A new pastel
Comments (2) I have just finished a pastel which has been added to the pastel gallery called “Ruins Canyon”. Following is a series of six photos of the picture from beginning to completion.
I work out the composition on tracing paper and then transfer it to Soft Umber Art Spectrum Colourfix Pastel Paper. The soft Umber gives me a good mid-tone to start with. For landscapes I usually put in the sky and then work from upper left to lower right starting with harder pastels (Faber-Castells and Nupastels) and working in the softer pastels (Rembrandt, Alphacolor, Art Spectrum and Sennelier). If there is detail in areas I will use Carbothello pastel pencils but I don’t use pencils a lot. Once I have worked down to the lower right I will go back and balance out the entire picture tweeking the darks and lights and colors until they look right. At this stage I like to set it aside and come back to see what areas need further work. Check out the finished piece in the gallery.
