Original pastel

Discover techniques and tips from experienced artists, and learn how to create stunning pastel masterpieces.

Painting is an art form that is great to look at and often one starts wondering if it is also easy to do as it looks. However, if you have ever attempted to

By Niki Hilsabeck in Art Tutorials > Painting Tutorials Soft pastels are easy to blend, mix, and apply, and are a great dry medium when you need to work quickly or paint outdoors. They require no brushes, water, or blending mediums, and their brilliant colors create beautiful, bright works of art. Unfortunately, pastels can also be quite messy to use, and for this reason, many artists shy away from it. Yes, one of the tools available to pastel artists is spray fixative, […]

'Take me There' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulis purchase here $125 You know you want it. Sanded papers. Pastels and sanded pastel papers make a wonderful combination but paper can be expensive. You might think that you aren't good enough yet to spend the money on sanded paper. You might not be able to find it easily in your local art store or of you do it is only sold in the pricey pads. I haven't bought a pad of sanded paper in years. Instead I purchase my paper by the sheet and cut it down to…

This is an original one of a kind Pastel Painting 12 x 9Ocean Landscape There is something so soothing about the ocean...its eternal and ever changing. I love doing pastels of the clouds over the sea. I have been challenging myself to get up every morning and do one pastel to start my day with creativity and something I LOVE doing..... See more of my work on my blog makdailypaintings.blogspot.com thanks for looking!!

Creating pastel lessons, videos, demos, paint-alongs, hand outs

Master pastelist Lyn Asselta delves into the stages of starting and finishing a pastel painting

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