Color Figure / Quick Sketches

**Jane Radstrom** · January 24th, 2011, 11:54 AM

Hello, CA. It's been a few years since I've posted, so I thought I'd share some work. My thing lately has been experimenting a lot with color in Nupastel. The "finished" drawing above & attached (trying to figure out the thread thumbnail thing) is pretty big - 25" x 38" and is not a quick sketch - it took a couple of hours. From a live model I typically draw 1 min - 15 min poses, which is what's posted below. My apologies for the hasty photography. Hopefully you can still see them ok?

**walnut** · January 24th, 2011, 12:55 PM

Purrrty!

**Ninjac** · January 24th, 2011, 03:35 PM

Inspiring is an understatement when it comes to Jane's work. Her use of color, shape, value and edges are absolutely beautiful. She has been a jewel in the TAD program and I wish all the best for her artistic future. Make sure to keep up on her blog for regular updates.

**Andrew Sonea** · January 24th, 2011, 03:46 PM

Absolutely stunning work! I am in awe of all these.

I notice that it is all Nupastel...I have seen a lot of TAD work in this, and after seeing yours I am kind of curious about it. Is Nupastel any different from regular pastels? How do they handle? I've never been a fan of pastels to be honest, but kind of want to try when I see people doing stuff like this with them.

**Jane Radstrom** · January 26th, 2011, 08:53 PM

Walnut & Ninja, thank you!
Andrew, Nupastels are "semi-hard", so they are not as soft as regular pastels. Also, they are square instead of round so that sharp edge can be nice. I first started using them when Mark English showed me a technique, the same one that John English teaches at TAD. So it does come from the same place.

They are just a loose, quick media to develop tone or color. Here are a few more, these are all 1 and 2 minute poses.

**alexxx_castaneda** · January 27th, 2011, 12:29 PM

Inspiring Looseness keep it up!

**The Pariano** · January 29th, 2011, 12:51 AM

These are beautiful. The first one stopped me in my tracks. Please keep posting :]

**aadi** · January 29th, 2011, 01:49 AM

nice sketch and great volume keep going on

**Axel.s** · February 9th, 2011, 09:10 AM

Big fan of your watercolor girls, i am going to follow you in your blog, see you there

**Main Loop** · February 9th, 2011, 03:19 PM

Thanks, I thoroughly enjoyed going through your thread and your blog....

**spinor** · February 9th, 2011, 06:34 PM

wow that's amazing!

**Bengoshia** · February 25th, 2011, 07:16 PM

Love your lines, and your choice of color. Very addicting to just examine your work.

**Fvallejo** · March 2nd, 2011, 03:16 PM

Outstanding!

**zaza-zu** · March 5th, 2011, 06:46 PM

oh my,oh my...I see there will be some demonstrations available...Nice!!!
lovin it

**RSLM** · March 21st, 2011, 09:17 AM

great! very light

my work
my blog

**kevinwueste** · March 21st, 2011, 02:02 PM

I hope to see more as you complete things

**tronrobot** · April 17th, 2011, 12:24 AM

very nice

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