Travel and Protection of Your Pastel Painting
Traveling with Your Pastel Paintings Traveling offers a wonderful opportunity to capture the beauty of the countryside. Whether you’re exploring in a motor home, camper, or boat, many artists bring along their favorite medium—pastels—to paint the scenes that inspire...
Mastering Pastel Art
Start with soft strokes and finish with bold accents Pastel painting thrives on layers, texture, and movement. Unlike other mediums, pastels allow for delicate, feather-light applications and rich, bold expressions, making them an incredibly versatile choice for...
Layering with Pastels
Layer Lightly: The Art of Building Depth with Pastels Pastels are a wonderfully versatile medium, offering vibrancy and a tactile experience unmatched by other materials. One of their greatest secrets? The magic lies in layering. Whether you’re a beginner or a...
Learning Pastels for Beginners
You're Never Too Old to Learn Something New: Exploring the Art of Pastels Art has no age limit, and discovering a new medium can be a deeply rewarding experience. If you’ve ever been captivated by the vibrant hues and expressive strokes of pastel artwork, now is the...
How To Make Pastels
Save by making your own There’s no shortage of commercially available pastels. You only need to walk into an art supply store to see the vast range of colors, values, sizes and manufacturers. So why would you want to make your own? There are mainly two reasons. The...
Cheap Picture Frames
Is it worth putting your paintings into cheap picture frames? A comment on my Facebook page the other day said that the artist would love to get into pastel painting, but the cost of framing the painting was too high. Now I can relate to that 100%, as taking your...
Tips for Creative Inspiration
Getting yourself motivated to paint. There are times when you just don't feel inspired at all, and it can be quite demoralising. Here are some tips for creative inspiration that I use, and they work for me. 1. Stand at the easel with a large surface, close your eyes...
Choosing the Right Pastels for Painting
Choosing the right pastels can turn a blank canvas into a vibrant masterpiece. When painting with pastels, the journey begins long before the first stroke touches the paper. Selecting the right pastels is a crucial step that can significantly influence your artistic...
Framing Pastel Artwork
A dilemma facing pastellists is the framing of their pastel artwork. One of the many attractions of soft pastels as a medium is that they age very well. They don't crack or fade, so when treated well, they can look just as vibrant after decades or even centuries as...
How to Draw With Pastels
One of the attractions of working with pastels is that there’s nothing stopping you from just diving in. If you have paper and some pastel sticks, you can get started immediately without needing to learn any ‘correct’ way of doing things. However, once you’ve gotten...
