DERWENT PASTEL PENCILS Terracotta, Yellow Ochre, Raw Umber, Aluminium Grey, Ultramarine, Olive Green, Prussian Blue, Naples Yellow, Green Oxide, French Grey Dark and Forest Green.After a great deal of ‘playing’ with the medium, I was ready to have a go. I found it frustrating how quickly the pastels became dirty, lost their wrapping or crumbled and broke with too much pressure this made the identification of colour difficult. Attempting to blend pastels with a cotton bud seemed to have the opposite effect – it quickly removed the pastel from the paper – something that might prove useful later. Keeping a ball of Blu-Tack constantly kneaded in the hand reduces mess. I quickly learned that over-zealous use of pastel could clog the paper’s surface and that varying the pressure applied when rubbing with a finger could create different blend effects. I tried blending colours together by gently rubbing with my finger, sometimes ‘cross hatching’ or stippling, or simply by overlaying the pastel. Not having many colours meant working with a limited range. It wore the pastels down very swiftly, creating quite a bit of pastel dust, but the rich, velvety depth of colour and the softness of the blends achieved by using it was well worth the effort. In the end I chose some Fisher 400 paper samples. Both smooth paper and watercolour paper produced disappointing results, lacking depth in the colour and coarseness of finish. I started by making a series of marks with both hard and soft pastel on the various types of paper that I had, noting the pastels’ performance on each. I chose to work from some sketches and photographs of the Somerset Levels flooded fields and a big sky. Where to start? When working in oil or watercolour I begin with the image, the inspiration, so my first faltering steps in pastel would be no different. ![]() This would doubtless take me out of my comfort zone. I chose a medium that I had distinct lack of experience of working in, that of pastel. When I was asked to produce a step-by-step landscape in a medium other than my usual watercolour or oil, I knew it was going to be a challenge. Link copied to clipboard In this demo, Rob Dudley says goodbye to thick oils and delicate watercolours to blend a winter landscape in pastel
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