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Pastel Pointers | The Art of Edges in Our Paintings
Any creative who’s trying to depict reality—whether an author, sculptor or painter—must try to master the art of illusion. One of the most useful tools an artist can use to produce this magic is the manipulation of edges. The dictionary definition of “edge” is the line where an object or area begins or ends: a border. In the framework of a painting, the governing factors in determining how an edge should be handled are: the character of the object or area, the degree of value and color contrast that make up its surroundings, its overall importance and its placement within the composition.
Your Pastel Questions Answered | Maggie Price
Pastel Q&A | How To Photograph Through Glass
This Q&A covers two issues: working “soft over hard” in pastel, and photographing a framed painting.
Posted in Articles, Ask the Experts, Medium, Pastel, The Pastel Journal, Tips and Tools
Tagged Pastel, photography
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Pastel Q&A | How To Blend Colors in Pastel
In this Pastel Q&A, Maggie Price covers three questions about blending colors in pastel, using fixative and achieving dark colors in pastel.
Posted in Articles, Ask the Experts, Medium, Pastel, The Pastel Journal, Tips and Tools
Tagged Color Mixing, Pastel
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Pastel Q&A | How To Overcome Artist’s Block; Painting on Velour; Sharpening Pastel Pencils
This Pastel Q&A provides solutions for three questions about finding velour paper, remedying artist’s block and using sharpeners for pastel pencils.
Posted in Articles, Ask the Experts, Medium, Pastel, The Pastel Journal, Tips and Tools
Tagged art technique, Pastel
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Pastel Q&A | How To Dry-Mount Pastels
This Pastel Journal Q&A answers three questions about dry mounting pastels, cataloging paintings and photographing odd-sized paintings.
Posted in Articles, Ask the Experts, Medium, Pastel, The Pastel Journal, Tips and Tools
Tagged art technique, Pastel
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Pastel Q&A | How to Paint En Plein Air with Pastels
This Pastel Q&A covers three questions regarding how to create a painterly look with pastel, techniques for painting en plein air and signing a painting.
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Paint Skies in Pastel | New Video
Sometimes the sky plays a supporting role in a landscape; other times, it is the star of the show. Either way, knowing how to capture the impact of a dramatic sky is key for anyone interested in painting the landscape. Last fall, Liz Haywood-Sullivan, an artist well known for her luminous pastel landscapes, visited our Cincinnati office to shoot some videos for ArtistsNetworkTV that address key components of the landscape.