<h1>Pastel painting: building up a pastel in layers using blending</h1><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="center"><span style="Times New Roman;"><strong><span style="underline;"><span style="11.0pt;">Pastel<span style="yes;"> </span>Painting Step by Step – Benidorm</span></span></strong><strong></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="center"><span style="small;"><span style="Times New Roman;">Building up a pastel in layers</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="center"><span style="Times New Roman;"> <img style="middle" src="http://artanglingbreaks.com/xpastel%20demo%201.jpg" alt="ben 1" width="450" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="center"><span style="Times New Roman;"> <img style="middle" src="http://artanglingbreaks.com/xpastel%20demo%202.jpg" alt="ben 2" width="450" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="center"><span style="Times New Roman;">1. The basic composition is drawn out loosely in white chalk. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="center"><span style="Times New Roman;">2. Tonal and clour values at the horizon are established. Basic mid tones are painted, rubbed in and blended. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="normal"><span style="small;"><img style="middle" src="http://artanglingbreaks.com/xpastel%20demo%203.jpg" alt="ben 3" width="450" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="normal"><span style="small;"> <img style="middle" src="http://artanglingbreaks.com/xpastel%20demo%204.jpg" alt="ben 4" width="450" /><span style="Times New Roman;"><span style="yes;"> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="normal"><span style="small;"><span style="Times New Roman;"><span style="yes;">3 Salient points in the composition are plotted, warm and cool areas </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="normal"><span style="small;"><span style="Times New Roman;"><span style="yes;">4. The main light and dark tones  have been layered up and blended. </span></span></span><span style="small;"><span style="Times New Roman;"><span style="yes;">luminosity to the sky of light are established. </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="center"></p> <p style="center"><img style="middle" src="http://artanglingbreaks.com/xpastel%20demo%205.jpg" alt="ben 7" width="450" /></p> <p style="center"><img src="http://artanglingbreaks.com/xpastel%20demo%206.jpg" alt="ben 6" width="241" height="494" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="center"></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="center"><span style="small;"><span style="Times New Roman;"><span style="yes;">Sunlit highlights and texture were added to this study which was completed in just under 15 minutes. Details showing this loose way of working at speed.</span></span></span></p><p>Original article: <a href='http://factoidz.com/pastel-painting-building-up-a-pastel-in-layers-using-blending/' title='Pastel painting: building up a pastel in layers using blending'>Pastel painting: building up a pastel in layers using blending</a> - written by Peter Wood on <a href='http://factoidz.com'>Factoidz</a></p>





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