# Bird portrait in pastel

**URL:** <https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/bird-portrait-in-pastel/1671>\
**Category:** Share Your Art\
**Created:** [June 6, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/bird-portrait-in-pastel/1671 "2021-06-06T20:22:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Andrea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@Andrea](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Andrea)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/bird-portrait-in-pastel/1671/1 "2021-06-06T20:22:45Z")

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I tried Pastelmat for the first time. This is my second bird drawing in pastels (I’m still pretty much a beginner), but Pastelmat makes layering so much easier and more fun, although I found the blending a bit harder.

Derwent and Bruynzeel Design pastel pencils with Rembrandt soft pastels on A5 Pastelmat.

 ![198013873_971097810342659_2251049513951628921_n](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/3/359efc22dedfe1236aaf25604bedb29bf3b5a986.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Denise](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/denise/32/40_2.png) [@Denise](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Denise)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/bird-portrait-in-pastel/1671/2 "2021-06-07T20:41:42Z")

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This is beautiful. Great job.

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**Author:** ![TLP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/45deac/32.png) [@TLP](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/TLP)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/bird-portrait-in-pastel/1671/3 "2021-10-21T01:14:08Z")

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Andrea, your cardinal drawing is beautiful.

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**Author:** ![Ginny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/ginny/32/94_2.png) [@Ginny](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Ginny)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/bird-portrait-in-pastel/1671/4 "2021-10-22T17:23:41Z")

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Very nice. I think you did very well.