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Chris Saper · 05-31-2002, 02:15 PM

Hi Bobby,

You have done a terrific job. I recommend leaving this as a charcoal, simply because you have a tremendous amount of dark values, and even with fixative, I think that it will be impossible to get clean pastel color on top. The gentle tooth of the Art Spectrum paper will also tend to aggravate the "dirtying" of color applied over the top.

Chris

P.S. The Art Spectrum paper's texture, I must say, is JUST like human skin ,once you have laid the pastel on it. Try it with straight color instead of charcoal!

05-31-2002, 02:15 PM	#3
Chris Saper SENIOR MODERATOR SOG Member FT Professional, Author '03 Finalist, PSofATL '02 Finalist, PSofATL '02 1st Place, WCSPA '01 Honors, WCSPA Featured in Artists Mag. Joined: Jun 2001 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,481	Hi Bobby, You have done a terrific job. I recommend leaving this as a charcoal, simply because you have a tremendous amount of dark values, and even with fixative, I think that it will be impossible to get clean pastel color on top. The gentle tooth of the Art Spectrum paper will also tend to aggravate the "dirtying" of color applied over the top. Chris P.S. The Art Spectrum paper's texture, I must say, is JUST like human skin ,once you have laid the pastel on it. Try it with straight color instead of charcoal! __________________ www.ChrisSaper.com