Portrait Basics

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Portrait Basics

Colin Bradley

26 Pencils

Beginners

Portraits

2.8 hours

Learn how to draw different areas of a portrait with these 4 lessons. Ideal for beginners.

Faber-Castell Pencils needed:

101 white

103 ivory

270 warm grey I

273 warm grey IV

187 burnt ochre

182 brown ochre

183 light yellow ochre

283 burnt siena

179 bistre

177 walnut brown

199 black

186 terracotta

132 light flesh

157 dark indigo

140 light ultramarine

184 dark naples ochre

109 dark chrome yellow

113 orange glaze

118 scarlet red

190 venetian red

181 payne's grey

175 dark sepia

189 cinnamon

131 medium flesh

192 indian red

230 cold grey I

Paper needed:

Fabriano Ingres Pastel Paper (Portrait preferred)

Optional Materials:

Colour Shaper blending tool

Double Ended Eraser

558 General white charcoal pencil (available from Amazon)

Selection of polychromos pastel sticks (for hair lesson and highlights)

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Portrait Basics

Faber-Castell Pencils needed:

Paper needed:

Optional Materials:

"Thank you Very Much COLIN for your free portrait lessons. I understood how to make it now ;-)"

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