South Seas Pastel
by William Rockwell
Title
South Seas Pastel
Artist
William Rockwell
Medium
Photograph
Description
Looking at this photo bring back the soundtrack to South Pacific.Pastel techniques can be challenging since the medium is mixed and blended directly on the working surface, and unlike paint, colors cannot be tested on a palette before applying to the surface. Pastel errors cannot be covered the way a paint error can be painted out. Experimentation with the pastel medium on a small scale in order to learn various techniques gives the user a better command over a larger composition.
Pastels have some techniques in common with painting, such as blending, masking, building up layers of color, adding accents and highlighting, and shading. Some techniques are characteristic of both pastels and sketching mediums such as charcoal and lead, for example, hatching and crosshatching, and gradation. Other techniques are particular to the pastel medium.
Colored grounds: the use of a colored working surface to produce an effect such as a softening of the pastel hues, or a contrast
Dry wash: coverage of a large area using the broad side of the pastel stick. A cotton ball, paper towel, or brush may be used to spread the pigment more thinly and evenly
Valley high!
Uploaded
May 18th, 2014
Statistics
Viewed 551 Times - Last Visitor from White Plains, NY on 04/10/2024 at 6:09 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Comments
There are no comments for South Seas Pastel. Click here to post the first comment.