Fearless Friday, Romanian Street in Pastel

 

Using different types of art mediums is a great way to learn,

experiment, challenge yourself, or just have fun

When I’m on the coast, I love to play with pastels

 

 

 

 

Pastel is such a fun medium, it forces you to be bold and free

I have a set of 72 semi hard pastel sticks and a set of 48 pastel pencils

and a set of pan pastels in primary colors

They all behave in slightly different ways, so I often use parts of each set

 

 

 

 

I use a tabletop easel with a sheet of folded paper to catch the pastel dust

Pastels are fun but they are messy!

 

 

 

 

The photo I used for this painting is from Unsplash

 

 

 

 

After a simple line sketch to establish the composition

I put down blocks of color

 

 

 

 

Next I added windows and began filling in the buildings

 

 

 

 

Next came some work on the street

 

 

 

 

Then I used shades of green and blue to indicate the trees in the distance

and added white to soften the sky

 

 

 

 

Next roof shingles and details were added

 

 

 

 

To finish, I used a pastel pencil to add a few lines

 

 

“Romanian Street” 9″ x 12″ pastel on toned pastel paper

 

There are tons of free art tutorials on You Tube, here are some demonstrations I have watched that you might enjoy:

Alain Picard pastelist

 

Lindsay The Frugal Crafter

 

Creations CeeCee

 

 

Now is the perfect opportunity to get creative!

If you need art supplies, shop amazon,

their shipping times aren’t quite as fast as before the virus,

but they are still shipping most things fairly quickly

Be Fearless!

 

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