Air

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Air is a drawing I made for my contemporary dance teacher. It is made from a combination of watercolour, acrylic, and pastel pencil.

I first used the pastel pencils to draw the figure, which is from a reference photo. I added a hint of red, so it’s somewhere between black-and-white and colour. I struggled to differentiate the figure from the background, which is why I added a thin glaze of blue onto the background, to add contrast to the red colour of the dancer. To further add distinction between the foreground and background I drew a white outline around the dancer, with a shadow around her. I also think that the white outline adds tension to the more classical aspects of the piece, which I find interesting.

This was my first attempt of using pastels, and I enjoyed them a lot. The most difficult part of this piece was the background, which I used watercolours for.

22.9 x 30.5 cm

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