Soft Pastel Painting Techniques

Look at soft flowers and paint them.

Soft pastel painting techniques.

They still take my breath. I spend most of my time in my studio creating lessons and painting in pastels oils and acrylics. Combine firm and soft pastels. There is no right or wrong way.

As a professional artist and art instructor for over 30 years i can honestly say art is my whole life. Deborah secor on materials for pastel. Here are some great soft pastel techniques you can use. Professional and hobby artists enjoy soft pastel for its unique looks and application methods.

The best part of my studio is walking in every day and seeing the rainbow of pastels in my palette. I say this because one can create a quick sketch much quicker with soft pastels than with paint. So i find soft pastels very ideal for creating brief portrait drawings or even taking with on travels. This can give you a good idea to get a grip on easy pastel paintings for beginners.

Each of these pastel techniques can be used on their own or combined to produce a pastel painting. Chalk pastel drawings should be done on an abrasive base which collects and holds the color. Therefore using pastel paper that has a grain or tooth for the chalk to adhere to. Try purchasing two pastel sets.

I love it all. One of the advantages of working with pastel is that there are so many different ways to work with the medium. However enough about how amazing this medium is. Pastel painting techniques for beginners by liz haywood sullivan.

Experiment with pastel on top of a print over an underpainting of watercolor or. The better the quality the better the end result. It is very expressive and can stand on its own but also works well with other mediums. It has a long history of varying popularity but pastel is here to stay.

Soft pastel is one of the most exciting and versatile painting mediums i know. This makes soft pastel techniques very versatile. Creating lines with the edge of a pastel. Another way to go about pastel painting and art is by looking at flowers in softer shades like those of lighter pink or peach color and paint them.

Remember to try each pastel technique with different pastels hard semi soft and soft as each gives a slightly different result as will the various pastel brands. Maggie price on surfaces for pastel painting 2. One set of somewhat firm pastels and one set of much softer sticks. Pastel societies around the world have sprung up and remain popular.