PASTEL VISIONS
$149.00
- Artist – Robert Kelley
- 8+ Hours of content
- Lifetime Access/Downloadable Content
- Private FB group
- Course Price – $149
- All Sales Final
Description
Struggling to Bring Depth and Life to Your Pastel Portraits?
Pastel Visions: Beyond Black and White, with Robert Kelly, is an exciting, hands-on course that will transform the way you approach pastel portrait painting! We’ll start with strong drafting techniques to build accurate proportions before diving into values and color. You’ll discover how mastering value first creates depth and realism, making color application more intuitive and impactful. Along the way, we’ll explore lost and found edges, composition, design, and the art of editing to create compelling, expressive portraits. Through three engaging lessons, you'll paint a distinguished gentleman with a tie, a striking 3/4 view of a woman, and a captivating female portrait with a partial figure. Each session takes you through my full process, from the initial sketch to the final details. Whether you're new to pastels or looking to refine your technique, this course will give you the confidence and skills to move beyond black and white and bring your portraits to life. Join me and let’s create something incredible—sign up today!
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course students will have an understanding of the following concepts:
- Identify key drafting principles like proportion, structure, and relationships.
- Apply techniques for lost and found edges to enhance portraits.
- Differentiate between essential details and unnecessary elements in composition.
- Demonstrate how to layer and blend pastels for smooth transitions.
- Evaluate light and shadow to create form and volume.
- Justify artistic choices to develop a personal style.
COURSE IS OPEN! SELF-STUDY
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Cost - $149
DESCRIPTION OF LESSONS
Pastel Visions - Beyond Black and White with Robert Kelley is an immersive pastel painting experience where drafting takes center stage. This course is designed to guide you through Robert's structured approach to portrait painting in pastels, breaking the process into essential steps for creating a well-designed portrait. Whether you're a beginner or have experience with pastels, this course will provide a clear roadmap for creating dynamic, expressive portraits.
We’ll begin with drafting, the foundation of every successful portrait. I’ll draw alongside you, demonstrating how to establish strong proportions and relationships before moving forward. Even as we explore values and color, I will continue to emphasize the importance of this foundational step. Understanding value is crucial before introducing color, and we will focus heavily on how light and shadow create form and realism. We’ll also explore the role of edges, learning how lost and found edges create softness and movement in a portrait. In addition, we’ll discuss composition and design, focusing on how to edit and simplify elements in your reference for a compelling final piece. Finally, we’ll work with color application, building up hues in a way that enhances structure and depth without overworking the portrait.
The course is structured around three engaging lessons, each guiding you through the full process from initial drafting to final touches. The first lesson will feature a portrait of a gentleman with a tie, focusing on structure and values. The second lesson will be a 3/4 view portrait of a woman, where we will explore edges and composition. The third lesson will introduce a female portrait with a partial figure, allowing us to incorporate color and refine our design choices. This is going to be a fun and insightful learning experience where you'll gain a deeper understanding of my personal process while developing confidence in your own. Hope to see you in class!
COURSE IS OPEN! SELF-STUDY!
Lifetime Access - Download All Content
Cost - $149
MEET ROBERT KELLEY - ARTIST/INSTRUCTOR
OTHER WORKS BY ROBERT
PRIVATE GROUP FOR THIS COURSE
There is a private FB group for this course. Once you are signed up for the course, you can access the FB group where only you and other students signed up for the course will have access. We are looking forward to seeing your artwork!
COURSE SUPPLIES
Below is a list of the supplies that I will be using for the projects in this course. However, you are always encouraged to use what you have on hand.
Substrate
- Canson Mi-Tentes
- 336 Sand
- 501 Tobacco
- U-Art Sanded 400
- Natural
Pastels
- Primsacolor Nupastel - Hard and soft
- General Pastel Pencils
- Conte Pastel
- Terry Ludwig Pastel
- Sennelier Pastel
- Blue Earth Pastel
- General Hard Pastel
Other
- Sofft bending/applicator tool
- Kneaded eraser
- Blending stumps (paper)
- Chamois cloth
- Synthetic hoghair brush (stiff)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON ACCESSING CLASSES AND SELLING WORK CREATED IN THIS COURSE:
**Upon purchasing your course, you will be asked to create an account and go through the purchase process (even if the cost is $0 for a free course). If you have already created an account, after purchase your course will IMMEDIATELY be available under “LOGIN” at the top right-hand of karabullockart.com.
**If your course does not show up, please email us at karabullockart@gmail.com
**Lifetime Access: When you purchase a class, you will have access to download the course videos and keep them for your personal use for life. While we strive to keep courses available on the site long term, lifetime access does not guarantee that videos will remain streamable on the website indefinitely. From time to time, we may update, modify, or retire older courses to maintain the quality and functionality of the site. If a course is ever scheduled to be removed, we will notify students in advance and provide plenty of time to download the videos.
**Due to the nature of the immediate availability of the course, all purchases are nonrefundable.
**Please talk to the artist of the course about his/her policy on selling artwork created in this course prior to selling any works created during course. Some artists will allow it, while others do not. Thank you for your support.
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Libbi Corson (verified owner) –
Once again, Robert’s instructions , have raised the bar in my art. This course continues his expertise and dedication to structure first in order to have a successful portrait. I bought this course to learn about pastels, which I did, but was constantly brought back to structure, structure, structure. I am beyond thankful for that. From there it is value vs color. I HIGHLY recommend this course for everyone from beginners to advanced!