Everytime I watched this video, I learn something new! Now I always use vine charcoal for sketching prior to applying pastels. Thank you for the inspiration and your generosity!
Excellent Teacher for instructional videos. I assume you've been doing this for years to be this good. Each step was specific and moved forward w. ease.
I would also like to really thank you for all that you put into this. You explain portraiture in a way that makes absolute sense and your demonstration was perfectly explained.
Thank you for taking the time to put this together! It gave me some things to think about. Hard edges, versus soft, the way you shaped the figure in. I've learned some tips I hope to be able to integrate in my paintings, whether pastels or acrylics.
Awesome. What kind of paper are you using? 'Cause i bought some hard pastels and they seen to tear the "normal" paper. Or they at least leave visible scratches and damage the surface of the paper.
It's not worth paying for the entire video. you can't go forward or back to see it again from a certain point and it hangs all the time. I haven't been able to see it in its entirety. You should be able to download it to your computer in order to view it correctly. as it is not cheap.
it was good for 1 min then i started getting bored with unnecessary details. you did only 30% of the portrait 70% talking. good.. but like your starting was meaning info, all of a sudden your portrait jumped from 30% to 100% messy photoshop conversion. why charcolist dont know how to finish hair? it always looks messy and crapy. can you explain? yours is like that too. i disliked your video that does not mean i dislike your mastery; you are a highly talented artist. but you are not good at putting it rightly on soc. media.
Everytime I watched this video, I learn something new! Now I always use vine charcoal for sketching prior to applying pastels. Thank you for the inspiration and your generosity!
Excellent Teacher for instructional videos. I assume you've been doing this for years to be this good. Each step was specific and moved forward w. ease.
I would also like to really thank you for all that you put into this. You explain portraiture in a way that makes absolute sense and your demonstration was perfectly explained.
I am another Alain (but from Brazil) and I must say that video class was simply perfect! Thanks a lot!
I would love to have Alain Picard as a model!
Thank you for taking the time to put this together! It gave me some things to think about. Hard edges, versus soft, the way you shaped the figure in. I've learned some tips I hope to be able to integrate in my paintings, whether pastels or acrylics.
outstanding teacher with perfect pace and instruction .
Thank you! 😃
Great Alain Picard
Thanks for the great demo. Please let me know about pastel paper you used.
Thanks.
Alain is great artist.
I enjoyed watching you work and your style of teaching is clear and concise. Thank you for sharing your work.
Thank you! This was very helpful, I sometimes struggle with values. Going to have to buy one of those scales
Alan was so young!
Stunning! I love his portraits!
you are so good' i think the best i've ever seen, your technique is amazing!
what paper are you using?
Great artist
do you take costumers?
when the picture is finished what you use of fixative before by the frame
or it runs out of the fixative varnish?
Some pastelists use fixative and some do not as they think it dulls the painting. There are tutorials on RUclips on fixative use.
If someone knows, please tell me what type or brand of pastel sticks he was using.
He uses mostly Nupastel for his portraits
I grap a screen shot of the artist and it will be my reference for a painting of an artist.
very helpful thenks
Awesome. What kind of paper are you using? 'Cause i bought some hard pastels and they seen to tear the "normal" paper. Or they at least leave visible scratches and damage the surface of the paper.
casperado666 Alain uses sanded pastel card (warm brown).
ArtistsNetwork Thank you!!
Hi! Please suggest the best easily available paper for soft pastel paintings... :)
Sarojini Dabral Hi there, Alain uses sanded pastel card (warm brown) for this technique. Enjoy!
Amzazingg!
Well, ain't he distracting...
What a voice.i didn’t hear a word he said for 2 solid minutes!😂
Yeah but not in a good way
Nice
My goodness 😍so handsome😄
Hi, what kind of paper it is? someone can tell me, please!
gabriel pérez sanded pastel card
Sennilier pastel card. Good stuff
what is value? sorry im new
wellend it’s the strength of light in color, white is the lightest value and black is the darkest!
@@mariavarga863 thank you so much.
Kind of aper is that?
It's not worth paying for the entire video. you can't go forward or back to see it again from a certain point and it hangs all the time. I haven't been able to see it in its entirety. You should be able to download it to your computer in order to view it correctly. as it is not cheap.
it was good for 1 min then i started getting bored with unnecessary details. you did only 30% of the portrait 70% talking. good.. but like your starting was meaning info, all of a sudden your portrait jumped from 30% to 100% messy photoshop conversion. why charcolist dont know how to finish hair? it always looks messy and crapy. can you explain? yours is like that too. i disliked your video that does not mean i dislike your mastery; you are a highly talented artist. but you are not good at putting it rightly on soc. media.
It's due to the thickness of the stick, you've to switch to pastel pencils for fine details
Wow he's a handsome chap