Category: Pastels
By admin on Sep 1, 2010 | In Pastels | Send feedback »
Pastel Artists.ca After three weeks of intense observation, sketching and photographing of the Great Grey Owl on my property, I decided it was time to proceed with a painting. The Great Grey had proven to be a very co-op…
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By admin on Aug 11, 2010 | In Working Clean, Pastels | Send feedback »
Pastel Artists.ca To protect your lungs, never blow at accumulated pastel dust. Take the work outside or hold it over a newspaper and tap the back to get rid of excess pigment. Wearing a mask helps protect again…
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By admin on Aug 3, 2010 | In Techniques, Pastels | Send feedback »
Pastel Artists.ca Working on a dark paper allows me to easily judge mid-tone values and true colours. I use the pastels in a variety of ways — scribbling, crosshatching, scumbling and feathering. Variety adds interest an…
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By admin on Jul 22, 2010 | In General Pointers, Pastels | 1 feedback »
Papers and Substrates
All pastelists have their favourite papers. Of course, an acid-free paper is a must to preserve the image and the stability of the pigment on the surface. As artists we owe that to our customers.…
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By admin on Jul 7, 2010 | In Working Clean, Pastels | Send feedback »
Working Clean Use push pins to attach baby wipes or a damp paper towel, kept in a small plastic bag, to the side of your easel. Reach in to clean your working hand or glove and the bag keeps the wipes from drying out…
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By admin on Jun 29, 2010 | In Pastels | Send feedback »
Pastel Artists.ca Storing pastel paintings layered on a shelf, in a large drawer, in print racks or bristol board folders can be a problem especially when you need to go back through the stack to find a certain piece…
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By admin on Jun 25, 2010 | In Pastels, Watercolor | Send feedback »
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Introduction
Watercolour is a beautiful, expressive medium. I did a watercolour up north in the autumn some years ago to capture the early morning sun on Lake Couchiching, the moisture still hanging i…
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By admin on Jun 16, 2010 | In Techniques, Pastels | Send feedback »
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The use of fixatives on pastel paintings is a much-debated point among pastelists. Some artists feel that fixatives darken and dull the colors in the painting and therefore will not use them. Others fe…
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By admin on Jun 15, 2010 | In Techniques, Pastels | Send feedback »
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To achieve the airy and light appearance of a watercolour with pastel is fairly easy. Using white paper only, stroke with the broad side of your pastel stick across your paper (break it in half…
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By admin on Jun 14, 2010 | In Pastels | Send feedback »
Travelling with pastels
When travelling by car, keep a margarine tub filled with small bits of pastel in cornmeal with you. You can do quick sketches along the way when the moment hits. The cornmeal keeps the pastels…
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By admin on Jun 4, 2010 | In Pastels | Send feedback »
Pastel Artists.ca There is no 'hard or soft' rule when it comes to pastels. So why do we misleadingly refer to them all as 'soft' pastels when it's so obvious that some are harder than others? Softer brands use less b…
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