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Author Messages Oldest First Newest First bjohnson Posts:30 02/25/2009 9:22 AM Alert  My personal muse inspired me to channel a little Degas last night. I pushed the texture basically dabbing sand-impregnated gesso.  It ate up my pastels but it also gave me some stronger color vibration and much more impressionistic feeling.  I really had to work at it - pushing color with a dry brush, wet brushes, and my fingers to blend or create hard lines.  It was fun, all the figure study work is starting to pay off. Holly Posts:161 02/27/2009 3:47 PM Alert  Wow! How about a few more details about this technique! Holly bjohnson Posts:30 03/03/2009 8:11 AM Alert  Sure, First I mixed grey Gesso (black Gesso with textured Gesso medium) and dabbed it on masonite.  The texture was exactly like the side of a stucco wall.  I started nupastel to find the figure drawing using magenta.  I then started on softer pastels (sennelier).  I used water on brushes to edge lines and create pattern.  I used dry brush to push the background colors around to create a "wash" color.  I sometimes worked dry pastel into wet areas to get deeper color.  The piece is somewhat small - 11"x14" so the hardest part was getting detail on a small scale and a rough texture.  Proved to be a real challenge for me but it was fun. Holly Posts:161 03/03/2009 9:32 PM Alert  Thanks, bjohnson, for sharing the details of your process. Holly Kim Posts:861 03/04/2009 1:12 PM Alert  I love this! The outcome is definitely worth the work and time you put into it. I hope you'll try it again and post in the near future. "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." ~ Picasso www.nmdesertmoonstudio.blogspot.com bjohnson Posts:30 03/06/2009 8:48 AM Alert  Thank you Kim. The big plus I guess is that there will be no need for fixative or glass, pastel doesn't shake off of this surface. I am going to frame it open.
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