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| 'Moody Marsh' 9x12 pastel ©Karen Margulis available $145 |
In the first 7 minute video I talked about how I choose pastels for a painting. I put my working palette into a butcher tray so that I am working with a limited palette. Having ALL of my pastels available when I paint is a recipe for color chaos!
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| Choosing pastels for a painting |
Steps to choosing a working palette
- Do a small black and white thumbnail.
- Decide on main colors (color scheme) I usually choose by intuition but will sometimes consult a color wheel.
- Test main colors on the thumbnail or scrap paper.
- Once main colors are selected I add them to a tray and choose the remainder of the pastels.
- I add the pastels to the tray and keep them grouped by LANDSCAPE ELEMENT.
- I usually consider VALUE first then color. Local color if used at all comes last. I think about layering color.
- I start adding colors to the tray by selecting my darkest values for the darkest parts of the painting . I usually choose 4-5 pastels of the same value for the darks.
- Then I select the LIGHTS. In a landscape this is usually the sky. I keep them in the 'sky pile'
- Then I select pastels for the remaining elements of the scene....distant trees, grass, flowers, etc. I also choose middle value pastels to layer under any grass. This is the dirt.
That's it! Now I have a limited palette that keeps me out of trouble. If I need to add more pastels I will add them to the tray so I can keep track and try to reuse rather than reach for a new pastel.
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| The pastels selected for today's painting |
That was a great demo. I would love to see you, in a future demo, return later and make your final spice marks on video with some discussion about your thoughts after moving away and thinking about it for a bit.
ReplyDeleteLoved your video again. I like what Christy said about your spice marks. I would love to see the finished product on the video if you can do it.
ReplyDeleteI am so grateful to you both for the time you spend bringing us these. Thank you.
Thank you!!! I appreciate your watching the video and for your suggestions. I don't know how to show the finish on the video without making it too long! I really do need to walk away before I make the final marks. Facebook Live doesn't let you pick up where you left off. It starts a new video. The only other way to show the finishing marks would be to do a video that I film and edit.(not a live demo) It really is too time consuming to do that every week. I will always post the finished painting on my blog. Thanks again for watching!!
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