Carol Green, a student studying on the Pastels Online Art Course, has been experimenting with texture in pastel. The study below of fruit in a bowl is a great exercise for students as it allows the student to tackle a number of things when drawing. Shape, form, texture, light, shade, three dimensional form, composition….etc
You can clearly see Carol has captured the surface texture of the orange beautifully. There is a perfect amount of lights and darks to describe its texture and form.
The colours Carol has used throughout the piece are superb. The colours used in the fuit are saturated enough to stand out whilst still working with the white of the porcelain bowl.
We can also see that the fruit are sitting on the bowls surface in a three dimensional way. One way of doing this is noting the shadows on the surface of the bowl which Carol has achieved here beautifully.
We would like to congratulate Carol on a superb drawing and hope that our students and readers find it inspirational. Are you studying on the Pastels course? Why not drop us a line with your artwork and we will add it to our college news blog.
