Transcripts
1. Introduction : Welcome. In this class, I would love you to
join me in creating this beginner friendly
portrait of a chick and bunny. Hi, my name is
Victoria Mico and I am a portrait artist specializing in pencils and soft pastels. This class is made
for artists on the beginner and
intermediate level. I will guide you through how to complete every paint stroke. So even if you are
just starting out, the Toria will be
easy to follow. We will begin the artwork
by creating the outlines, then we will move on to drawing the cute little chick and
finally the fluffy bunny. I will show you how to
create accurate proportions, how to use basiliers, and how to add the
details on top. The tools needed
for this class are soft pastels and pastel paper. A blending sponge
is recommended, but if you don't have one, you can just use your fingers or even a regular household sponge. Additionally, if you
have pastel pencils, those will be very useful for creating more precise details, but they are not
essential for the class. I am so excited to present
this class to you, so grab your pencils and I
will see in the first lesson.
2. Sketching outlines: Before we start
drawing of pastels, let's create some
rough outlines. I am using a ray pencil for this. The
lighter, the better. We want the outlines to be faint so that they
are easy to cover. Begin to roughly outline
the shapes of the bunny. We don't need to be exact. We will refine as we
process through the sketch. I am first creating the
outline of the body. The bunny is very long, thinner on the top and
thicker around the bottom. Let's also outline the feet. They are half circles. Let's make the one on the
left a little longer, so it seems like it's
angled towards the side. And the right foot
will be shorter because it's pointing
right at the viewer. We will also have the front
paws or arms close together, right in the middle of the body. They reach very low.
About four fifths of the length of the body, but the arms don't
reach the neck. The highest point of
the arms is still a couple of centimeters
away from the chin. It's okay to be guessing where the lines are
supposed to be. I am constantly refining
as I create the outline. I even realized I had to
make the body a little. I have corrected my error here. Now I am sketching the head. As you'll see in the second, I completely did not have
a room for the ears, so I had to lower the head. But that's okay, we can just refine and once we apply color, our mistakes will be covered. Now I am sketching
the head much lower. I begin by mapping
out where the bottom of the head is, and
I take my time. While I work around
the rest of the head, I outline the top and the ears. I am trying to angle the head so it's slightly facing
towards the left, so I'm making sure that the
left ear is behind the head, whereas the right ear is
in the front of the head, and only one eye will be
visible to the viewer. Now that I am happy
with the outlines, I am darkening the subject. Sometimes when I'm sketching, I draw a lot of lines to guess where the correct lines
are supposed to be, but I won't be
needing them later. I'm darkening the
final outlines so it's easier to tell later on
what lines are correct. Now it's time for the chick because we want it to be
proportional to the bunny. We don't want it to
appear microscopic, but we don't also want
to draw a giant chick. That would be unproportional to make sure we get
the desired size. I first draw the
size of the chick. Now before I add any details, I will mark where I want the
bottom of the chick to be. The feet don't hang off
the bottom of the page. It's good to do this
because we don't want to spend a lot of time working on detailed outlines then to get to the feet and find out that
they don't fit n would have to erase all of the
details we've worked on so hard and adjust the outlines
so they fit the feet. That's why it's good to
stay general at first, then add details at the end. Take a look at the
reference image and pay attention to the angles
and lengths of the lines. Once you've done the
external outlines, we will create the head. And that is the whole
sketching process. In the next lesson, we will finally use some color
and complete the chick.
3. Chick: Artists. In this lesson, we are going to be
completing the chick. Here are all the pastel
chalk colors you will need. We start by filling in the chick with some vibrant yellow color. We are going to smudge this
with the remaining colors. It's not too essential to be too precise At
this point though, we are trying to
focus this color in the bottom right side to
create a little bit of depth. Now we are applying a
light to yellow color. We are focusing this on the
remainder of the check. We will cover everything
besides the face. I personally find it fun
to blend with my fingers, but you feel free to blend
with a sponge or Q tips. We will blend quite
generously until the pastor is nicely
worked into the paper. Once we blend, you will
see how now there is a subtle depth in the check which makes it appear
a little three D. Now we are going to
grab some white. We will apply this in
the top left area of the check just to show some light is
bouncing off the top. Next we will apply some
brown to create more depth. I am focusing this color in the opposite side of
where the highlights are. Again, this makes our
check appear roundup. I am going back and forth here, adding some more
colors to the body until I am happy with
how it's looking. Next we are going to
fill in the face. I am using the same vibrant yellow color we
had started with. Here I am isolating
the head from the body a bit by
adding a subtle shadow. Next, let's go ahead and add
some detail to the face. I am using white to add
some texture to the fur. I am drawing the hair strokes in the direction that
the fur would grow. This will make our chick look
more realistic and fluffy. Now we are going to
fill in the beak. I am using the same brown
color I used for the shadows. I am also adding a touch of orange to brighten up for beak. I am gently pushing the
pastel into the paper. I want to keep this
color where it is and not blend it into
the rest of the chick. If you happen to have
some pastel pencils, go ahead and refine some of
the beak and head details. You can also do this with the precise corner of
a pastel stick. We will apply just a tiny bit of this brown color because we
don't want to overdo it. Okay, now deep breath because we are going
to fill in the eyes. Takes a little more precision. So take your time here. We're going to work with the
edge of our pastel stick. You can also use a
black pastel pencil, which will probably be a
bit easier to work with. Just remember the ion left. Just remember the ion a left will be slightly out of view, so it's going to appear tiny and obstructed compared
to the right eye. If you feel you've gone out of the lines a bit,
that's totally okay. You can take some
yellow or white to go around the eye and
clean it up a little. Finally, I am
adding some details to the beak and the body. By the way, you
don't need to follow every pain stroke with me. I am just making adjustments based on how my
chick is looking. If you feel you already have a lot of dimension and depth, then you definitely
don't need to add more brown to the
bottom right side. Our drawings will vary slightly, so make the final
adjustments based on what you think your
artwork needs so far. Now we are going to
move onto the legs. We filled the sin with
an orangey brown color. Go ahead and make
any refinements to the shape if you need to. Okay, I'm sidetracking
here a little bit. And I decided to add some
white highlights to the body. And now, with a
light yellow chalk, we are going to add highlights
and shadows to the legs. Now, this is my favorite part. Take some white and create
a little white.in the eye, I feel that this immediately
brings life to the subject. Now we will add some final, final details and
then we will be done. Thank you so much forging. I hope you are proud
of your drawing so far and had fun
creating with me. I will see you in
the next lesson, where we will be
drawing the cute bunny.
4. Bunny: He artists. And welcome
to another lesson. Here we are going to
complete the bunny. Here are all the
colors you will need. We are using a pinkish
orange color for the ears, light gray and
white for the body. Additionally, if you have
access to pastel pencils, you may use those to create
some more precise details. This time, I will be
using a blending sponge to blend though you can
carry on using your fingers. Let's start with
the black chalk. We will fill in all the dark
areas of the bunny that is on the body and sides of the ears and a little
bit on the face. Now we are going to
blend the black chalk. We are moving on to
the light gray color, and we will fill in pretty much the entire body with this. Here I am just picking
up the black again to create the separation
between the arms. No, no, no. We are moving on to creating the
highlights using white. We are going to draw over all the areas we
want to lighten, such as the top of the feet, and maybe the pause to isolate them a bit from the darker body. Now we blend. If you
are using the sponge, try not to press too hard. The sponge will
do a great job of spreading the pastel
around beautifully. You also want all of the color to appear mixed into each other. This gives us a
wonderful base layer to apply our details on top. If you feel that the layer you apply is a little
light after blending, you can just go ahead and
apply one more layer. Sometimes you don't
know whether you've applied enough until
after you've blended. So you may have to go back and forth a little bit
between the steps. Again, just remember our
pieces may vary a little. At this point, you have to keep looking at your drawing and
making your own decisions about what refinements
are necessary for your individual artwork
to make it perfect. Now we are redefining
the colors. I am using a dark gray hair and adding it wherever
I want to darken. Such as certain areas of the body and between
the arms and legs. Now I am redefining
some areas of white. You have to apply this color quite generously
for it to show up. I add, then blend, then add some more until
I think I have enough. Now, the black, we will apply just a tiny amount
of this because a little really goes a long way. I am mostly redefining
around the arms, legs, and arms at ahead again, I am going back
and forth and adding the different colors until I am happy with the overall result. Now we are shifting our
attention to the head. I am first adding highlights. I'm going to focus the
lighter tones under the head and towards the
right side of the face. Now it's time to create the eye. I am using a black
pastel stick for this. You can also use a
black pastel pencil since you need a little
bit more precision here, and just like we did
with the chicks, are you can use some white here to refine around the eyes. Now I am using the edge of a black chalk to
create the mouth. I am adding and blending until
I am happy with the look. I am also adding some shadows to the base of the
ears and the head. And we are now going to add some highlights to
the tip of the nose, edge of the ears,
and as of the face. When you create your highlights, try to go in the
direction of the fur, just like we did with the chick. This will make our animal
appear more fluffy. Next up of the
ears, we will fill them in with the orange
chalk and blend. Let's turn our attention
to the nose and mouth. Here briefly, I am using a brown pencil to
redefine the lines. We will now take a few moments here to create any
small adjustments. Remember, our drawings may
be slightly different, so you have to make
your own decisions about what your piece needs. For example, mine needs to be
lightened around the mouth. But if you think that
your work is too light, you may want to focus on adding the darker gray tones instead. Now the most exciting
part has arrived. At least for me, I am adding
the reflection to the eye, which will bring
life to our bunny. I tried adding some
here with the pencil, but it didn't turn
out light enough, so I turned to the pastor, chalk instead, and it
turned out nice and bright. Okay, we are slowly
approaching the end. We are adding some fur
texture around the ears. I am using white
in the direction the fur would grow
to add some fluff. It's also a good idea
to add some brown in the deepest part of the
ear to create depth. We cannot forget
about the other eye. Just like the chick, the bunny is facing a similar direction, so the left eye
will be obstructed. That being said, I am creating a narrow line which will show just a teeny bit of the eye. This is another fun
part of the drawing, At least for me, we are going to be drawing the
whiskers for this. A pastor pencil is
definitely recommended. But if you don't have
a pastel pencil, maybe you can use the narrow
edge of your pastel stick. Or even a regular writing pencil would do really well here
since the whiskers are gray. The key here is to
press very softly. You don't want very thick
dark lines for whiskers. You want them to
be light and thin. I am creating numerous whiskers in different limps and curves. This may look a little
bit funnier at first, but once we add enough of them, the whiskers will look natural. It may also help
to gently blender the whiskers into the
paper with your fingers. So we are now done. Our bunny and chick
drawing is complete. I hope you enjoyed
creating with me, and I hope you are
proud of your drawing. I would really love to see
how your drawings turned out, so do post them as
a final project. And I will be very happy
to give you some feedback. Thank you so much for
joining the class and I will see you in
the conclusion video.
5. Conclusion : Congratulations. We made
it to the final lesson. Thank you so much
for taking my class. If you enjoyed it, I
would be very grateful. If you left a positive review, a comment, or a project, your interactions with the class help it show up on skillshare, so other students may find it. If you have any questions
or would like me to clarify anything,
please ask below. And I will be more than happy to help you for the class project. I would love to see the
artwork you've created. I lead feedback on all projects, so definitely upload
yours and I will give you some further
constructive guidance if you are looking for
more pastel classes. I have a similar
landscape tutorial. This is a slightly larger piece with a little more detail, so I think it will
be great for you to try it now that you've
gained some experience. If you'd like to follow a
painting with even more detail, this scenic artwork is the
perfect tutorial to follow. We painted a breathtaking
cottage covered with vines and an
enchanted floral garden. To find these classes, go to my profile or follow the links in the about
section of the class. Don't forget to
follow my Instagram, Victoria Mico Art,
or my website, Victoria Mico.com
That is all from me. Thank you so much for taking my class and following along. I really do hope that you
learnt something useful. I am really looking
forward to seeing your art and answering any
questions you may have. Thank you so much again
and happy creating.
Wiktoria Miko, Professional portrait artist
