STAGE FOUR ◀

I decided the pastel was looking a bit too neat, so I used the side of my hand to rub the colour back; don’t be afraid to do this – earlier marks will still be there, but shadowed. At this point I sprayed on a little fixative to return to a sound, uncontaminated working surface

▲ Beyond the dining table, simple pastel marks and some charcoal pencil drawing created an impression of the tableware on the sideboard shelves STAGE FIVE ► I worked back in with stronger, bolder pastel marks