Join wildlife expert Vic Bearcroft and learn how to create striking puppy and kitten portraits in pastel with this easy-to-follow guide. Vic will take you through the five creative steps required – from sketching out to tonal layers, through to blocking out, details and finally finishing with highlights. Vic advises which part of the pastel to use to create texture and interest, as well as emphasising the need to keep working the pastel into the velour paper to achieve a soft, furlike effect.
All of the techniques Vic uses can be applied to any animal portrait, so you will see your skills improve the more you use them across various projects and paintings.
A great place to start is our Inspiration for All page where you’ll find a host of free videos waiting for you – they’re a fantastic taster of the tutorials you’ll be able to watch part of your SAA membership.
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