

[@RohitSingh-bm7ph]

Please make a photo of lord krishna radha

[@DavePortersArt]

thanks Rohit for the suggestion and watching the video. 🙏

[@sowhatbad]

Hi Dave love this portrait! Do you spray your portraits has you go so you don’t smear the past chalk pencils and to build up the the solidness of your colors or is it just layers after layers!?

[@piedaderudman6043]

So beautiful!! Would love to have a go but I'm finding it hard to keep up with switching from one colour/brand to another.

[@user-hn2bo2pn7t]

I hope he fixes the nose in part 2 because her nose looks broken . The skin tones are great .

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

I'm aware you do oils also...why do you like pastels more than oils? Actually same portrait can be done faster more easily with oils I suppose? Please comment

[@DavePortersArt]

I reckon it is because the convivence of them, no brushes to clean up less fumes etc. 🙏

[@Gently225]

I find it difficult to see the pencil mark

[@DavePortersArt]

Consider joining Patreon Lorna, all the footage is in real-time. 🙏

[@Gently225]

@@DavePortersArt Thanks Dave i will look into that, really enjoy and get a lot of tips from your posts , thank you again 🐝

[@user-th3sh9de7w]

Молодец,но с правым глазом немного"натворил"хотя возможно естественный дефект лица.

[@StopFear]

All the painters seem to focus on painting portraits of beautiful young women it just seems unfair to everyone else. It is more interesting to draw or paint faces of imperfect people of older age. The sagging skin and wrinkles are much more interesting to paint.

[@DavePortersArt]

Check out my channel... I paint portraits of all ages... thanks for watching. 🙏

[@wilsonppdrawings2670]

Yes Daves work varies from babies, children, adults & elderly studies not just beautiful girls,