Pastel on toned paper

Janet Maines is known for her realistic and life-infused portraits in graphite, charcoal, watercolor, and pastel. Each is alive with the personality and spirit of the subject.

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My name is Kay Lee. I’m Malaysian. I use a white pencil to capture light and expression on black paper. I especially like to picture artwork in a “low-key” mode, contrast, and dramatic lighting effect, with lots of shadows. It gives depth, mood, feeling, and emotion, with a quiet and mysterious atmosphere. And I like accentuated forms with clean looks too, as I think it can give more substantial visual impact; illumination on a specific portion of the image with very selective use of light…

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Three-color chalk drawing on toned paper after the technique of the Old Masters. About 11"x 14". 1/11/11. Today is Sierra's 14th birthday and she finally opened the gift (this drawing) that she had sweetly asked me to make for her. It was so fun to do and I hoped she would like it. She did! I explained to Sierra that a portrait doesn't have to look exactly like a person -- if that's what you want you should take a photo. Instead, a portrait is a record of what the artist sees and what the…

Artist Danny Roberts characoal, chalk, and pastel sketch on toned paper of Ballerina Cate Hurlin from Katie Rodgers of Paper Fashion.

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Ryan Hossein on Instagram: "5x7 charcoal and pastel sketch 🐈‍⬛ Completed in 1.5 hours Materials Used: ▪️Strathmore 400 series toned paper ▪️Generals extra soft charcoal pencil ▪️Extra soft vine charcoal ▪️Factis retractable eraser ▪️Natural bristle brush ▪️Titanium white pan pastel ▪️Prismacolor Nu pastel #art #charcoaldrawing #charcoal #sketch #portrait #explore #viral #cats"