How to Use Wax Pastels
- 1). Use the edge of the pastel's tip to create lines when using wax pastels for linear art. Since the tip of these soft pastels may dull, apply a small amount of pigment to the page, and use a blending stick to achieve fine lines.
- 2). Cross-hatch, or form rapidly-drawn grids of lines, to add texture to areas of shadow with the wax pastel.
- 3). Use the soft nature of this medium to your advantage when making large fields of color. Simply rub the tip of the pastel over your paper, leaving no white space, for intense and vibrant color.
- 4). Blend wax pastels with each other by applying one color to the page first. Go back over the first color with a second, blending the two with the tip of the second pastel or a blending stick. It often works best to start with the darkest color when blending wax pastel colors.
- 5). Use a wet paint brush to turn water-soluble wax pastels to a liquid medium. Simply apply color to the page as desired with the pastel, and use the brush to spread, smooth and blend the pigment.
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