By now I try a different technic where I hope that rubbing in the colours by hand belongs to the past.
I was about to ask if you rubbed the colors for this effect. Is Rembrandt an expensive brand?
How's your feet btw?
By now I try a different technic where I hope that rubbing in the colours by hand belongs to the past.
I was about to ask if you rubbed the colors for this effect. Is Rembrandt an expensive brand?
How's your feet btw?
One can rub with the fingers, but I changed my way of working. I work with layers so if I rub I do it with the next crayon.
Note: you use the side of a crayon not it's point, that's how you paint and why using soft pastels is called painting and not drawing.
The crumbs I throw off by keeping the paper above the bin and if it isn't that much I carefully push the kneading eraser on it to remove it.
Yes, I find Rembrandt Artist soft pastels expensive. This box is over 20 years old I guess, but they still are expensive and every box has different colours so I always lack certain colours.
There are way more expensive pastels but I refuse to buy them.
Yesterday I ordered some softer ones from AliExpress which are not even 1/6 of the price if not more.
Note: all soft pastels differ from softness. Some are very hard while others already crumble if you look at them.
If you ask me you can also use the crayons for the school board or those used on the street. The only problem might be the lack of colours.
By the way the colours are brought more alive if you make them a bit wet with water or (rub) alcohol or if you spray afterwards. You can also use charcoal in the painting.
I can walk but not much it still hurts but it can take 6-10 weeks to heal. A great reason to stay inside and use the bed and couch more 😁
Make sure you stay put and play by the rules for the next couple of months—no running around just yet! I'm wishing you a smooth and speedy recovery.
I only used crayons during kindergarten and elementary school, so I’ve always remembered them as being patchy and grainy. I recently saw a video on Facebook of someone using crayons for a portrait, and it looked as smooth as lipstick with none of those grainy gaps. Even though the artist didn't seem to rub or blend the colors by hand, they applied several layers. It made me curious: is it the layering that creates that finish, or are the materials just that different?
I know the crayons I used to use were probably cheap material.