I choose my initial palette by printing the photo reference then holding the pastel pencils and sticks next to the colours. Remember that when you start a painting your palette is your best guess and it’s okay to switch colours in / out of your palette.
Remember that it’s okay to have different colours than I’m using and it’s okay if you have a different stick and pencil sets.
Unison Colour Soft Pastels, Pastel Pencils
Unison White AND Any hard stick white like Faber Castell or Caran D’ache. Conte A Paris or Nupastel. Hard sticks are usually long and thin.
A5 Pale Pink/Lilac
GN7 Green
BV4 Lilac Blue Violet
BV9 Light Blue Violet
BV12 Mid Blue Violet
BV17 Dark Blue Violet
A13 Sunset Orange
BE17 or BE11 Burnt Sienna
BE9 Light Terracotta
Dark 20 Dark Violet
Dark 22 Dark Blue Black
FC283 Burnt Sienna
FC194 Dark Plum
CD300 (or C215) Sunset Orange
C210 Bright Yellow
C310 Red
Black
White
C770 Darkest Violet
FC175 Darkest Brown
FC157 Darkest Blue
C405 Royal Blue
C435 Light Blue
C385 Purple
CC46 Old Rose Dark
Key:
FC: Faber Castell
CD Caran D’Ache
C: Carbothello
CC: CretaColor
MV: Mount Vision Stick
Optional:
Black tube watercolour or gouache paint and a small brush. See beginning of feathers video tutorial for details.
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