I’ve got an 18 year old Dachschund/Yorkie mix who’s days are numbered. I want to have her portrait made from a photo or something like that. Has anybody else had pet portraits made? I’m looking at pastel or oil portraits.
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I had my corgi dog reproduced on canvas as a pet portrait. It is a hand painted oil painting reproduced from the photo I sent. It looks amazing!Site is called www.directartaustralia.com.au
They deliver overseas for free; you don’t pay the full amount until you are 100% happy with the portrait (They send you photographs of your portrait being painted…
A time lapse film of my painting of Cara, a beautiful black mare. I made it using pastels and pastel pencils (all brands) on sanded paper (Fisher 400). This was a commission for Cara’s owner, and the painting is about 16×12″. I hope you enjoy watching. To answer the FAQs that I usually get: This painting took about 10 hours work. I took my own photos of Cara to use as references. I don’t use water or any fluids. The background is in soft pastel sticks, the ‘brush’ looking thing I use on it at the start is a silicon ‘colour shaper’ tool: it blends the colours. The horse is underpainted with Derwent (firm) pastel sticks and then worked up with pastel pencils. The stick you can see some of the time is a Mahl stick, as used by signwriters. It’s just to lean my hand on without smudging the work. I do sell my work and take portrait commissions in the UK (it’s my living, so please don’t ask for freebies!), more about that on my website for anyone interested. I don’t do any teaching or tuition, I just make these videos from time to time because people seem to enjoy watching the process. Hope you do too… happy viewing!
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Are you pastel artists aware that a new european pastel society, going by the name of Pastel Guild of Europe, is being developed by fellow artists in an attempt to bring this medium closer to the great public ?
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No, never heard of them, can you post a web link? I occasionally work in pastels, they can be beautiful, but don’t reproduce very well. That said, they are not as expensive as oil paints to buy, and you can use them on paper. The end result need not break the bank.
The price of art is usually based upon supply and demand. People pay as much as they want a work of art. I usually figure privately the price I must get based upon my time. How long did the portrait take me? That includes everything I did including setting up my materials, taking a photo or whatever. Am I worth $30. hr? $20. or $40.? That’s the minimum that it is worth. Then if there is a demand for my portrait work my time would be worth more. Value depends upon the demand. Do a great job and people will notice. Portraits are hard and most people respect that.
A time lapse film of my painting of Billy, a stunning chestnut horse. I made it using pastel pencils (all brands) on sanded paper (Fisher 400). This was a commission for Billy’s owners, and the painting is about 14×10″. I hope you enjoy watching. To answer the FAQs that I usually get: I don’t use water or any fluids. The background is in soft pastel sticks, the ‘brush’ looking thing I use on it at the start is a silicon ‘colour shaper’ tool: it blends the colours. The horse is done entirely with pastel pencils. The stick you can see some of the time is a Mahl stick, as used by signwriters. It’s just to lean my hand on without smudging the work. I do sell my work and take portrait commissions in the UK (it’s my living, so please don’t ask for freebies!), more about that on my website for anyone interested. I don’t do any teaching or tuition, I just make these videos from time to time because people seem to enjoy watching the process. Hope you do too… happy viewing!
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I have a sketchbook and I am planning to do numerous oil pastel drawings. I have some questions, though…
1. I’ll have to close the sketchbook on unfinished drawings. Won’t the oil pastel drawing be smudged every time I do that? How can I prevent that?
2. When an oil pastel drawing is finished, how do you preserve it for real? Is there some kind of varnish you can use, like with paintings? (Not looking for cheap hairspray solutions, but good-quality permanent solutions.)
3. I don’t want to just scan it when I’m finished. Where do you go to get a print made? Art supplier? Photo shop? Somewhere else? Will they know how to handle oil pastel drawings (i.e. be careful of smudging it, knowing what you mean by getting a print made, etc?) I’m thinking of having a print made of the finished work, to put in a portfolio-type of binder, and then storing the original somewhere.
4. How/where do you store oil pastel drawings? In a box? A binder? Somewhere else? Details, please?
Thanks SO much for all of your help!!
Also, these questions is for oil AND soft pastels…not yet sure what the difference is, so I’d like to keep my options open…
I can tell you what I’ve learned using oil pastels… I don’t think I’ll be able to answer anything about sealing them, but I hope I help even a little.
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Oil Pastels shouldn’t smear, or not too badly, when you close it. Unless you are really abusive with your book, it should be fine. Of course, I’ve only experimented with one brand of oil pastels, so If they are really soft and blendable, it might be another case.
Oil pastels and Soft pastels are 2 different things. Oil ones look like crayons, and are blendable. Soft pastels are more chalk-y and powder-like. From what i’ve heard, they smear easier, and you might need to be more careful with unfinished pictures.
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Good Luck with your other questions!
Pastel artist Cindy House has created a slideshow with captions, explaining each step in the process of creating a pastel landscape, from the initial scene selection to putting on the final touches.
It’s fascinating to watch a blank piece of paper slowly change into a rich landscape.
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This is my first experience with pastels. Pastels are very messy and the chalk falls off. Seems like it should be finished with an artist picture varnish. Don’t want to ruin it.
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hi, you spray it with a pastel fixative by daler-rowney or winsor and newton both priced at approx 5.oo for a small spray can. you can also by it in a bottle and blow it over your work with a clever little gadget called a defusor. a quick fix can be just common hairspay but when you do your masterpieces dont be tempted to use it as over time it yellows with age!
i have a essay due on a artist and i need to know what kind of art they do(pastels, arcylic?) and their name!
Depends on the type of art you like. If you like Pop Art, then Andy Warhol would be good for that movement.
The Dada (Duchamp was a noted figure in that movement) and Surrealist (Dali and Margritte) movements were are breakthrough for art today, if it didn’t happen, then we would still be looking at landscapes and bowls of fruits.
The Young British Artist movement was very interesting, causing a huge stir with their art for the "Sensation" Exhibition (thats if you like modern and controversal art).
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Most oil pastels are a combination of wax, oil and pigment, and the harder oil pastels are usually placed onto paper first. Find out how to use oil pastels, and how to create additional effects through the use of knives and wet brushes with help from an experienced artist in this free video on oil painting.
Expert: Lisa Wright & Laura Pace
Contact: www.AselArt.com
Bio: Lisa Wright and Laura Pace are a part of the staff at Asel Art in Austin, Texas.
Filmmaker: Todd Green
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