When drawing a surface that is smoother, the blending techniques are just as important as the details. Bird beaks has tiny little scratches and crevices that create detail but they can only look realistic if the smoother foundation is correct. For 90% of this Peacock's beak, I used the pastel pencils to blend the layers. This method works really well and I use it in every single one of my pastel drawings. Using the pencils for this technique is very different to how we would use them for crerati

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