Pastel Art of James Southworth

 

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Pastels Watercolor for kids Composition The Library Tip 1

 

Sand Dollar Leaf Watermellon Iris Flower Materials

Iris

Alizarin Crimson + Blue

one stroke each pedal, don't fiddle

Drop in Orange while wet

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Leaves: Sap Green + Gambroge

do while flowers still wet!

Dark Splatter for ground

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Goals: To build confidence in direct bold brush strokes

 

Skills learned:

Mixing paint

Applying "painterly" brush stroke

Complimentary colors

Adding "gem" colors

Art principles learned:

Design principles

Wet on Dry bush strokes

Materials:

Masking fluid

Paint:

Alizarin Crimson

Ultramarine blue

Gambroge

Cadmium orange

Sap green

 

 

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