January Workshop

Pet Portraits Workshop

Drawing with Pastel Pencil
12 & 13 January, 2022
10:00am - 3.30 pm
Victorian Artist Society

Pastel pencils are a wonderful medium to use as a drawing tool; they seem familiar to us the moment we pick them up and start to draw. Slightly softer than a traditional ‘hard’ pastel stick, but harder than a ‘soft’ pastel, the pastel is encased in a wood pencil making it easy to handle and use. Because the pastel is in a pencil format they can be sharpened like an ordinary pencil, and you have greater control for fine detail work. If you are like me and suffer from asthma or find the dusty mess of soft pastels annoying, you will love the clean feel of these pencils. As you are not directly handling the pigments you stay much cleaner the dust factor is greatly reduced. Traditionally used for adding detail to a soft pastel work, pastel pencils achieve stunning results when used on their own. They are an easy and flexible way to draw and a joy to use.

Have you a beloved pet or a favorite animal that you would just love to draw? Here is your opportunity to create a touching memory of your cherished animal friend in pastel pencil. Over the two days we will focus on technique and composition of an animal portrait in this medium. Emphasis will be on the study of eyes, noses and features including drawing fur or feathers, culminating in a completed A3 work suitable for framing to keep or gift.

Open to all levels. Detailed demonstrations of techniques with one-on-one tuition.

Book through VAS HERE