Pastel Demonstration

by
James Few, PSA
on 18 x 24 pressed wood panel
(as it appeared in June 1996 issue of The Artist's Magazine)

Step 1 - The Drawing

I transferred my detailed charcoal drawing to the Masonite panel which I had previously sanded with a gesso/pumice mixture. To protect the drawing from the next step -- the addition of an acrylic wash -- I applied two coats of a matte fixative. Continue