Dry pastel

'Kindred Souls' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulis available for purchase $145 Sometimes I just don't feel like making a mess. Sometimes I want to do an underpainting but I don't want to take out my paints and brushes and I don't want to clean up. Sometimes I am using paper that can't get wet so doing a wet underpainting isn't an option. Yet I still would like to have the benefits of an underpainting. I like having some colors, values and interesting things happening on my paper to respond to. I…

Rocky Path by Marsha Savage Pastel ~ 12" x 9"

Watercolor paintings can sometimes lack a bit of contrast, a great way to add a bit of contrast and texture is to outline some elements with pastels.

Learn how to use spray fixative on soft pastel paintings. #howtopaint #pastels #paintings #artist

Dry Pastels techniques

Iceland Poppies are a joy to paint! Gail Sibley takes you through the progression of two demo paintings done with Schmincke soft pastels at IAPS.

Wet underpaintings are popular for pastelists to use as a setup for further pastel application, but dry pastel underpainting is another viable option for painters. Here are tips to use for this method.

A free mini-lesson on pastel painting and how to draw with pastels. Learn pastel techniques for beginners, and how to work safely with pastels.

'Summertime in the Shade' 12x9 pastel ©Karen Margulis available $175 Foregrounds can be a nightmare. How much information is enough? How much is too much? How can we make it interesting yet not too important? How do we paint those pesky grasses in a landscape foreground? How do we paint a foreground that looks natural and expressive rather than something a preschool child made? There are basic art concepts that need to be understood and utilized that will help us Create more effective…

An easy way to draw clouds using soft pastels Easy art for beginners Medium: Soft pastels on pastelmat paper .... DRAWING PENCIL · Original audio

I just pressed send on an email to subscribers. Each week I send out a Gentle Sunday note and this week I’ve been thinking about transitions. I’ve come to love the transition from one season into the next. What a gift that we don’t go to sleep one night at the height of summer and wake up to falling leaves and crisp weather the next day. We watch it unfold, slowly. If we’re paying attention we can appreciate the subtle changes each day, the anticipation, the tension even. There’s a ...