Scumbling and Blending and Glazing... Oh My!

Well, I think it is time for a little pastel technique talk! I often use the term "blending" and I think most of you know what I mean. Blending is means gently rubbing together two pastels on the surface to create a new color. Sometimes we might use our finger or a blending tool to do this, but it is best to let the pastels do itthemselves. This is achieved best by using sticks of the same hardness. That is how I achieved the colors of the taffy in this painting. But what is scumbling and glazing? They are both much like blending, but... Scumbling is lightening a color by lightly covering the color with a lighter tint. Glazing is darkening a color by lightly covering the color with a darker shade. Blending            Scumbling            Glazing Tea Time! pastel, 18x24"   I used a lot of scumbling and glazing in this painting! Homework Challenge! Watch this video and read the article by Richard McKinley on scumbling and glazing. Plan on trying these techniques the next time you paint! Judy www.judyalbrightart.com  playingwithpastels@blogspot.com