Sunday, July 17, 2011
Vanessa Finito 44" X 30"
Sort of. I can see some spots I do not care for which I have just touched up. They always show up when you post.Photographing work has been tough lately- even for pastels as we have had nothing but rain, rain, rain. My model is dying to go to the beach- think tan lines- which I will have to work around- but fortunately the weather has been lousy for that. We are known (RI) as the Ocean State and have a whole Jersey Shore thing going here- with the accents, hair gel, whatever.This was done on a sheet of Pastell Deluxe Ultramarine which I got from New York central Art. Best place do get paper on the planet.The background blue is the most intense blue I could find that was toward the violet spectrum. It was #520 from the Mount Vision pastel Company. Gorgeous.I use primarily Great American Pastels, Unisons, Schminkes, Mt Visions and Senneliers. The Great Americans are my favorite for skin tones.http://www.nycentralartsupply.com/europe/france3.html
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2 comments:
Thanks for the info on various pastels and papers. I am in the midst of finding some new pastel venues to try so just spent an hour online checking out your suggestions and have ordered a catalog from NY Art Supply. Looking forward to seeing some new work from you.
Karen,
I like http://www.dakotapastels.com/pages/index.aspx
They are really professional and they can be quite competitive price wise.
If I had to buy one set of pastels it would be the Great Americans.
If you are going to buy whole sets- shop around but if you need individual refills Jerry's will drive you up a wall.
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