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This art thing is new to me I would really like to see how others view my work. I am 39 in a wheel chair with Cerebral Palsey. I found my life kind of at a stand still. A while back I was given a easil it sat in the closet for about five years! I finally got board enough to figure out how to put it together...
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This started to be an underpainting, but I kind of like it the way it is. What do you all think? Pastel 18x24
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I use derwent pastels pencils, they are useful for detailed work, you can keep your hands clean. You need a special sharpener as they are difficult to sharpen. I use them in combination with other pastels (derwent, contè, rembrandt) I've just finished this
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Well, lately I have been getting into still life. And as I'm sure we all know the world is filled with millions of things that don't move or are "still" as we might call them. Even our house is filled with dozens of household object that could make VERY interesting Still Life subjects...
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Hello- Welcome to my thread where I will be posting my charcoal drawings. I plan on updating this weekly as I go figure sketching every week.
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i'm sorry, i have a lot going on in rl around here so it takes me a while to get back to the forums sometimes. I usually like to use a pastel pencil for sketching out a painting--sketching was how i first started out in art as a young child and i find it easier to use a pencil then a hard pastel...
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This pastel was previously shown on the Wet Canvas web site. I'm showing here just to say Hi and hope to contribute more in the future. 11 by 14 inches, 140 LB, watercolor paper, oil pastels (Erengis and Senneliers)
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[quote user="thornburgart"]A recently sold pastel of mine. I Love Pastel!! [/quote]
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so good to see that I am not the only one working with all sorts of different pastels
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Hi Jeannette, I hope you'll forgive me for jumping in. Here is my humble opinion on the subject .... I had the best luck with Rembrandt brand soft pastels for my first ones. I recommend getting more than 12, as many as you can afford, a set of 90 half sticks- general selection (not portrait or landscape...