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Pastel roses
M y roses are a great joy. The love affair began when as a child I spent many holidays at my aunt's rose nursery.A love affair with roses. Pastel Roses This study of Pastel roses is quick and spontaneous. Cream Pastel paper was my choice and the painting applied to the smooth side of the paper. NOTE: It is a good idea to begin from the top of the design and work down. 1. Deep Pink pastel was massed in for the rose shape; a deeper tone was then painted into the centre and shadows of the bloom. 2. Lighter Pink was blended into the highlights, while White and Red accentuated the petals. 3. Bright Ochre was applied for the Yellow rose which is the central focus. More detail was painted into the bloom with Red Brown stippled into the centre. (Use the tip of the pastel.) 4. Bright Yellow was then blended into the middle tones while Naples Yellow highlighted the lighter tones. 5. White was applied to accentuate the petal shapes. 6. Sienna for the deeper shading. 7. Mass Green around the central bloom. Leaf shapes were “found” from this deeper Green by painting in lighter tones of Green, Lemon and Green Blue. Some Purple shaded under the flower gave dimension to this rose. The base rose was painted with the same tones and sketching in a bud gave balance; some pastel pencil details were painted in to suggest the Brown stems and Pink buds. Sketchy Green lines were placed around some leaves, a Flesh Pink was used to blend into the background area. This exercise was done from life and can be a completed paining or used as a guide to repaint and elaborate in detail long after the original roses have lost their bloom. Hints and Tips: There are many brands of Pastels on the market, choice is often personal But I can recommend Faber-Castel (know worldwide) they come in numerous tones and choice of hard/soft and pencils. Canson Pastels are another reliable brand. Always break the pastel stick and use approximately ½ to ¼ of the whole stick to lay in your pastel application. When you wish to ‘mass’ the colour, work with the flat of the pastel and use the point for the strokes and detail. 1. Place your pastel paper either upright or angled so that the particles of pastel will fall downward. It is not recommended that you work with your paper flat. 2. Always prepare your painting area. Pastels should be laid out for easy access, on either a fine cloth or paper. Have at least 1 Torchon (stub) beside your pastels with a kneaded rubber, shader brush, pastel pencils and tissue. 3. If working from a photograph or study, place this at eye level directly behind the paper you are working on. Tape your paper to a board, you are now ready to begin the ‘Pleasures of Pastel Painting.’ 
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