"Macey" pet portrait commission - pastel artwork in progress - 25 hours in 25 minutes!

Hello and hope all is well. At last, I get to share the full 25 hours of the creation of this commissioned portrait of "Macey". I realise 25 minutes is a long time to watch a video, even a hyperlapse one, but you can easily fast forward, then backtrack if you see something that interests you. This video shows my process step by step from the beginning. It includes: 1. laying down the layers while working from left top to bottom right 2. sharpening pencils ( usually in the left hand corner of the screen onto a cardboard shallow box ) 3. blending with fingers and a soft paintbrush when necessary 4. turning the paper upside down to allow the pastel to drop off to stop smudging 5. using transparent film to rest my hand on to stop smudging while working 6. experimenting with colours on the edges of the paper and more...... As usual, I am using a selection of soft pastels ( Rembrandt and Artspectrum ) combined with a range of pastel pencils from Derwent ( soft ) as well Conte a Paris and Cretacolour ( harder ) I also have a selection of colours from Faber Castell. The harder pencils sharpen better into a point for details while the softer ones work better for blending and filling in larger areas ( along with the soft pastel sticks ) The best true white I have found is made by Cretacolour, and I use this for whiskers and the details of white hairs. Anyway once you have had a look at this video, please feel free to ask me any questions you may have. Have a great day and catch up soon 👍🎨😉😁 [email protected] https://linktr.ee/ivanjonesart