Here is a small pastel painting I did using my husband as a model and making the background up.
I have wanted to try VELOUR PAPER for pastels for ages, and as I won a prize in the Austin Pastel Show recently, I used part of the money to buy some of this paper.
I LOVE IT !! I have decided to use it for a while, it will take time to get used to the paper's individual properties. For one thing, I have to be very sure of my drawing, as one cannot erase on this surface.
Another thing is trying to find what pastels will go on this surface to build the lights and darks, so far, I find hard prismacolor to begin with are great for my shadows .. I then work up to the softer pastels.
It has been a learning curve and very challenging , but hopefully I will get there in the end.
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