pastel as underpainting for oil?

[Adriano Maggi]

Hi Claudemir
First of all I only know this way of painting. Unless I follow a Tony Pro's workshop I'll go on painting this way. The advantages are many.
1)you get quickly the cromatic balance by pastel. (if you use turpentine you must wait for a day)
2)You get the shadow and the light value immediately and you have to mix the color already indicated.
3) the shadow can be glazed by a glaze of complementary color that scumbles the final value.
4) some parts of the canvas can remain as you put on pastel initially. You don't have to cover the entire surface.
Ciao

[Adriano Maggi]

I forgot the last one!

[Claudemir Bonfim]

Very interesting.

I only paint directly on the canvas.

[Michele Rushworth]

What do you fix the pastel with to prevent it mixing with the paint?

[Adriano Maggi]

I usually use hair spray becouse it smells good ,but any fixative for charcoal will do.
Ciao

[Claudemir Bonfim]

I use hair spray to fix my charcoal drawings too, that is not as toxic as the other sprays, I use them for years and I never had trouble doing it. The point is, you cannot trust some brands.

[Adriano Maggi]

Hi Claudemir
if you are seying that sometimes it doesn't work,then you just have to
touch the charcoal and try another brand.