Artist's Drawing and Inspiration

Dramatic Coastline

STEP ONE

chose a fairly simple landscape for beginner pastelists, using a sheet of Mi-Teintes ‘Tex’ textured paper (sandpaper finish). As the actual shade of the paper plays a significant part in pastel work, I chose a cinnamon colour because that tone is fairly prominent in the foreground of the photograph. First up, I drew the outline of the cliffs

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