Drawing: Women's Face in Profile - Pastel Chalk on Treated Paper
Update: Check out Part 2 here, different technique using the same paper treatment!
In this drawing i was trying something different.
Usually i like to make a mess and extract forms out of shadows and mass but i thought i'd try to control my lines and only draw what was necessary.
I used 3 colour General's pastel chalk - Black, White & Red.
I started with Daler Canford Paper - Dreadnought Grey which is a nice paper for pencil but it's not very forgiving.
If you make a mistake it can be difficult to erase without leaving a mark.
To over come this, i painted the paper first with a mixture of Shellac flakes thinned out with mineral spirits.
This changes the papers 'sizing' which means it creates a barrier between the paper and the medium - in this case the pastel chalk. It also changes the colour from the mid-tone grey to a nice olive tone.
The chalk then behaves a lot more like charcoal, very easy to lift and remove, very easy to make light strokes and build up into dark tones.
I'm still experimenting with changing a papers sizing, sometimes i've used too much shellac and it's like trying to draw on glass - impossible to leave a mark but it has been a good discovery and can turn OK paper into some quality surface for drawing on.
CONTINUE: Check out Part 2 here, different technique using the same paper treatment!
Wow! That's beautiful!
Thank you!
@groundcontrol , i just love the earthy colors!!
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Beautiful. Love the subtleties of the colours. Nice use of the background colour.
wow nice drawing
Wow, absolutely stunning! I've never played with sizing at all, but it sounds like a pretty fun experiment.
Thank You. Yeah it's been a great discovery. I started learning about Rabbit Skin glue - the traditional sizing but didn't want to deal with that. Shellac works in a similar way and a lot easier to deal with.
Just remember to wash your brush INSTANTLY - it dries super quick as the mineral spirits evaporate - buy cheap house brushes rather than using art brushes!
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So subtle, I love it!
wow, you re talented.
Thanks for checking it out.
Wow ! rly nice drawing keep posting man !
Thanks, i will!
Very nice, thanks for sharing. Folowing you now! ;)
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