Custom Pastel Portrait of a boy from photography.
Children portraits, Handmade portraits.
This is a boy portrait on pastel made from an old picture.
You have a link at the end of this description to see the process of my pastel portraits on youtube.
To do my Pastel portraits I use the better Pastel bars and the best materials...
All the samples you can see in my shop come from real persons who commissioned a Pastel portrait. I always start an open dialogue by mail with my clients to know exactly what they want and what their needs are.
The pictures are very important to make a good portrait. The better the picture, the better the final result. I usually ask my clients to send me different images so we can choose together the better one. This also allows me to take a better image of the subject to be painted. In order to make a portrait, a smile is not always required. But the lights, size, and colors in the picture are very important. It's not the same the light needed for a child than the light for an old man or lady. Big size pictures or digital files allow me to get into the details more than small images.
The most common sizes I use are 21,5 x 19,5 inches (55 x 50 cm) for a single portrait, or 19.5 x 27,5 inches (50 x 60cm) for double portrait (Canson Paper). Anyway, the picture defines the size, so the sizes are guidance measures. If you need a special size, like it was in this case, just let me know.
Once the portrait is finished I spray it with a professional Pastel Fixative, which will protect the painting for the years to come. Then is protected and shipped it.
The process to make a single Pastel Portrait in Pastel is faster than in Oil but sometimes I may be overbooked so it can take a little more than usual. If this happens I would send you an email to inform you before starting the work.
I will not ask you to pay any percentage in advance. I trust people as people trust my work and me. I’ve never had a problem working like this. Prior to mailing your portrait, I will send you a digital photo for your review. This is your chance to suggest any changes and comment on the portrait. If you are satisfied with the portrait after viewing the photo you can make the payment.
Clients are involved from beginning to end of the process so feel free to contact me with any questions or doubts.
You can see more of my Portrait works or contact me at;
www.portraitonpastel.com
studio [!at] portraitonpastel.com
And you can watch some Pastel portraits process of my portraits on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmqGrW_VnHZOH_QXoIapq3A
Graciela, Bogra