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Pastel Pointers with Richard McKinley | IAPS 2013 | A Pastel Family Reunion
Accidents Happen… | Pastel Artist Peter Thomas
Painting Sites | Revisiting Old Friends
Get Started in Pastel with Deb Secor: Paint the Landscape
Pastel Techniques | Answers for a “Mounting” Problem | Part 2
Most custom framing businesses are capable of doing various dry- and wet-mounting methods of pastel surfaces that meet current archival standards. But, due to the expense, many artists choose to do it for themselves. When doing it yourself, your first consideration has to be the archival quality of the products you use …
Pastel Techniques | Answers for a “Mounting” Problem, Part 1
Since the inception of the Pastel Pointers Blog nearly six years ago, one of the most frequently ask questions I hear concerns how best to mount pastel papers in advance of wet underpainting techniques. Artists that utilize a wet painting technique on a paper surface understand the issues involved in retaining a flat working surface. This has lead to procedures involving sizing, stretching and mounting of paper prior to painting.
Pastel Pointers | Shades of Green, Part 2
Green can be a tough color to handle, but with color temperature finesse, sensitive observation, wise selection, and artistic permission to sometimes tweak reality for the sake of a harmonious outcome, a successful lush painting can be achieved.
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Progression of Heavenly Hues: A Pastel Step-by-Step Demo
In this excerpt from Stan Sperlak’s feature article “Into the Night” from The Artist’s Magazine (June 2013), Sperlak demonstrates how to complete a sunset landscape from start to finish. Scroll down to read this step-by-step demo, and learn how to portray with pastel the ethereal qualities of night.
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Painting En Plein Air, Part 2 | Field Sketch Painting
In last week’s blog post, I described the thumbnail/value sketches involved in the first part of a plein air painting process I refer to as “Field Sketch Painting.” Once these sketches are evaluated to see if the composition is worthwhile, it is time to start the pastel painting.
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