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Mary Ann Pals |
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Step by Step The following is a step by step explanation of the process I went through in creating the pastel, Daisy Jane: I started by drawing the major shapes using a charcoal pencil on sand colored Sennelier LaCarte pastel paper.  Second, I began to lay in pastel, working on much of
the dark background first. I don't always work this way, but I decided it would be best because I didn't want to contaminate the yellow center of the flower with darker colors.  Third, I tackled the center of the daisy, keeping in
mind which direction the sunlight was coming from
and how that affected the lights and darks within
the center.
 Next I added each petal around the center including
the cute little curled petal, my favorite. I kept in mind the uniqueness of each petal, being careful not to render any two the same. I find painting a flower to be a lot like painting a portrait--each 'face' is unique and beautiful in its own way.  More petals......
 .....and more petals. I kept adjusting the lights
and shadows on the petals' edges so that there was variety as well as believability in the layering of petals.  Finally, it was just a matter of adding darks to the
lower right corner and....Ta-da! The finished piece. Title: Daisy Jane pastel on LaCarte paper 18 x 15 (in) |
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