Finished pastel
The second one was a pastel and I had a devil of a time with the colors. The upper siding was a beige color with the garage doors and trim brown. Add in the green door and shutters, the cream/red/brown brick, and it was quite the mix. I ended up starting with the red brick, then moving to the brown and green accents, and finally to the siding. I kept having to erase the color overmarks onto the light siding area and figured I would just leave it until last. Then the shading ended up being too red and I had to shade it back towards the blue. Finally, after fussing a bit, I decided I was done.
I do like to do the pastels for the coloring on the larger ones (14X9 and above.) I think it allows a richer color from the gloss fixative compared to the watercolors. The only drawback is the fixative spray has quite the obnoxious odor. I try to spray outside, but that is not always possible in the winter. Then it’s off to the storeroom with a slightly opened window for a bit of cold air exchange.
Jan 17, 2020 @ 13:53:31
Excellent rendering Ruth. I am sure your customers are very pleased!
Jan 18, 2020 @ 08:52:59
Thanks, Denise. wish my photography was as good as yours, though. I never feel as if I really capture what I have done in color.