Teach Yourself Visually Drawing

Add a Color to Your Paper.

In this example, the easiest type of pastel to use is a soft

pastel because it can be easily erased.

Unlike pencil, you do not have to sharpen your pastel

stick. Simply choose a color that you would like to use.

Unwrap the paper binding around it, and use the length

of the stick to apply the pastel to the paper.

Then, with a paper towel, rub the pastel gently into the

paper until you obtain a nice, even finish. If your finish is

not even, just add some more pastel over the rougher

areas and rub in gently again.

You can add another color on top of the color you have

already used by following the same procedure. The first

layer of pastel will not come off because you have

already rubbed it into the paper. This example has two

colors rubbed into the paper.

In Chapter 4, you were introduced to creating toned paper using graphite. Using a similar process,
you can add some color to your drawings by adding a tone to your paper using soft pastels. After
following the steps below, you will be ready to draw a figure on colored paper.