Lefranc & Bourgeois: Conte Soft Pastel Set (Landscape)

PACKAGING : The “Landscape” assortments come in boxes of 12 and 24 colours. They are also available separately (8 mm diameter, 70 mm length sticks) to enlarge or top up your colours. SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS : The high pigment content of the soft pastels will give you bright and solid tones for creating: flower beds or foliage, luminous and intense colour for the tonality of the sky or water and accuracy in the drawing and construction of architectural features and characters. GENERAL USE : Whatever the type of landscape, we advise you to make a brief sketch using either Conté à Paris pastel crayons or sketching crayons (HB graphite lead or HB black lead). Next, lay the large areas of the sky and ground, followed by the more detailed features of the landscape, for instance: trees, flower beds or a character, by using black. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE : Make your sketch using the red-brown and umber as a primer layer before superimposing the dark green. This procedure may appear unusual but you must keep in mind that the green will blend in with the preparatory layers when shaded off with the fingers. This will give you a wide variety of greens and a more objective appearance. Finish with the lightest areas, for instance: ray of sunlight behind a tree or flower bed by using green and light yellow. For the sky : you should use ultramarine, deep violet, dark green, sepia, red purple as primer layers and finish by shading off with the fingers. Finally, lighten by using the most luminous shades of your assortment. Useful hint : Make sure the room is well ventilated because pastel tends to leave pigment dust (unavoidable). It is advisable to use a small vacuum cleaner.