pastel process *finished at bottom*

[daarken]

i am doing another master copy for my class...so i thought i would shoot a process to show everyone. i start with a charcoal underdrawing. then fix it. then you go in with 3 different reds for the light side, then 3 different yellows ontop of that. for the shadows you start with blue/green and then put umber ontop. then you start getting lighter and lighter in color. i will finish it tomorrow. damn, i think i liked step 3 better than 4....oh well.

http://www.daarken.com/boards/lcopy1.jpg

http://www.daarken.com/boards/lcopy2.jpg

http://www.daarken.com/boards/lcopy3.jpg

http://www.daarken.com/boards/lcopy4.jpg

[AmadorL]

Thanx killer! I must try this at some point. Post the finished product when done.

[MindCandyMan]

I was wondering about your process...this is great man...awesome stuff. Thanks for taking the time to show it.

[daarken]

finished! yay!

http://www.daarken.com/boards/lcopy5.jpg

[MindCandyMan]

You are amazing!!!! I love it. Keep up your pace man...you are growing in leaps and bounds...fantastic!!!!!!

[Deth Jester]

Daarken you seez to amaze me.. your pastels are excellant.. you have found a media that you truly shine in...

keep em coming

peace.

[daarken]

deth: heh, thanks! yeah, i really like pastels. they are a lot of fun and a lot like oil painting as well. you guys need to try them out. they rock.

mind: awww, you flatter me too much! i think you are growing faster, i must catch up!

amador: yeah, you definitely need to try them. i work on bfk rives paper, its really good. not only for pastels but for lots of things as well.

[I.was.ink]

This is a great portfolio piece man. You make me want to go out and try this! very good job! :thumbsup:

How long did this take you btw? Did you use a model, or a pic as reference?

[daarken]

ink: thanks! um, im not really sure how long it took, probably about 3 hours. this is a master copy of frederic leighton, i think he was around in the 1800's. so i went to the ARC museum page and downloaded a high res version of one of his paintings.

[MindCandyMan]

Lord Freddy Leighton is awesome isn't he...I'm not flattering daarken just telling the truth. As soon as I logged on and saw this picture I realized I wasn't growing fast enough...keep posting...your stuff is so inspiring. Man I feel a fire in my belly...you and kaini are seriously kicking my butt.

[Robolus]

This is so great, awesome!

I buyd pastels from Faber Castell, and I can´t work from dark to light with them like you do. Can you tell me which ones you use - it would really, really help me.

[daarken]

robulus: thanks man! i use the rembrandt soft pastels. you should check on whether or not you have soft or hard pastels. the hard ones i use are nupastels and i just use those for detail work. most of the time i just use the soft pastels though. hope that helps you out!

[ELWOOD]

seeing this and looking at your site is a great inspiration for me thanks. o and what paper do you use, how big is your set of pastels?

[AmadorL]

What's Daarken I was woundering if you have any suggestions on a cool paper to use for a master copy. I have been thinking of doing a Rembrant or Monet still life.
Any tips? This will be my first attempt in Pastels.

Amador

[daarken]

amador: bfk rives paper is really good to use. its very durable. u can also use canson paper as well.

elwood: i think my set is 48 colors

[AmadorL]

Thanx Daarken I realized that you had already stated the kind of paper so I went out yesterday and bought some and some canson also. So I will see what happens. I want to do a still life master copy of a painting I have seen. It is a set up with peaches and drapery. I just don't remember who painted it. I am a lil scared of doing a portrait as a beginner since this is an assignment for school. But I might play around with one at home.

Thanks dude

[michael see]

impressively done~a very fine piece of work though..i can see alot of color changes in the face.

show us more on those kick ass stuff:)

[AmadorL]

hey Daarken here is my try at pastel SP

http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/amadorlopez@sbcglobal.net/vwp?.dir=/My+Photos&.src=ph&.dnm=Self+Port.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/bc/amadorlopez@sbcglobal.net/lst%3f%26.dir=/My%2bPhotos%26.src=ph%26.view=t

[daarken]

amador: awesome, that is looking good. i would just say add some more transition values and soften up the lines on your cheeks and the hair as well. just smudge them. i would also pop in some highlights as well. and make the teeth darker and less visible as they go back into your head. great job though!

[AmadorL]

Thanks Daarken I used only about 8 different colors and they were all soft, The photo is not all their but i see what you mean. I thank you for inspiering me with your work. I just yeasterday visited your web site and i saw some awsome work. I didn't realized that you were a Frazetta fan I don't know if you noticed that in that same link I posted a wa'na be Frazetta master copy, it was a school assignment and I took it lightly.

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