Pastel portrait on Industrial Grey toned paper

Pastel portrait on Industrial Grey toned paper

In this speed paint video, artist Chris Gambrell shows you how to build a portrait with soft pastels. He also showcases how much of an impact the colour of your paper has on your final piece! Watch how he incorporates shading and highlights to his work to create a stylised portrait. Find Chris Gambrell on Instagram!

Chris used Rembrandt artist quality soft pastels and toned paper in the colour Industrial Grey to make the colours pop even more.

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About Rembrandt Toned Paper in Industrial Grey

This paper provides a cold concrete-coloured base on which you can take your artwork in an endless variety of directions. A large variety of colours pop off this grey paper. That means infinite possibilities! This paper is of high quality, 180 grams made with 15% cotton and 20% recycled paper. It is suitable for use with pencils, soft pastels, gouache, inks, acrylics and charcoal.

What you need

  • Rembrandt Soft Pastels set of 60
  • Rembrandt Toned Paper in Industrial Grey

Pastel portrait on Industrial Grey toned paper

By Chris Gambrell

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