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Here are the key pastel techniques that Paulette Gautier masterfully employs in this rose bouquet (and that are visible even in a photograph of the work)
Here are the key pastel techniques that Paulette Gautier masterfully employs in this rose bouquet (and that are visible even in a photograph of the work)
Scumbling
Scumbling
Look at the background and the golden cloth: she lightly drags a lighter pastel (sage greens, pale ochres) over darker underlying layers so the lower color peeks through. This creates atmospheric depth and that delicate “bloom” typical of pastel.
Look at the background and the golden cloth: she lightly drags a lighter pastel (sage greens, pale ochres) over darker underlying layers so the lower color peeks through. This creates atmospheric depth and that delicate “bloom” typical of pastel.
Velvety layering & blending (sfumato-like)
Velvety layering & blending (sfumato-like)
She builds the petals with multiple thin layers of pastel, gently blending them with her fingers or a soft stump to create that creamy, almost luminous transition from light to shadow. This gives the roses their characteristic powdery softness and the illusion that light is glowing from within.
She builds the petals with multiple thin layers of pastel, gently blending them with her fingers or a soft stump to create that creamy, almost luminous transition from light to shadow. This gives the roses their characteristic powdery softness and the illusion that light is glowing from within.
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