Cuong provides an introduction to the materials, and he also demonstrates the fundamentals of his green foundation technique for creating skin tones.

Cuong guides the lovely Madeline in her posing while explaining the basic proportions fundamental to portraiture. Then he creates the underlying drawing that forms the basis of his final portrait.

Cuong applies the foundation layer to the skin tones using several shades of green to begin building values.

Cuong begins to layer additional colors over the green underpainting, as the face magically begins to come to life.

Cuong applies finishing touches to the background and the model's clothing while continuing to refine the colors and values in the face.

Learn how Cuong uses fixatif to preserve his delicate pastel artworks, and why proper matting and display is so important.

This short video provides a brief bio of Cuong Nguyen while showing a sampling of his artworks.