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The Blue Underpainting Technique Every Pastel Artist Should Try!

Monet Cafe' with Artist Susan Jenkins

In this tutorial, the artist revisits a forgotten technique from six years ago that involved using a blue or turquoise underpainting to create a calming and beautiful foundation for pastel landscapes. While she often prefers warm complementary underlayers, she rediscovered how applying acrylic ink i …