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Published: 2010-10-31 18:56:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 1322; Favourites: 36; Downloads: 0
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This is my first pastel portrait drawing.It is a picture of my daughter.
*I would love critiques, especially from pastel artists. Thanks!
**Update~ After reading some of the helpful critiques from my DA friends I have put an updated picture of this up. Thanks to those who helped me.
Materials used:
Rembrandt Soft Pastels
Conte Pastel Pencils
Creatacolor Pastel Pencils
A few Prismacolor pencils for detail.
Pastel Paper
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Comments: 55
Thank you Giselle. I'm glad that you like it.
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Did I ever tell you, you're extremely versitile? No critique here.... besides how can someone critique on anothers art? how do they know how it is to turn out? Your daughter is beautiful, intelligent and quirky
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lol...thanks Sashay. I try. 
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Another beautiful work, again love the colours and lively expression, very natural.
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This is beautiful! I see nothing that needs changed!
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Awww...thanks! I'm so thankful for your help. Every time I look at it I think about you. 
I'm almost done with the portrait of my son. 
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ooh thats nice 
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I just did. 
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O wow! Is that your first? You will go a long way.
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First of all, shake all nervousness from your system. Chin up lady, life is beautiful isn't it? Step up the spirits of creativity and go do that painting. I am sure your son will love it.
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That is indeed good news
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wow this is great!
pastel is so hard material to work with......
one tip if you want...that my teacher of portraits always says to me - It's not the hair that make people diferent, real and unique, it is the structure of the bones....so next time work with the muscles and bones more in color and less time with hair.. than your paintings would be even better -.-
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Thank you. I appreciate the tip and will try to keep that in mind for my next portrait.
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p.s.
i always repeat that mistake and lost my self in details of hair, no matter how hard i try 
so one day i sit down and draw my teacher,
i forgot to tell you that he was bold
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i don't know your daughter but if i would have to guess i think she has a higher head
but its really a beautiful drawing, those are just some tips to make it perfect. by the way eyes and mouth are so wonderfull!! and i admire how you did her teeth! so lovely
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Thanks so much! I'll check out all the tips that you gave me and see what I can do! 
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she's absolutely glowing
love it!
i'd only suggest a darker background, to bring out her smile and eyes more.. or different color maybe.. just thinking out loud
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Thanks Miss Schingeck. I love you.
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She sure is a beauty!
This is fabulous, especially from a first time user of this media (pastels are notoriously difficult)
My husband's reaction ("Damn!")
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Thanks! She's way prettier than I drew her, but it was the best that I could do with the pastels. You are right, they were a bit difficult, but it would have been even worse if I would have known that they are considered difficult! 
Anyway, thanks again.
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Know exactly what you mean. I can't wait to "see" your son, I will certainly feel as if I really saw him considering what a fantastic portrait artist you are.
(PS I am so sure that your daughter is absolutely prettier than anyone can war her, children always are! My 3 all have dA accounts, they are CriedARiver, WhereWeGoFromHere, and Jem4Ever)
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Sorry for the late reply.... I've been working on fixing up this drawing for the past few days. I think it looks a bit better now, but I may take one more picture of it since I have her head at a weird angle now. 
I think that it is so cool that you have all 3 of your children on DA. How fun! Such an artistic family!
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Her head is NOT at a weird angle! You hardly ever give yourself credit!
And yeah, it's cool now that dA and the idea of putting your work out there drew my middle daughter back to drawing, but I think my youngest might be intimidated by her sister's work.
My sister actually told me she never tried art cause I was "so good." WHat a silly way too think, (but that's adolescent thinking for you, esp girls, too much pressure to be perfect.)
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Thanks so much! 
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Aw she's so cute!! Beautiful job in it in my opinion!
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Thanks David! I like your opinion.
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I guess the fact that I'm a "Grayscale" artist,renders my opinion worthless. lol That's ok,not the first time.
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Ha! That's where your wrong. Your opinion is never worthless! 
Thank you for your input.
Her hair has some natural highlights and the picture was taken out in the sun. I probably went overboard on the different colors in it. 
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Thanks.lol I thought her hair was fine. It looked natural to me. Realistic,I guess. Portraits of them both, is a great idea. I might be tempted to do a portrait of my daughter but,I doubt I would get the teeth right.
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Yes! Do a portrait of your daughter! That would be cool. For the first portraits that I drew of my children I took pictures of them with their mouths closed, but smiling.
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Nope! Have you seen the faces I draw? Can you imagine what I would do to my daughter's lovely face? Uh....uh!
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