Portrait Male - soft pastels fun & struggles

Since the paintress will be operated I try to practise more at home. A fact is I still run out of time, which indeed is my own fault. If it comes to it, I don't own ayone my time.

I started early (not planned I was on my way to the bathoom).

I once said I would not make portraits of women since everyone does. So if... male only.

Sketching took way too much time and I find it hard. While I tried I thought about painting, but ended up with the soft pastels I borrowed. In a way it feels easier, but it took me way more time as expected (6+ hours).

In between I talked with my brother who tried to travel to Aceh to find his wife and children and finished pimping two items from yesterday's workshop.

At times it's better to know when to stop so I gave up on the ugly sketch and added the pastels. Damn orange again. I don't like that colour.

You have to rub it in, the teacher said. I tried a brush but it didn't work. Only option left for now are my fingers.
Limiting the colours might be helpful and using one finger per colour to avoid washing hands often. It might also be wiser to start at the top to not wipe out what just has been coloured, which I didn't and can't.

By the way, I don't blow the crumbs of pastels off the paper, but hold it at it's side.

If you look closely you will notice I made changes till I decided to give up. I had it with it and decided to use the old hairspray. For a moment I was shocked, because it looked as if the crayons became too wet and the painting changed completely.

It's not what I wanted, but let's say it's original and I learned something. On ro the next guy.

_{30-11-2025
Photos + Painting are mine
Paper: bamboo - 300 mg
Materials: soft pastels - Van Dijck
Hairspray}

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