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Rock and wood rubbings with lead and pastel

Rumbling Bridge rubbing edit 2 from Drawing and Painting Studio on Vimeo.






Graphite sticks and oil pastels are ideal for doing the rubbings (more eloquently termed frottage!), picking up all the fine textures, some like a half hidden language in the rock and bark. Feeling the pressure points as you draw helps bring out the edges and shapes.


Rumbling Bridge Rubbing 3 Edit 2 from Drawing and Painting Studio on Vimeo.















Rumbling Bridge Rubbing 2 Edit 2 from Drawing and Painting Studio on Vimeo.