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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...
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I just started a new thread on the watermedia forum to re-describe how I varnish my watercolor paintings. About 12 years ago, I began varnishing my watercolors and framing them like oils without glass. What got me started was that sales for works under glass at my galleries fell sharply. Giclee prints...
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I agree that art is also the artists' perspective of the subject matter, not to mention the artist's particular style of portrayal along with their use of the medium, Therefore, is an original whether they like it or not... ,s ame as a group of plein air landscape painting. Plus, we all see,...
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From my experiences, anything that is a group effort where someone is setting the pose or selecting the view or setting up the lighting, the still life, etc. - or you are able to look over someone's shoulder who is painting the same project could potentially be in question for contests. Whether it...
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Hi Barbara: I'm new to this forum and I noticed your posting of over four months ago. I just intro'd myself on the welcome section and I assume someone will see it sooner or later. This isn't a very active forum and, there are other pastel forums you can try if you want someone to reply within...
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Before this I didnt understand pastels. Im starting to incorporate more color theory into my work. My goal was to question what is drawing and what is painting?
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Yes, I have varnished several watercolor paintings. I have used actual varnish used with oils and acrylics and I have used the varnish with acrylic base and I have used the acrylic medium. In all the cases, I was very dissatisfied with the result. I had lost the effect of the matte finish on the watercolor...
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Brent, wonderful work! I like the details in your subject and especially the pattern of your background. Thanks for sharing this. Val