Study Group 35
Shawn Schertzer

July 2010 - Caitlyn #1

How I did it - I did the sweater using Soft Pastel pencil 3, the background with Square Pastel 30 and the face and hair using Artist Pastel Chalk. It was softened using Topaz Adjust (Simplify) and a commercial edge was applied. ( I promise this may be the last proud grandpa entry in our monthly submission, but the newest granddaughter has yet to fall prey her pixel bending grandpa.)

COMMENTS:
 

Additional Maker's Comments
Kathy Potter	What a beautiful grand-daughter! The attention is right on her eyes! Good catch lights, good blending, I like the depth of field and the blending of colors. I'll have to try that Topaz program. You do nice work!
Nick Muskovac	You have produced a very nice soft pastel painting. Your granddaughter has very pretty eyes. You left just enough detail in the sweater. The ragged border adds a nice finish to the image.
Mindy Leeds	The treatment of the child is very good. I personally would like to see a bit more color in it. I like the way you managed to keep texture in the pink sweater and the eyes are very good.
Rhonda Campbell	I like the soft blending over the adorable face.
Susan Bailey	This is a very sweet painting of your granddaughter. You have done a great job on everything although the sweater still looks a bit photographic. What a cutie!
Stephan Funke	You show us a nice, soft grandchild and I do hope your family will grow and grow. so that you have the opportunity and task to make and show us more of that..My only two remarks here are the kid's eyes: They are big enough to contain more details. And all these commercial edges may be easy to use - but they look like "commercial", not like home = hand made.

Member Bio

Shawn Schertzer - Biography I did not become interested in photography until 2000 and joined PSA in Dec 2002. Landscapes were my first interest, but after a few years, I began to accept the fact that I could not convey the feelings a scene evoked in me using traditional photographic techniques. It was not until my first Painter project that I really began to see photography as a component of a broader, sensory experience.