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PASTELS
Painter’s Checklist
SURFACE
12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5cm) velour paper or Wintech Aquarius Suede Paper
PALETTE
REMBRANDT SOFT PASTELS Bluish Gray 727.5
Bluish Gray 727.7
Burnt Sienna 411.5
Deep Yellow 202.5
Madder Lake Deep 331.8 Perm. Green Lt. 618.5 Phthalo Blue 570.09 Ultramarine Blue Deep 506.9 White 100.5
PRISMACOLOR NUPASTELS Black
Sandalwood
White
SUPPLIES
9B graphite pencil Baby wipes or wet cloth
(to keep your hands clean) Fine-grit sandpaper
General’s Charcoal Pencil (white) Mat board of choice
Saral white transfer paper
Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Permanent Marker
(optional)
Small tortillons Soft towel or cloth
SOURCES
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Wintech Aquarius Suede Paper is
available in single sheets from the artist
or in packs of 25 from Wintech International at www.wintechint.com.
Saral transfer paper, pencils, and pastels are available from most art suppliers or from www.dickblick.com.
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The Decorative Painter • ISSUE NO. 1, 2015
PREPARATION
This project is done on a 12" x 12" (30.5 x 20.5cm) piece of Suede Paper. I cut 2" (5.1cm) off the top and side to make it 10" x 10" (25.4 x 25.4cm) so that I had some scraps to use for practice. I then chose to tape down the corners to a 12" x 12"(30.5 x 30.5cm) piece of illustration board, which was used as backing board when framing.
Using your 9B graphite pencil and white Saral, transfer the dark lines of the design to the velour. Do not transfer the feath- er lines; you get a more natural flow to the feathers if you add those later. Refer to Step 1 to see how many lines to transfer. Do not use excess pressure since velour indents very easily.
LET’S PAINT
BACKGROUND SHADOWS
Remove the paper from the Bluish Gray 727.5 soft pastel. Half a stick will work well for this area. Rub the long side of the pastel along the sandpaper to flatten it slightly. Wipe it on a dry towel.
Softly place a layer of this color behind the egret (Step 2). With your finger, smooth the outside edge into the back- ground. A second layer can be added where needed. Don’t forget the area under the head and between the neck and body. Add shading under the wing and leg area as well.
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