Art Spectrum) to my easel. I also
attached a sheet of paper towel to
the board beside my paper (this was
helpful to give the pastels a quick
swipe to clean them as I worked).
I have a wide range of pastels. For
this piece I used Art Spectrum,
Schminke, Lukas, Unison, and a
couple of my own ‘hand-made’
pastels (leftover pastel pieces
crushed to a powder with a pestle
and mortar, with a small amount of
water added, rolled into a pastel
shape, placed in foil and put in the
oven to dry – see Insight article).STEP ONE
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a light blue pastel pencil to
establish the overall composition;
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