STEP ONE
Using the recent plein air pastel painting as my reference and with a stick of Vine Charcoal, I drew in the major shapes of my landscape composition on to a half sheet of Art Spectrum Storm Blue Colourfix sanded paper.
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STEP ONE
Using the recent plein air pastel painting as my reference and with a stick of Vine Charcoal, I drew in the major shapes of my landscape composition on to a half sheet of Art Spectrum Storm Blue Colourfix sanded paper.
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Using the photo as reference material, I crop it to what I regard as an interesting part, then alter the line of the wave to help create distance and lead the eye further into the composition.
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Scale up your drawing or image onto the tracing paper using a grid method you are comfortable with.Position the tracing over the pastel paper.
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Sketch – roughly sketch the general outline and proportions of the piece using the black pastel
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I start by outlining the image I want to do. Velour isn’t very forgiving if you make a mistake, so you will need to be careful. Consider drawing your image first and then using something like carbon paper to transfer.
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The scene depicted here does not exist. My inspiration came from a side view of a recently renovated Cape Cod cottage.
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On Black Stonehenge paper, I lightly drew in some basic lines, scumbling in a few colours here and there to establish the composition and placement of the larger masses of my subject.
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Start drafting your shapes on Canson Pastel paper with a white Derwent Pastel pencil. I found using this old photo (of when I was only 16) a real skill to practice. The most important thing is to sketch your outline of the picture first so then you will know that the composition will always balance.
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My palette. I select some colours before I start, and add to them as required.
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When attempting to play loosely with drawing media, I allow for as little distraction as possible. I find it vital to have all the necessary materials and nothing else (especially unsuitably coloured pastels) close at hand.