Pastels

I have started to use pastels in my Figure Drawing class. The colors are so rich and vibrant! Maybe a bit too vibrant though... It's a bit difficult for me to create natural skin tones because it's so easy to make everything very saturated! I think I am slowly learning to keep it toned down though. When I draw with pastels I use a cross-hatching technique and build up multiple layers til I get to a color I am happy with.

It's always fun to look closely and see all the lines and how they make an illusion of a certain color! I am hoping to use them more in my own personal work, though I think I should wear a face mask or something because I have inhaled so much pastel dust 😷