Comments on: How I Use Colour Under White https://www.howtopastel.com/2019/03/use-colour-under-white/ Info, opinion, and training on how to pastel with artist Gail Sibley BFA, MA Thu, 02 Dec 2021 23:55:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2019/03/use-colour-under-white/#comment-14407 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 23:01:00 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=10397#comment-14407 In reply to Linda Robertson.

Thanks Linda! Colour is such a fun way to spice things up. Remember, you can always tone things down if they get out of hand. The wonder of soft pastels 🙂

]]> By: Linda Robertson https://www.howtopastel.com/2019/03/use-colour-under-white/#comment-14280 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 18:49:34 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=10397#comment-14280 I love the idea of using colour to create snow. The colour adds another dimension and “lift” to the painting. I’m going to do this next time I paint a snowy winter scene. Thanks Gail

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2019/03/use-colour-under-white/#comment-13422 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 22:59:42 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=10397#comment-13422 In reply to Kylia Eastwell.

Love hearing that Kylia! Hope you found them easily and that you tried them out….

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2019/03/use-colour-under-white/#comment-13421 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 22:58:58 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=10397#comment-13421 In reply to Paige Axelrood.

Fantastic to hear Paige – both that you love my colour use with snow and that you are going to try it out!
And YES, everything is relative. I too am surprised when I see the darkness of that line against the snow yet recall that the colour I used was in the middle values. Which just adds to the confusion of art-making 😀

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2019/03/use-colour-under-white/#comment-13219 Fri, 08 Mar 2019 20:16:34 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=10397#comment-13219 In reply to Mary-Anne Boudreau.

Mary-Anne I would LOVE to teach a ‘yellow’ workshop in the Dordogne. Send me an email and let’s see how we can make it happen!!! Anyone else reading this interested??

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2019/03/use-colour-under-white/#comment-13210 Fri, 08 Mar 2019 19:48:46 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=10397#comment-13210 In reply to John.

So glad to hear that John!

]]> By: Mary-Anne Boudreau https://www.howtopastel.com/2019/03/use-colour-under-white/#comment-13183 Fri, 08 Mar 2019 07:31:08 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=10397#comment-13183 Not a single flake of snow here this winter in the Dordogne (SW France), but we have stunning acres and acres of golden sunflowers in the summer. How about coming here for a ‘yellow’ workshop next year?

]]> By: Kylia Eastwell https://www.howtopastel.com/2019/03/use-colour-under-white/#comment-13080 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 12:16:18 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=10397#comment-13080 I think it’s definitely worth experimenting with, as large areas of just white are limited in depth and interest. I’m off to dig out some pastels …

]]> By: Paige Axelrood https://www.howtopastel.com/2019/03/use-colour-under-white/#comment-13073 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 06:49:10 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=10397#comment-13073 WOW!!! Gail – thank you for your step by step painting of snow! I love your use of colour in your rendition of snow. As always, your blog is informative and very helpful. I’ve taken a few photos of snow in the landscape last winter and these past few weeks but I have not yet tried to paint snow. You have inspired me to do so! I’m surprised by how dark your horizon line appears after looking at your pastel palette. It’s all in relation to the colour values next to this line (I suppose). This is helpful to keep in mind and to not always reach for those truly dark colours. Thank you again!

]]> By: John https://www.howtopastel.com/2019/03/use-colour-under-white/#comment-13055 Sun, 03 Mar 2019 13:20:30 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=10397#comment-13055 This is just what I needed. Thanks so much for sharing, Gail.

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