First Step
9x12, pastel on paper
I wanted this piece to have some energy, so I chose orange colored paper, the complimentary color of blue, which was the primary color of this piece. Normally, I start with a value drawing in charcoal, but I had recently bought a set of Nupastels. These hard pastels are very good for an underpainting. At this stage, it is a very rough drawing, with only suggestions of where everything is going to be.