You can use several pastel painting techniques to get the most out of your pastels. Once you master them, you can work the medium with perfect confidence and very good results. Below are some pastel painting techniques that seasoned artists use in their interesting...
Pastels are a great medium for an artist who loves to mainly use stroke work to create a masterpiece. If you are a beginner in this style of painting, you must have a good idea of what you will need for pastel painting. Pastels are an excellent medium for an artist...
I was asked a question the other day about how to layer pastels and what exactly it means. Simply put – Layering is putting one layer of pastel on top of another. I see a lot of artists who are new to pastels only ever putting on one or two layers of pastel....
There are many different techniques to pastels, and in this portrait demo, we see the beautiful use of gentle colours. The artist is Graciela Bombalova, and you can see more of her pastel paintings HERE If you’re wanting step by step lessons, head over to the...
Nothing beats some good pastel painting tips. So here are three I believe are worthy of telling you. These tips are the first of a series of pastel painting tips that I will add to as this website grows. Tip #1 Train Yourself. Some days it’s just not convenient...
