Pet Portraits in Pastel

Detailed Pastel Paintings

"The exquisite medium which achieves unique softness, vibrancy and drama of dark and light"
Katja

All pastel paintings are traditionally hand-painted. The paintings are created with pastel pencils and soft pastel sticks on high quality acid-free paper.

Click on each thumbnail to see the portrait information with a large sized picture, detail and reference photo view.

Hector Pastel portrait of Horse Click on image to view	Møller Pastel portrait of Border Collie Click on image to view	Missan Pastel portrait of Cat Click on image to view	Sina & Chater Pastel portrait of Aussies Click on image to view
Fie Pastel portrait of Chinese Chin Click on image to view	Alexander Pastel portrait of Maine Coon Click on image to view	Oktan Pastel portrait of Mixed Breed Click on image to view	George Pastel portrait of Cat Click on image to view
Harley Pastel portrait of Doberman Click on image to view	Idefix Pastel portrait of Papillion Click on image to view	Magic Pastel portrait of Horse Click on image to view	Bossy & Sunshine Pastel portrait of Dogs Click on image to view

Pastel Painting Techniques

Pastel is a dry medium, applied with pastel sticks and pencils, then blended together with various methods. I use Senniler Soft Pastels for bigger areas and Derwent and Faber Castell Pastel pencils for fine details.

I paint my pastel portraits on Uart sanded paper which enables me to create the perfect balance between softness and sharp details where they are needed. My pastel portraits are painted with great accuracy and character, combined with softness, lights and vibrancy.

About My Pastel Paintings

Pastel painting does not refer to pale colors as many may think, they have a wide variety of color range from very subtle to bold, strong and brilliant to gentle and soft.

Pastel can with proper workmanship achieve the most wonderful paintings. Soft backgrounds combined with sharp details, creates the perfect entirety which is crucial for a beautiful portrait.