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    After the Storm

    Sep 17, 2017 3 minutes
    By Jenny Greentree

    MATERIALS

    • Soft Chalk Pastels (artist quality) – hand-made by Jeff Waterson, Art Spectrum and Rembrandt.

    • Pastel Pencils – Stabilo CarbOthello – favourites include: 1400/105 Cream; 1400/760 Dark Blue Grey; 1400/635 Dark Brown; 1400/706 Grey.

    • Spray Fixative.

    • Kneadable Eraser.

    • Stanley Knife and Palette Knife.

    • Pastel Paper: Colourfix by Art Spectrum.

    STEP ONE

    I make a sketch, considering tone and compositional arrangement, remembering that sunlight will be a feature of this painting. I select most colours before I start, choosing colours with reference to photographs. I consider complementary colours and often exaggerate

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