Pastel portrait on Sanguine Red toned paper

Pastel portrait on Sanguine Red 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 Sanguine Red to complement the warm tones and make the cooler colours pop even more.

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About Rembrandt Toned Paper in Sanguine Red

This paper provides the perfect base for your drawings. Sanguine has been commonly used in life drawings for centuries. There are many artistic possibilities with this blood-red paper. Light colours in particular will flourish on this surface. 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 Sanguine Red

Pastel portrait on Sanguine Red toned paper

By Chris Gambrell

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