Les Darlow
Harbour, Pan Pastel, 113⁄4*161⁄2in (30*42cm).
I very often create a background wash (dry) that unifies the whole scene. I also do this with my watercolours. I think many people use Pan Pastel just for backgrounds, but they are unique and once you understand the differences, you can use them in your paintings. Because the grain of Pan Pastel doesn’t fill the tooth of paper you can draw over it with anything, even pigment liners, thus you could create a line-and-wash style painting, without the water