Artist's Palette - AU (2020-03)

demonstration

Pastels

The Guardia

This artist finds pastel pencils useful for sketching and adding fine detail to

a pastel painting because graphite pencils may leave indentations on pastel

paper which cannot be lifted out.

By Robyn Hughes

FINAL STEP

STEP ONE

My aim was to create a hot,
dusty sunset in Africa – based
on a single photograph of an
elephant from Dubbo zoo. Her
flared ears and prominent right

forefoot inspired the idea of a

matriach protecting her family

from strangers in her homeland.

The paper was clipped to a piece

of MDF board with at least three

layers of plain paper underneath to

provide a slight amount of ‘give’. I

sketched my ideas onto a half-sheet

of warm Burgundy paper with white

pastel pencil. Sketches on tough

Colourfix paper can easily be re-done

if needed – using a kneadable eraser.