Comments on: Pastel To Paper – That’s What’s Important! https://www.howtopastel.com/2018/09/pastel-to-paper-thats-whats-important/ Info, opinion, and training on how to pastel with artist Gail Sibley BFA, MA Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:14:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2018/09/pastel-to-paper-thats-whats-important/#comment-14796 Mon, 22 Apr 2019 05:35:46 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=9569#comment-14796 In reply to Cheryl.

I’m so very glad to hear it Cheryl. It warms me no end to know that what I’ve said and/or shown is helpful. Thank you for your very kind words 🙂

]]> By: Cheryl https://www.howtopastel.com/2018/09/pastel-to-paper-thats-whats-important/#comment-14687 Fri, 19 Apr 2019 03:17:52 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=9569#comment-14687 Truly an inspirational post – and the comments, with your responses, just made it better. I have been working with pastels two years now, and I can do decent landscapes. What I want to do are more lovely flower arrangements like this and, dare I say it, representational people and captured moments. Gail, you are at the top of my list as online guide. Thank you so much for sharing so generously with us.

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2018/09/pastel-to-paper-thats-whats-important/#comment-10649 Sat, 17 Nov 2018 18:58:53 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=9569#comment-10649 In reply to Louise.

Thank you Louise! I hope you will take time to try these techniques. I so love the various colours that sparkle through the last layer!
Maybe I’ll see you in one of my workshops 🙂

]]> By: Louise https://www.howtopastel.com/2018/09/pastel-to-paper-thats-whats-important/#comment-10484 Sat, 10 Nov 2018 07:31:33 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=9569#comment-10484 Hi Gail,
I appreciate your skill as well as your ability to talk about what you do. I was at ECCAD for two years, and I don’t think anyone mentioned underpainting—maybe once. I didn’t know so much layering was possible and so enriching.

I hope one day I will be able to try these techniques.

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2018/09/pastel-to-paper-thats-whats-important/#comment-10386 Sun, 04 Nov 2018 21:53:01 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=9569#comment-10386 In reply to Kylia Eastwell.

Awesome comment Kylia and sooooo happy that you have decided to just do, just put pastel to paper, and enjoy the journey. One way to help you move in this direction is to do small colour studies of two layers. If you like the way one looks, you can then recreate it on a larger piece of paper and go from there. Here’s a link to a post I wrote about doing colour studies.

]]> By: Kylia Eastwell https://www.howtopastel.com/2018/09/pastel-to-paper-thats-whats-important/#comment-10297 Wed, 31 Oct 2018 22:48:56 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=9569#comment-10297 What a stunning interpretation of the subject, and a reminder of the power of complementary colours to give a real punch to a picture. That vibrant blue background also gives the flowers a real punch, they’re almost leaping off the page! Thanks for reminding us how important it is to do an underpainting to reflect the main tonal values, and this is where I often end up scratching my head; which colours to use as an underpainting? How to match colour to tone? (I never have problems if working in monochrome). I’m encouraged to have a go, though, with your main points in mind. I find I do so much reading about the THEORY of pastels and painting that I end up in a state of paralysis and don’t dare put pastel to paper for fear of ‘failing’, so I think it’s time to loosen up, have a go, have another go, and keep going, seeing every work as a learning process … and to enjoy the journey rather than beat myself up about the result! Thanks.

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2018/09/pastel-to-paper-thats-whats-important/#comment-9501 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 18:29:39 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=9569#comment-9501 In reply to Paula.

Oh you are so welcome Paula!!
And thanks for the reminder about the beauty of where I live. I have to agree with you!

]]> By: Paula https://www.howtopastel.com/2018/09/pastel-to-paper-thats-whats-important/#comment-9493 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 12:25:14 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=9569#comment-9493 In reply to Gail Sibley.

A belated thank you for all the helpful advice and links, Gail! By the way, I’m so jealous of the fact that you live in the most beautiful place in the world! We stayed on the island a few years’ ago and were smitten.

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2018/09/pastel-to-paper-thats-whats-important/#comment-9433 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 23:02:01 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=9569#comment-9433 In reply to Dee Dee Wilbert.

Dee Dee I’m so glad to know this has been helpful for you! And thanks for the compliment 🙂
I have now attached the tweaked version at the end of the post with an annotation about a few of the things I did.

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2018/09/pastel-to-paper-thats-whats-important/#comment-9432 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 22:34:22 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=9569#comment-9432 In reply to nicole.

Hi Nicole, I’m not exactly sure what you mean in your first question. Please feel free to ask it again with more detail. To answer your second question, the pastels I used for this piece were all Unison Colour soft pastels. The first layer was rubbed so as to create a solid (and painterly) underpainting. Then I worked over it using some of the same pastels plus more added to the mix. Hope that helps!

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