Pastel portraits

View the intricacies of painting skin tones with this portrait gallery of pastel portraits by Alain Picard.

The Glance by Corey Pitkin, Pastel, 21 x 14

This is a Pastel portrait process of a very charismatic girl...She was quite difficult and delicate to capture her well. I´ve enjoyed making her portrait...

Portraits in Pastel

January's phenomenal pastels range in subject from landscape to figures to still life all in varying levels of detail, verisimilitude, and abstraction.

Regina Lyubovnaya | One of my early paintings that still speaks to me. #art #contemporaryartist #realism | Instagram

I made this portrait a few weeks ago. It was a request from a very special and charming woman, who is in love with her little granddaughter. The photos were “homemade” with a sidelight coming from the window. Sometimes it happens! We capture something special with the lens of our camera and this is what […]

Discovering skilled oil pastel portrait artists can be challenging but the work of these talented individuals will inspire you immediately.

Explore mike catalonian's 5129 photos on Flickr!

If you are willing to give oil pastel drawing a chance, this article is for you. I recently received a set of oil pastels as a gift...

Lane Brown on Instagram: "Pastel portrait study Brushes in bio"

To celebrate the life and art of a true master artist, Daniel Greene, we've put together a roundup of some of his most iconic portraiture featured in his book, Daniel E. Greene: Studios and Subways.

I made this Pastel portrait, step by step, a few months ago. It is the third portrait commission I get from this family. This time my model was a beautiful young girl dressed in ‘faralaes’, something very characteristic of southern Spain. I only had at my disposition low-quality photos, taken from afar and with a […]