Little Vampire - Under Construction
I once posted a few short stories about 'Little Vampire' here
I can honestly say this is a real struggle. The image is very detailed and there’s no way I can use the soft pastel sticks. Even the tips of the pastel pencils are often too thick.
I’m still/also fighting with the green paper and am now trying to rub the pastel into it and blend it using cotton buds.
It seems that, no matter what I try, I can’t get the pastel to form an even layer. The texture of the paper remains visible.
I applied the first layer very thinly in the hope that rubbing in circles would create an even base layer and fill in the textured paper's lower areas. This turned out not to be the case. It also looks as though there are greasy patches on the paper where nothing sticks at all. Sometimes it also seems as though one colour adheres and blends better than the other.
Let’s just say this painting is a work in progress for now. It looks like I’ll be working on this for a few days.
If anyone has any other ideas to try, I’d be grateful to hear them.
15-5-2026
Prompt: under construction
Materials: Bruynzeel pastel pencils, fabriano pastel paper, colour: prato, cotton buds, carbon papier (white)
I have never really used pastel medium before, I can’t really give tips on how you can be able to sort it out. That green color is strong but you can still subdue it by administering several layers, maybe by going hard on the surface a little, but then again, like I said I haven’t used pastel before so I can’t say much though.
I figured it out and just posted about it. I will try if using water or alcohol makes a difference, although I am not if this paper is up to it.
Thanks for stopping by.
Glad you did, but alcohol wow can one use such as a medium? I think acrylic could give you what you want, only down side about it, is that it dries quickly.
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Green, and greener, better I don't say anything, I like how it looks, I'll say this
Right now it looks a bit blurry and I gave up on it. I like to test something else first.
I don't have experience in this but I wonder if rubbing in different direction for each layer helps
No it doesn't and you should not rub in different direction but make circles into the direction the strokes could go. This is important if you for example make hair or fur. Those circles are meant to fill the texture of the paper or the rooms between the sand.
What does make a difference is the type of paper and pigment of the media. My pastel pencils are not good enough for what I want.
Also there is a limit of layers one can use. It helps to use hairspray in-between a bit for extra grip.
I tried to use a damp brush over the pencils without the wanted result and next decided to use the Rembrandt soft pastels to cover it.
I believe that worked. I guess the pencils gave it ecmxtra grip since now I could blend, but...
I also started one (same paper) with Rembrandt soft pastels and also can blend it.
So I guess, paper and pencil are not the right combination.
And now you cannot even see the green. The structure only if you do not blend.
I enlarged the picture, really, can't see the green at all!
I will see that a compliment...perhaps @lupega is right and the green only exists in my head 🤣
I didn't finish it. I still have the wolf's eye, some Betta and a cat's eye but also doubt I can finish them before I leave.
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