How to create skin textures with pastel - "Alpine tree frog" WIP 1-12
Pastel is a great medium for creating the illusion of texture on your subjects - not only is the sanded paper substrate inherently bumpy (to catch and hold pigment without needing fixative), but the dry stick form of the pastel pigment means that it can readily be laid in a patchy and colourful pattern, which is particularly suited to creating the organic 'feel' to animal skin. I took the reference photo of the subject for this painting while working with alpine tree frogs (L
