Landscapes with Oil Pastels and Crayons: Playing with Light
The color, the lake!
A course by Clara Debray , Artist and Illustrator
About the video: The color, the lake!
Overview
“We still have to draw the foreground which, in my case, contains the lake and the shore. You will learn how to mix pastels with wax and oil. I will start with a light color that I will fade to have a soft rendering at the level of the lake. I will then add other shades to signify the reflections of the water. Finally, for the shore, I will use a much darker color to emphasize the contrast.”
In this video lesson Clara Debray addresses the topic: The color, the lake!, which is part of the Domestika online course: Landscapes with Oil Pastels and Crayons: Playing with Light. Learn to draw expressive landscapes using oil pastels and wax crayons with a particular emphasis on color experimentation.
Partial transcription of the video
“The Color, The Lake! In this lesson, we'll work on the foreground. In my case, I have a lake and river and we'll use oil and wax pastels. This technique is quite messy. Clean your hands often to keep the page clean. You've seen that I'm working plane by plane, starting at the top, which means I won't need to rest my hand on what I've already drawn. I'll start with a light-colored wax pastel, which I'll blend because I want a very soft result for the lake. I clean it well to stop it from being stained by the darker colors. It's a bit short, so, I'll sharpen it with my tool. Marks can end up ...”
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Course summary for: Landscapes with Oil Pastels and Crayons: Playing with Light
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration
Clara Debray
A course by Clara Debray
Illustrator Clara Debray grew up surrounded by immense, majestic mountains. After finishing her studies at the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and the École Duperré, she set herself up in the alpine city of Annecy. So it's no mystery why nature and mountains are a constant presence in her creative process.
Through her illustrations, she transmits the emotions of the landscapes she paints and immortalizes the moments with vivid colors as the true engine of her art. She has also published her own graphic novel and collaborated with Paulette Magazine.
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