#pastel work

[ravenclod]

the sirens peace

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description and info under break <3

its hard to explain this piece to somebody. it is something that means an incredible amount to me. an incredibly indulgent and personal piece. it's one of the first pieces i have made where i felt like a real artist. i had an intention with the piece, an emotion and story to express, and i had a composition in my head. i cried before i made this piece, and it impacted my dreams and i cried again when i woke up that morning.

theres so much i could say about the process, and the meaning, but i wont do that now.

feel free to ask me questions, if you have any. <3

sorry for the bad pictures, pastel works are hard to photograph.

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this work turned me blue and stained my bath for 4 days, before i sprayed and fully cleaned it lmaoo

[m8w]

New set of images here..

Yeah 👍 https://photos.app.goo.gl/6D5R12xEwyPbzhoA6 Link to the images from the above video.. all 148 pages.

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[m8w]

More images from past works.

Lots of deleted images that didn’t upload.. 😦

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107 images of 431

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[jo-mc122]

The Process of the Camera Obscura

For this assignment, I had two large boxes connected with foil and parchment paper on the opposing sides. The image the box produced was very blurry and dark. So I made a second obscura out of two significantly smaller cracker-boxes. They created a good quality image, but it wasn't easy to see with all the light exposure. I decided to combine both inventions and created a better outcome. This final invention produced the above image.

The Process of the Pastel Work

Pastel was not my original plan for this piece. I wanted to complete this work with watercolor and ink. However, I couldn't get myself to master the watercolor. I watched many tutorials on YouTube, and I couldn't understand its works. I either made the paper too wet, or the paint would come out too dark. I decided to change my medium to pastel because you can still capture the picture's blurriness with this technique since the colors are more faded. I did this work on an 18″by 24″ paper. First, I used a 2HB pencil to draw defining lines from the image, like the building's horizon line separating it from the sky. Then, I went over with pastel and highlighted all the dark and light places. At first, the picture looked dark and dull, but once I added the blue sky, it balanced it out. I love the blue sky because it compliments the top colors very well. 

[sakura-arts-blog]

Chalk pastel illustration isnpired by Aurora Borealis 2016

[stronginmybody]

#tb to one of my first works - this one will always be a favorite of mine - I loved working with these colours and making this brought me so much happiness ❤️

[kneesocksandpizza-blog]

x pwacticing foil balloons with pastels x