True You
Charcoal & Pastels
Who is this Class for:
Creating female portrait drawing.
Are you frustrated and blocked from creating? Sometimes our inner critic has a way of telling us we can’t create so why bother. Feeling doubt is normal, but so is having fun.
Looking for that positive voice can be found in our creating, especially when we create using our own artwork, you know those ones we really liked.
This class is great the beginner as well as the intermediate student. If you are new at drawing faces, this class includes a face reference. This mixed media painting class will teach how to paint by moving the powdery medium of charcoal and pastels by using gesso and acrylic.
What How To’s Will You Learn:
How to blend charcoal and pastels resulting in a painterly style.
How to blend gesso with charcoal and pastels to create lights, darks, and mid-tones.
How to create flowing hair with directional brush strokes.
How to add an aged look to a paintings background.
How to create a 3-D look to your flowers.
How to bring a cohesiveness to the overall painting by balancing color throughout.
Added Bonus: Encouragement Video
"Inner Critic ~ Friend or Foe"
I have included an encouragement video with this class where I share tips and encouragement on how to listen to the inner critic, turning that negative voice into a positive voice.
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Supply List:True You
Please use supplies you have. The colors below are only a suggestion.
Watercolor paper, 140 lb. or Canvas
White Gesso (I use Liqutex)
Charcoal - black (I use stick and vine)
Chalk pastels - Any color you are attracted to.
Acrylic paint:
Unbleached Titanium - Basics Liqutex
Baby Pink - Americana
Burnt Umber - M. Graham & Co.
Deep Violet - Basics Liqutex
Acapulco - Apple Barrel
Brushes:
Flat (1/2 or 3/8) or Oval
Detail or Rigger
Stabilo-All pencil (black)
Staedtler pencil - 8B, Mars Lumograph black
Fine Line Applicator (filled with white acrylic)
Paper towels or rags
Baby wipes
Water bowl
Palette