Artists’ Canvas and
other Substrates Contributed
to be put down – whilst retaining the
ability for fine detail from the first stroke.
This surface has a very high tooth
allowing excellent pigment adhesion
and decreasing the need for fixative.
The Sansfix colour is unaffected by
fixative and is lightfast. It is available
in a limited range of soft tones; and
the paper size is 50 x 65 cm.
It is designed specially for use
with soft pastels and charcoal. It is
perfect for fine detail and also broader
work. It has high durability due to its
pH-value of 6-7; and it is acid free.
Please contact Art Basics on 02 9807
2222; or email [email protected].
au for details of your nearest stockist.
‘Still Life with Fruits’ is a demonstration
work done on Schmincke sand-coloured
Sansfix paper with Schmincke Pastels.
After the sketch has been drawn
with a brown pencil, the background
is created with Grey Blue (Number
091 in the mixtures B, D, H, M, O).
This is complemented with Bluish
Violet (057 O). The bowl is filled in
with Caput Mortuum Pale (023 H).
This is then followed by the surface
area of the fruits. Madder Lake is
used for the apples and Permanent
Yellow 2 Light (003 B) for the lemons.
The leaves and stalks are painted
with olive green (086 B and D); and
the area of depth (table cloth) with
Caput Mortuum Deep (024 M).
In the finer work in the middle ground
and foreground, shades of Mossy Green2 (076 B, D, H, M, O) are applied to the
leaves and stalks of the lemons. The
lemons’ final colouring is achieved with
Olive Green 1 (085 D) and Permanent
Yellow 1 Lemon (002 B, D, O).
The cut surface of the apple is
painted with Permanent Yellow 1 Lemon
(002 B and O); and linear contrasts
are achieved with Burnt Umber (
B). The bowl is then coloured with
Burnt Green Earth (033 D), Burnt
Umber (035 B) and Bohemian Green
(083 M) and, as a final touch, lightly
hatched with Prussian Blue (066 H).
Permanent Red 3 Deep (044 D)
and Carmine Red (046 D) give the
apples a subtle glow. Their darker
areas are achieved with Grey Violet
(090 B) and Vandyke Brown (036 B).
This is then followed by light additions
of Chromium Oxide Green (084 H).
Finally, the lighter shades and
highlights are set with Permanent
Red 1 Pale (042 D) and Permanent
Yellow 1 Lemon (002 O). Vandyke
Brown (036) and Grey Violet (090)
are used to further accentuate the
above by adding shadows. The
same dark qualities are used for the
table cloth which is heightened with
Permanent Red 1 Pale (042 O).For more information about Schmincke’s
superior products and your nearest
stockist, please contact Art Basics by
telephone on 02 9807 2222; or email
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ART BASICS PROMOTES DELUXE PASTEL PAPERS FROM SCHMINCKEA unique and beautiful pastel support
available is the premium quality
Schmincke Sansfix pastel paper.
Prepared on 360gsm acid free paper,
the superfine coating of grit on the
surface allows layers and layers of pastelBuyer’s Guide