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    Autumn Beauty

    Jan 30, 2021 3 minutes
    By Helen Miles

    MATERIALS

    • Terracotta Colourfix pastel paper.
    • Schmincke, Art Spectrum and Rembrandt pastels.

    STEP ONE

    I had started another painting on this sheet of Terracotta Colourfix, and decided to abandon it. After tapping and brushing off most of the existing pastel, I washed the paper with a brush lightly loaded with water; and blended some of the remaining pastel. The main shapes were next placed in with hard and semi-soft pastels. After checking the composition, I decided that the buildings were too large –

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