Article · Ink & Pastel Painting Techniques
Is Pastel Powder Disconcerting?
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2016
About this lesson
A technical look at how Chardin, Degas, Redon and Rouault turned pastel's crumbly instability into an asset, using thick juxtaposed strokes, layered hatching and mixed-media additions to build luminous, expressive surfaces.
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