Thank you! I have a more recent people portrait at ua-cam.com/video/AwTY0zLlxAI/v-deo.html. This is older footage from many years ago, the new one is better :-)
This was a very old video, one of the first I filmed with a dodgy camera! I have a baby commission on next so you'll be getting a fresh people demo on Patreon very soon :-)
Thank you for this great tutorial. I am working on improving my portrait painting and want to use pastels and velour paper. Your attention to detail is amazing and it certainly shows in your work. I'm striving for the same! Beautiful work as always Emma!!
A fantastic tutorial video! Thank you so much Emma for sharing your techniques and fix-ups with us. I have learned a lot from you, especially using darks first, and then when adding the lights, the contour lines just pop out on their own, like negative painting 😃Brilliant ❤️👍🏻
Thanks for sharing this tutorial Emma, very informative and just what I needed as I am doing a child portrait at the moment and having a little struggle with certain parts of the painting. Fabulous work as always.
Love all of your tutorials Emma...you amaze me with your talent...thank you so much for making these for us...What a darling little girl,,beautiful portrait!!
You're welcome! Aiming to share information so that it's useful in your own work. I've just started a Patreon channel with hour long tutorials and lots of other content. You can see more about it at www.patreon.com/EmmaColbertArt. Happy painting!
Thanks for subscribing Caren! Be sure to check out some of my newer videos. They are higher quality than this one which was done a good few years ago. Better camera now etc :-)
Thank you Catherine! Glad you enjoyed the tutorial. There are lots more on my channel here and even more in depth tutorials on my Patreon channel at www.patreon.com/emmacolbertart if you're interested in learning more about pastel.
Yes it's pastel pencil for the sketch. And I think this was on the sand coloured velour paper. I have many more recent videos that are much clearer. This was one of my earliest videos, thanks for watching!
I honestly never thought of doing a portrait in pastels as I have used watercolor for so many years! I am not sure how a portrait will look with a more impressionistic look and I do not know anyone at the moment who would pay for one either! I might just have to try one for myself? Thanks for another wonderful video Emma, Have a lovely day!
Hi Candice, not for this one I'm afraid. It was really before I started seriously filming my work and the footage of the hair was terrible. Think it's long deleted.
Thank you for sharing and helping me become a better artist in portraiture. Keep up the good work and great tutorial, love how it’s in real time and you explain very well in detail. Thank you again for this ! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
Wow thank you for such great feedback. Commiting more time to my videos this year so keep an eye out for my new Patreon channel coming soon too. Happy painting!
Trying to decide to do a portrait in pastel pencils or soft pastels. It seems to rely on the size of the painting in some instances. How large is this portrait- TY AND TY FOR A BEAUTIFUL video.
Hi Claritza, this is a very old video from way before I really started making tutorials. Check out some of my newer content. I have other people portraits if you have a look at my playlists.
Thank you, love your work. I started using Velour paper. Question please; do you rub in the applied pastel, all the way to the very last finished layer? Or do you leave the last layer on top with no rubbing it in? Thank you.
Hi Dean, that's a good question and from watching back how I work I realise that I do rub in the majority of it. It's quite fine to leave the top layer in places where you want that mark totally on it's own and not softened into the layer below. But on the lower layers the more that's rubbed in, the better. In people portraits especially I tend to rub a lot more to blend. On fur for example I might want to leave marks more individual. Just started a Patreon channel if you're interested in seeing more about working on velour. You can see more about it at www.patreon.com/emmacolbertart
I have a couple of adults on the playlist at ua-cam.com/play/PLbkshqfGlew9KIgBQPEliIhzpjeR5Wh_P.html This video is also quite old so the newer ones are more clear. More plans to do some adult portraits this year.
If you check out this link on my blog you'll see some pictures of how I transfer the line. www.emmacolbertart.com/2016/04/15/pastel-tips-using-velour/ I also have a video coming very soon on my Patreon at www.patreon.com/emmacolbertart, showing that exact thing.
Just rewatched, Emma, I was always told using fingers on a picture was a big no-no because of the oils from your skin. Is this not the case with pastels?
hardly... unless you work on poor quality paper your finger won't do anything to your picture except make it more fun (or irritate your fingers in the long run).
It is usually but there are occasions where I'll add some highlight colour in early on. Sometimes seeing the contact between the darkest and lightest areas early on can be helpful. As a general rule though, dark to light with your layers.
@@EmmaColbertArt isn't it the opposite? dark layers will be harder to cover than light ones so I thought it was better to keep the darker hues for the end
Thanks for your constructive criticism. All those things you mentioned are because I'm filming from a slight angle. The head's tilted as you're viewing from the side.
Such a helpful video Emma . Thank you your experience with velour is unrivalled .
One of the best tutorials for portraits will be watching your channel and following your lessons.
nice video .. easy n comprehensive . thank Mam !
Thank you! I have a more recent people portrait at ua-cam.com/video/AwTY0zLlxAI/v-deo.html. This is older footage from many years ago, the new one is better :-)
Absolutely beautiful. A well done and easy to follow and understand tutorial. Thank you!
Thanks Geri, make sure you check out my newer videos as I've improved the video quality since this.
Thanks Emma 👊
Would love to see more pastel portrait demos, especially with Easter, First Communion, and Graduation coming up….Thanks
This was a very old video, one of the first I filmed with a dodgy camera! I have a baby commission on next so you'll be getting a fresh people demo on Patreon very soon :-)
Huge help while doing my four year old granddaughter, especially the highlights and hair
Thanks for a great video with a step-by-step approach to very glowing and lifelike skin. Looking forward to more of your videos!
Thanks Joanna, great to hear! This is from a while ago and I'll be adding a new skin tones video in higher quality very soon :-)
Thank you for this great tutorial. I am working on improving my portrait painting and want to use pastels and velour paper. Your attention to detail is amazing and it certainly shows in your work. I'm striving for the same! Beautiful work as always Emma!!
Thank you! This is such old footage when I look back at it. My first attempts at video making! Glad you can still learn from it :-)
What a great tutorial. Enjoyed watching you work and hearing your thoughts. Great job Emma.
Thanks for the feedback Marianne!
A fantastic tutorial video! Thank you so much Emma for sharing your techniques and fix-ups with us. I have learned a lot from you, especially using darks first, and then when adding the lights, the contour lines just pop out on their own, like negative painting 😃Brilliant ❤️👍🏻
That's exactly it Rhonda, not always as easy as it sounds, but knowing where to start helps :-)
This is a wonderful video for painting portrait in pastel, focused on skin tone! Thank you.
I enjoyed your video on skin tones, very much. Thank you for taking the time and sharing with other artists.
Thanks for the feedback Rita!
Thanks for sharing this tutorial Emma, very informative and just what I needed as I am doing a child portrait at the moment and having a little struggle with certain parts of the painting. Fabulous work as always.
Thanks Alison! Glad it's good timing and good luck with your portrait. Eye tutorial being uploaded now too
Love all of your tutorials Emma...you amaze me with your talent...thank you so much for making these for us...What a darling little girl,,beautiful portrait!!
Thanks Gail, yes I thought she was perfect to demo on!
This is so amazing. I would love to be able to paint as well as you.
Thank you! Be sure to check out my newer videos as this was filmed on an old camera many years ago. :-)
Emma Colbert Art I have been watching a lot of your videos lately. They are amazing.
Thanks for sharing the number of the colors used.
You're welcome! Aiming to share information so that it's useful in your own work. I've just started a Patreon channel with hour long tutorials and lots of other content. You can see more about it at www.patreon.com/EmmaColbertArt. Happy painting!
Love how you teach. I am just learning.
Wonderful!
i really love it maam..i learn alot of idea how to do portrait from you
Absolutely brilliant, such a beautiful technique, thank you. Jean Gray x
Looking for how to transfer image to velour paper, thank you!
Sorry for the slow reply! Hope you found it...if not here it is ua-cam.com/video/eiDxsN9vxE0/v-deo.html
Thank you for this tutorial. I love the way you explain what you are doing and why. That is a tremendous help. Just subscribed!
Thanks for subscribing Caren! Be sure to check out some of my newer videos. They are higher quality than this one which was done a good few years ago. Better camera now etc :-)
Beautiful work!
Just found you on you tube this morning love your work. Thank you for your tutorial
Thank you Catherine! Glad you enjoyed the tutorial. There are lots more on my channel here and even more in depth tutorials on my Patreon channel at www.patreon.com/emmacolbertart if you're interested in learning more about pastel.
What did you use for the final sketch on the velour, pastel pencil? Also what original color paper did you start with? Thanks for the tutorial! 👍🏻
Yes it's pastel pencil for the sketch. And I think this was on the sand coloured velour paper. I have many more recent videos that are much clearer. This was one of my earliest videos, thanks for watching!
Excellent tutorial. I learned a lot. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the feedback Beverly!
Very helpful. Thanks
So interesting to see how you work. Love this portrait. 😍
Thanks Diane!
Love watching your videos you're really good teacher the pictures just pop out of the paper
Hi Karen, I hope I can explain things clearly, thanks for the feedback!
I honestly never thought of doing a portrait in pastels as I have used watercolor for so many years! I am not sure how a portrait will look with a more impressionistic look and I do not know anyone at the moment who would pay for one either! I might just have to try one for myself? Thanks for another wonderful video Emma, Have a lovely day!
Love your work!
Thank you!
>mma any chance you have footage on the hair? Thanks! I am a Patreon member if better to post there if you do! I struggle with blonde hair!
Hi Candice, not for this one I'm afraid. It was really before I started seriously filming my work and the footage of the hair was terrible. Think it's long deleted.
Thank you for sharing and helping me become a better artist in portraiture. Keep up the good work and great tutorial, love how it’s in real time and you explain very well in detail. Thank you again for this ! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
Wow thank you for such great feedback. Commiting more time to my videos this year so keep an eye out for my new Patreon channel coming soon too. Happy painting!
Art channel is now live at www.patreon.com/EmmaColbertArt :-)
23:10 Suddenly the lips became pink and the teeth white :) awesome. Could you do a painting like this with pastel pencils only?
what a great work ! i like it very much.. keep it up
Trying to decide to do a portrait in pastel pencils or soft pastels. It seems to rely on the size of the painting in some instances. How large is this portrait- TY AND TY FOR A BEAUTIFUL video.
This piece was 12" x 10" I think so not huge. At least A4 for me usually. And once it gets down to tiny sizes I'm using a lot of pencil.
Thanks very much Emma, have been looking forward to this tutorial 😊
Hi Emma, greetings! I don't know why, the audio does not sound well, very slow. Can You fix that? Many thanks for your tutorials 🥰
Hi Claritza, this is a very old video from way before I really started making tutorials. Check out some of my newer content. I have other people portraits if you have a look at my playlists.
@@EmmaColbertArt oh, ok, sure! Thank you 🙏🏻
Bravo
Thank you, Very Nice.
Thank you, love your work. I started using Velour paper. Question please; do you rub in the applied pastel, all the way to the very last finished layer? Or do you leave the last layer on top with no rubbing it in? Thank you.
Hi Dean, that's a good question and from watching back how I work I realise that I do rub in the majority of it. It's quite fine to leave the top layer in places where you want that mark totally on it's own and not softened into the layer below. But on the lower layers the more that's rubbed in, the better. In people portraits especially I tend to rub a lot more to blend. On fur for example I might want to leave marks more individual. Just started a Patreon channel if you're interested in seeing more about working on velour. You can see more about it at www.patreon.com/emmacolbertart
Emma Colbert Art Thank you very much, Emma, very helpful!
I'd like to see you do a pastel Adult portrait. Thank You
I have a couple of adults on the playlist at ua-cam.com/play/PLbkshqfGlew9KIgBQPEliIhzpjeR5Wh_P.html
This video is also quite old so the newer ones are more clear. More plans to do some adult portraits this year.
helpful!
What colours do you use for shadows. Wrinkles on elderly people
How did you transfer the lines onto the paper?
If you check out this link on my blog you'll see some pictures of how I transfer the line. www.emmacolbertart.com/2016/04/15/pastel-tips-using-velour/
I also have a video coming very soon on my Patreon at www.patreon.com/emmacolbertart, showing that exact thing.
freehand or grid technique.
You are amazing
I was hoping to see you detail her mouth, but like you said this was a skin only tutorial
Beautiful! What kind of paper do you like to work on
Thank you! I like to use Hahnemühle velour paper. I'll be doing a video about pastel papers very soon.
Just rewatched, Emma, I was always told using fingers on a picture was a big no-no because of the oils from your skin. Is this not the case with pastels?
Never heard that before. I use my fingers in everything even if it's oils. I've seen artists rub their fingers on their work in all mediums.
I've worked primarily in graphite in the past, Emma, and oils from fingers can ruin a picture.
hardly... unless you work on poor quality paper your finger won't do anything to your picture except make it more fun (or irritate your fingers in the long run).
you`re great :-)
Emma, I thought the trick with pastels is to work dark to light.
It is usually but there are occasions where I'll add some highlight colour in early on. Sometimes seeing the contact between the darkest and lightest areas early on can be helpful. As a general rule though, dark to light with your layers.
Ok thank you.
@@EmmaColbertArt isn't it the opposite? dark layers will be harder to cover than light ones so I thought it was better to keep the darker hues for the end
Doesn't look like her at all I'm sorry to say :8( Head is tilted, mouth is too big, eyes are out of proportion.
Think you better go practice alot!
Thanks for your constructive criticism. All those things you mentioned are because I'm filming from a slight angle. The head's tilted as you're viewing from the side.