Introducing Pastels and Drawing Nature Sounds
By Sheila Ceccarelli
An age old favourite drawing medium, coloured pastels, ideal for achieving rich drawings and designs with textured, layered surfaces. They can be used to make a variety of marks from light, feathered effects to deep, satisfying lines as well as rich textures etched, scrubbed and rubbed into the surface.
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Precious Petals and Soft Pastels | AccessArt: Visual Arts Teaching, Learning & Practice
October 18, 2011 @ 1:25 pm
[…] a warm up Introducing Pastels to Nature Sounds the teenagers were encouraged to ‘let themselves go’ and explore the potential of […]
Introducing Ink and Looking Up Still Life | AccessArt: Visual Arts Teaching, Learning & Practice
October 19, 2011 @ 12:50 pm
[…] Indian Ink, a favourite drawing medium for experimenting with varied mark making, washes and beautiful, translucent effects. Ink is also often used with oil pastels as inky washes repel away from soft lines. For warm up exercises introducing pastels look at Precious Petals and Soft Pastels and Introducing Pastels and Nature Sounds. […]