Judith B. Carducci 
Judith B. Carducci, PSA, has been recognized as one of today's best portraitist artists. She has won numerous awards nationally and internationally. She has shown at The National Arts Club and the Salmagundi Club, The Bennington Center for the Arts, the Cahoon Museum, and the Butler Institute of American Art. Paintings by Carducci have been featured in International Artist magazine, Pastel Artist International, American Artist magazine, The Pastel Journal, The Artist's Magazine, and the books, Best of Portrait Painting and Portrait Highlights. Her painting, "Xanadu," was selected as one of the "best of the best" by the former curator of the Smithsonian Institution's Renwick Gallery for the art book "Beautiful Things". Her work is in collections in the United States, Israel, and Europe. She is listed in Who's Who in America; as one of the Outstanding People of the 20thand 21st.centuries. She is represented by Portrait Brokers, Inc., and Portraits South. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Judith gives workshops on pastel and portraiture all over the country and in Europe.
Painting the Portrait in Pastel, Nick
3 hours, 15 minutes, 2 DVD set with Booklet 
A complete double disk, over three hours of demonstration, with all the technique and thinking that goes into getting it right. From a loose drawing, she places the measurements of the head and then includes the right hand. She is squinting a lot of the time and, using the charcoal stick, drops plum lines from corner of the eye to shoulder, ear to hand, pupil to mouth. She explains how the shadow areas help her to define the masses, and with each stroke Judy puts in more and more detail. She talks about glazing and how to use shadow to enhance the features of the face. Those who work in oil find her methods useful because she is such a precise colorist who employs the selective use of "melting edges.” She has purposely put in the arm and hand to show how easily and simply they can be portrayed. It is a fascinating video and one we are sure you will treasure.
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New Release's with Judith Carducci
 Clouds and Sea
en Plein Air in Pastel 2 hour DVD
In this DVD Judith shows us how to get perspective and depth into our painting as we approach a street scene or cityscape. Judith says what attracted her to this scene was the dramatic sky, rushing sea ,and bright buildings with the dark and ominous looking Fort in the background.
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Fruitfulness a Still life
in Pastel 2 hour DVD
This DVD demonstrates how to setup, explore and master a brilliant still life. Judith talks about what to put in and what to leave out, and how to make thinks look 3 dimensional. Judith demonstrates her passion and knowledge of color as she talks about “pushing the color” We as artists have the chance to find the drama and to make something wonderful out of everyday things.
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Light and Shadow
en Plein Air in Pastel 2 hour DVD
This is a painting en Plein air of one of the cobbled stoned streets in Old San Juan. Judith spends some time developing the clouds and light sources then she finds all the wonderful colors of the old buildings along the street. Half the street is bathed in light and the other half in shadow. That She pops out the detail of each at the end is very exciting.
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