MATERIALS
• Peterboro Conservation Matboard as ground Derwent Pastel Pencils- to draw up the subject, and my signature ( I often use Conté crayon for this ) Rembrandt Pastels- my favourite pastel and used for most of this work. Schminke pastels- for the sky and some dust and highlights Conté Crayon- for the military bit (it just happened to be the right colour and no pastel had been applied there) Lots of tissues ( mostly to wipe my hands and clean the pastels, but can also be used to remove excess pastel) Soft Brush- small and flat to lift off excess pastel to make a correction in detailed areas Kneadable rubber-only rarely used to lift unwanted pastel when making a correction
• Pastel colours:
• Cobalt Blues
• Burnt Umbers
• Burnt Siennas
• Raw Umbers
• Gold Ochres
• Yellow Ochre
• Lemon Yellow
• Pink
• Dark Mid and Pale Grey
• Black
• White
STEP ONE
I chose a warm sandy coloured sheet of conservation matboard and draw up
