Admittedly, I cannot draw worth a tinker's dam. However, I had this little girl in my head tonight and she just came out on the page. This is in my "Exploration" journal which is a modified sketch book that I do all kinds of weird things and experiments in. This book has rather thin sketch paper. Sometimes I work in it directly, as I did this time, and sometimes I do tip-ins.I was generously given some pan pastels by my friend, Susan Miller and I had been itching to play with them ever since they arrived a couple of weeks ago. So just after eating dinner with the hubs and watching one of our "together" TV programs, this little cutie came out of my head and onto the page.
The pastels I used were Decorating Chalks Kit #3 (pan pastels) by Craf-T Products. Kit 3 has 9 colors ranging from pale yellow to charcoal, and Susan generously sent me 4 other individual colors -- a reddish orange, pink, gold and a soft brown.
I applied all the pastels with a #2 flat sable brush, and rubbed some with my finger to blend. The sketch was completed with a Sakura Gelly Roll pen in black.
Definitely going to play some more and see where all this leads me.
Wow Betty she is just a cutie! What a good job you did on her.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lynn. She was fun. As was working with those pastels.
DeleteHmmm I should try mine. I bought them once on cklearance. Is there much dust with them? Janine
ReplyDeleteJanine, I didn't find much dust flying around with these. Since I made this post, I have tried several different application methods: assorted size paint brushes, foam applicators, cotton swabs, and make up sponges. Using the brush and foam makeup applicators is great for the general application of color and the other items I used are great for blending, daubing, etc. When I did get some dust, blowing a quick breath onto the page before proceeding did the trick so I didn't smear up the page I was working on with the base of my hand.
DeleteSo cute. The Frugal Crafter said that you can use the inexpensive, multi-color compacts of eye shadow as pan pastels because they have mica. It could be a good way to pick up some extra colors. I bought a compact with 8 colors at Walgreen's for $3. Btw the Frugal Crafter also sId to use the little eye shadow wands to color with. You can get a package of a dozen for just a couple dollars.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great tip, Roz! And lord knows I have many partly used eyeshadows just living in the bottom drawer in my bathroom. I think popping those out and into a multi-day pill minder might be just the ticket to being organized and using up things I already purchased. Thank you!
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