Artist's Drawing and Inspiration

The Wizzard’s Fire

Horses have always been my passion. The reference material for this painting is from my own photo taken of a friend’s gorgeous Friesian stallion in western Sydney known as “The Wizzard.”

To start I attached a sheet of black Colourfix pastel paper to a board on my easel. You can use masking tape or strong clips to attach the paper to the board. The pastels I use are Art Spectrum, Unison, Winsor & Newton, and Rembrandt.

STEP ONE

I mark up the halfway marks horizontally and vertically as a guide with a white pastel pencil before sketching the basic outline. Leave

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