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Pastel
I come from the other side of the fence. I attack the paper with pastels often breaking them in the process. This is not my medium of choice, but I'll take a stab at this topic. Try thinking of color only and use the pastel as an exercise to warm up. Forget about doing a "portrait" and just apply COLOR. Experiment with all the ways pastel can be applied to the paper--soft strokes,heavy ones, using the side, long sweeping curves, just blending edges. I think you get the picture. There are many accomplished pastelists here who can give more experienced advice (I'm not one of them). But hope this can help you get started on your twelve step journey.
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