6x8 collage and pastel on panelI wanted to cover the entire panel with paper before adding any paint or pastel. As it ended up, I only used pastel and some charcoal.
I first grid my panel and sketch the image, so that I can find appropriate placement for the pieces of paper.
I then looked through my pile of paper for inspiration and then back at my reference. What struck me was the contrast between her dark hair and white shirt. I decided to use that as my jumping off point.
As I was studying the white shirt, I noticed all the blue in the shadows, so I decided to lay down some blue pieces. In order not to lose the drawing as I worked, I sketched some of the drawing back in on the new pieces as I went.
I then decided to keep with the blue theme for the background, but while searching for blue paper, I found this groovy, cool piece which I thought could be a good color for the face. I even saw a chin line in the paper. (Green piece in center).
Okay, so then I wanted to find a big piece to go in the upper left corner, and also realized there was a lot of blue highlights in her hair. I again sketched the image back in.
Then in my quest (always searching for the perfect piece), I found what I thought to be the perfect piece for her face.
My objective at this point was to get the board covered with paper, which now it is.
Here I have added just a few black accent pieces. Okay. All set. Now to find the drawing again.
Here I have used charcoal to sketch in the drawing. I have also introduced some blue pastel.
More pastel colors are brought in.
The final piece.
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