by Carol on 7/31/2009 12:16:45 PM
Rubbing alcohol dissolves pastel
This next step in the artistic process is relatively easy. After establishing the large areas of the portrait, I need to "melt" or dissolve the applied pastel into the painting surface (or sometimes called substrate). With an old round watercolor brush I gently apply rubbing alcohol to each color making sure that I maintain the integrity of each color. The colors could be mixed or blended but in many areas they would turn into mud and I like to keep my underpainting clean.
The first colors I dissolve are usually the light colors and then I progress to the darker colors. If the alcohol mixture gets to dark and muddy I will replace it with clean liquid. I just use the cheap rubbing alcohol you can get at any drug or grocery store. It dries very quickly and then I begin to apply my second layer of paste.
Something is wrong with this drawing and I am not sure what it is? Do you?
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