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I often underpaint landscapes using Colourfix Pastel Primer on mountcard. In this piece, I underpainted Step 1

the sky and distance mostly with white, but I loosely painted blue ultra for the rocks. This gave them depth and weight before I even applied the pastel.

I didn’t cover all the surface with pastel, but let some of the painted area show through.

‚I used soft pastels for the sky and distant land, smudging and softening it with my hands. I left Step 2

the edges of the rocks vague at this stage.

I twisted and turned a thin stick or charcoal to place the important cracks in the rocks. When doing this I ensured that I considered the composition of the Step 3

blocks and patterns of lines within the large mass of rock.

Demonstration Adventure Plaits

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l Mountcard 15underpainting with Art Spectrum Colourfix primer onto the white mountcard. I used colours deep ultra and ½x 22 ½in. (39x57cm). I painted an

n See colours, rightwhite and a 2in. decorator’s brush to apply them. Colours

This painting brings all the above ideas together, wrapped up with a story. It was painted from photographs and sketches taken while out on a walk with my daughter. The rocks here at the top of a tor

were huge and dark, and I loved the way my daughter was almost silhouetted against the bright sky. The size of the rocks makes her look more delicate, and I loved the details of her plaits. A NOTE ON COLOURSI used mostly Unison soft pastels, in blues, lilacs and greens with cream and white to paint in tone from very dark blue to the brightest white, but they Adventure Plaits. They ranged

also varied in saturation, from pure colours to muted hues.for adding details on the figure, and a piece of plastic to I also used charcoal for early drawing marks, a pastel pencil

refresh the surface.

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be demonstrating at Patchings Art, Craft & Design Festival this July. Rebecca co-founded the New Pastel School and runs courses in the UK and Italy.

I then used a dark blue soft Unison pastel to strengthen some of these Step 4

cracks. I dragged the dark blue and a purple soft pastel over some of the stones to give them weight and

depth, rubbing it back in places with a pencil eraser to soften the marks and to let the texture of the surface

show. I also made similar marks with lilac and some of the background and sky colours, to create harmony.

Step 5 I added more details in areas, but in others I let the „

underpainting breathe. I then lightly twisted a sharp shard of cream soft pastel to describe the

light catching the edges of the rocks. Finally, I put in the figure. Next month we will look

at water, from calm lakes to crashing waves and twisting waterfalls.

 great example of how you can use strong tonal contrasts to create atmosphere, with variations in weight and strength of marks.The finished painting Adventure Plaits, Unison pastel on Art Spectrum Colourfix primer, 15½x22½in. (39x57cm). This painting is a

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How to capture

buildings in the

landscape

Develop your confi dence and

be inspired by the advice from

JG Garratt on which materials

to use and how to deal with

perspective to ensure success in

this article from our April 1950

issue http://bit.ly/3aOsc2y

Landscape painting

in pastels

‘I fi nd that pastels are ideal

for making quick studies from

nature....Pastels can be used

during damp misty conditions

(which are often more inviting

as subjects) when watercolour

washes would not dry out,

and to use oils, more equipment would be needed. I like

to contemplate these sketches afterwards in the quiet of

the studio, and eventually build up my larger paintings

from them.’ Aubrey R Phillips continues with a wealth of

advice and tips in this article from our April 1970 issue

http://bit.ly/37yiyil

Mixed media compositions

The fi rst things Mike Bernard looks for in a subject are the shapes

rather than the objects. In this article from our April 2000 issue

he explains his approach and working methods and his interest in

achieving exciting patterns in his work

http://bit.ly/2S0EnAy

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