How to Paint Model Horses with Pastels
Pastel Painting is one of the most difficult painting arts, but once mastered, it can be very rewarding in the long run. Picasso was one of the pioneers of pastel painting and is credited with creating the oil based pastels. These days chalk pastels are the most common type of pastels in use by artists.
Pastels are sold in the form of either squared sticks or cylinders. You can paint almost anything with them including model horses.
Instructions
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The best part about pastel painting is that the artist can literally go about the painting in any way he / she wants. You can use brushes to paint pastels on a sheet of paper or you may spread them on a scholar sheet with your bare fingers. Even adding different amounts of thinner in the pastel will lead to different colours and different texture to the painting.
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Horse models come in various sizes and can be made from different material types, but wood is most widely used raw material. However, some designers make stone horse models which are way expensive and quite difficult to colour with pastels.
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Purchase required colours and paint brushes from the stationary store. Clean the wooden model with a soft cloth. Take out a new cloth and dip it into thinner and then clean the model with the wet cloth.
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There should not be any dust or debris present on the surface of the model or the paint will not attach properly. Dip the brush in the paint and apply it to the surface of the model horse. Remember to give the model about 20 minutes time to dry out after wiping it with the cloth dipped in thinner.
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Most of the pastel techniques are quite easy to pull off. If this is your first time with painting wooden horses, then you can try out different things. It does not matter whether you go for a simple or an advanced method, the real things is to pull it off properly.
