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Old 02-14-2005, 06:51 PM   #10
Sharon Knettell Sharon Knettell is offline
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Great first pastel!

Julie,

Great first effort, fresh and colorful and especially not muddy. A trifecta!

I do agree with Allan about the nose, the area right next to the eye is a tad sharp. Squint and you will see how the nose shadow is actually more or less one shape going a little darker at the upper bridge near the eye.

If you continue to use the Canson ( I would not) use the other side.

The reason for NOT using Canson is that the color of the papers are fugitive, ie. they will fade and discolor with time. Use a high quality pigmented rag paper or tint rag or Wallis with a quality watercolor.
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