I kept plugging away at my latest pastel painting all through the day. The first thing to do was to finish the gouache underpainting, which took a while as I allowed each section to dry and I went back over a few spots.
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| Finished underpainting |
Then I finally got to start working with pastels. I like gouache well enough, but I really enjoy pastels - they just make me happy for some reasons. They seem like magic, I guess. As soon as I start using them, it just seems like I get an almost immediate sense of richness and fullness of color that takes a lot longer to realize with watercolor.
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| About 25% done with pastel application |
As you can see, there is a bit of a difference. I've still got a fair amount of uncovered gouache showing, but it will all get covered soon enough. Right now I am a little worried that the water is a little too bright, but it will be easy enough to drop it a shade or two if I decide it is needed.
I am also still on the fence about the "logs" in the foreground. They were both cut lumber and I may round them up and add a few limbs - basically make them look more like natural drift wood than discarded lumber.
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