Saturday, November 9, 2013

Pastel Study - Ferns and Rocks

In this example I revisit a study from 2012. 


In the original pencil crayon
 I explored the textural differences of rocks, grasses and ferns.


In the pastel I eliminated the grasses 
in order to concentrate on the contrast 
between feathery  ferns and angular rocks.

In the process I discovered 
(much to my surprise!)

that I could get transparency 
with a lighter touch 
and layering pastel colour.



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