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very helpful... just what I needed. I got interested in pastels after I saw the luscious colours of unison ( and heard their story)

As I am completely new to pastels I wonder if you keep soft pastels separate from hard ones and do you mix the brands together or keep them separate?

I have to order online as the 2 smaller art stores in Indianapolis sadly closed and I will not shop at Hobby Lobby. Occasionally there is something I want at Michaels and I can use their coupons. I also find Dick Blick packages their stuff much better than amazon and if something arrives damaged they just replace it. I wish we had a Blick store in Indiana as I can waste lots of time just ogling everything they have and it is nice to see things " in person".

I loved this demo. I also noticed your Hoosier twang... do you ever tech at the Indianapolis art center?If you do I would love to take a class!

I tried using wet technique with mi teintes and it wrinkled all over 😢

wow... I finally found this and I learned so much!Thank you.

I really enjoyed this as I am just about to start using pastels. I could not find the next video in this series to see what you did next.

This is all I have been doing Avon. I am ready to go bigger. Great topic!!

I truly love your videos. Thank you so much on the color wheel. What item are you blending with?

Watching your tutorial was very helpful. Thank you so much for sharing. I learned so much from your 3 different techniques.

Dakota Pastels is a great source.

I'm in Canada. My main interest is stationary supplies and local shops don't carry that type of material. I shopped on Jet Pens but they're US based so i don't have access their free shipping. My bill at the end was half materials and half shipping. I only bought because it was the holidays and wanted to treat myself. And for art related things it's the same, local stores don't carry what i want. So in the end it's either buy online and pay big shipping or keep checking local stores OR buy from amazon which hurts both the local and small online businesses.

Please don’t support Hobby Lobby. Jerry’s is incredible though.

I had no idea people resisted ordering art supplies on lie. I buy what i can locally but thats pretty limited. The best place i have found to purchase soft pastels is Dakota Pastels. They are in Washington state. Fast service and they often have sale on different brands. I have compared their prices to Amazon and Dakota is less costly and way better packaging . Also you can call and talk to them if you have questions. Small locally owned, great service. They also have a pastel at competition each quarter and you can win a nice sum of money.

I have to order online every time no store nearby. But I am often disappointed when I order pastels the colors often are so different from the web or catalogue

I'm in the UK and use online stores all the time. You mentioned 500 page catalogues from US stores. Not good for the environment. They shouldn't be necessary if the stores gave good websites.

I’m very fortunate to have a REAL art supply store reasonably close. I love to go in and touch things. But I also order online and have no issues or opposition in doing so.

I do not have a local shop - I order almost everything from Blick, Jacksons or Jerry’s. Nova for acrylics. Never any issues.

I do not have a local shop - I order almost everything from Blick, Jacksons or Jerry’s. Nova for acrylics. Never any issues.

I live 30 miles from a major metropolitan area and there is only ONE actual art store there! (and it's in a not-so-safe area) As a military spouse stationed in remote areas over the years I have always depended on mail-order and now online shops; Dick Blick is my favorite also. Sometimes I can find an individual item on Amazon so I don't need to worry about shipping, but especially when I was starting in watercolor and then pastels and needed a fair amount of supplies to get started, Dick Blick was my go-to. And they frequently have sales and discounts on shipping, so it's worth signing up for their email list.

Such a fun day!!! I had no clue you were filming!

Thanks for this lesson, you are a very good teacher. Even if I have been panting since I was a little girl you tought and show me so much. I am fro Sweden and am not familiar with all English words but it's easy to understand your teaching. You are a very good educator! Thank you!!

thank you so much for making it simple 🌹

abstract very 1930s

I love this technique! Gorgeous!

Great video Avon. I absolutely love your studio!!!

Pastels are so vibrant. I like the outcome. Beautiful!

By standing and working from the shoulder, you have achieved great energy. Im underutilizing my neocolor 2's. New subscriber

Abstraction is loosening, changing the subject Non objective is a painting about paint. (Media) Value and composition are important in both. Color is the frosting.

Is this just the cheap foam board, about 1/8 to 3/16 inch thick board you can get at the dollar store? Or is it a more robust type board? Excellent video by the way! Thanks.

I liked the one with the cat.

Thank you Avon..that is such a useful video lesson. I just watched another video of yours that showed how to simplify photographs using thumbnail value sketches, which was also great. Can I ask you what pencil value to use to grey ( in advance) the prepared thumbnail outlines. It’s such a great idea..you’ve come up with. It must be useful for artists using other media, not only pastels.

So much better. Thanks for the lesson 😊

Never heard of this before so thanks for explaining.

Me gustan mucho Los pasteles Smike, dejan bastante pigmento y son blandos

To avoid the bristle ridges you get when applying the gesso or other pastel textures, I use a plaster mud spreading tool. Unlike brushes, this tool, which is used to spread smooth seamless layers gritty plaster, will yield the same result on gritty pastel textures. Just quickly apply the gesso or texture with a brush across the surface. Don't worry about putting it down evenly, just put it down quickly, before it begins drying, and then smooth the entire surface with one or two strokes using the mud spreader. I have successfully used this method to spread Golden Pastel Ground on block watercolor paper and the paper didn't buckle. Applying the texture mix this way insures a thinner coat, so less moisture seeps into the paper. You can lightly pre-spray on workable fixative to the block or even stretched watercolor paper that is taped down, before applying the gesso to provide an extra seal to prevent buckling.

You are an amazing teacher.

I watched your analogous thing Your a good teacher I learned something

Excellent work! Where can I find the roller you arr using?

I a new subscriber and have been blown away by ypur super knowledgeable and helpful colour and value instruction!. I have spent 18mtjs soaking up yputube artists videos on colour and value to try and learn, but yours are so incredibly well explained, im hooked, bingeing all ypur videos! I use many different mediums in my art jpurney but find ypur pastel talks, also apply to acrylic, and others as the colour and value scales are so similar ao it seems. Wud u agree or am i mistaken? Your answering all the hanging questions i have abput colpur and value, even shpwing properly how to get that 'squint' im always tryimg to nail😂.really, thank u for all ypur time discussing these complex subjects. Ypur art takes pastels to a new level, and ypur patience and knowledge helps us on our way to our own nezt levels! Thank u😊❤

Really interesting to see how you went about it. And i think it is improved. Will look at the first video soon. What pastels did you use? Some Rembrandt’s maybe? But not only

Your pastel painting is coming out beautifully.

I love spectrafix for adding texture!

The camera guy! Love this Avon!

Love color theory! I have color wheels with me all the time!

Have you tried the derwent xl charcoal blocks and also tinted graphite blocks for exteme granulation texture? They can be used dry and also wet in washes.. To see technique and effect of this there two videos on the dario ccallo watercolor channel. Also nicholas lopez does fantactic textutal effects with liquid charoal and lunar black pbk 11 watercolor. Check out some of his artwork. Best video of his actual artwork would be on liron yanconskys (? Spelling?) channel where i first saw lopez's artwork. Maybe you could incorporate some of these techniques or give you inspiration for new wet pastel techniques? For the drips i was thinking perhaps you could use a wet round brush dipped into the fixative and then apply that way for more precison and control? I love watercolor as its so versatile but am immensely enjoying learning these wet pastel techniques! Your videos are fantastic!

I have practiced my art virtually every day since my retirement in 2018. Not a professional. Doubt I'll sell anything in my lifetime. I have spent money and purchased a ton of material along the way; some winners, some absolute stinkers. I have learned one unavoidable fact: practice, not my wallet, produced anything of worth I have ever created. Hone your drawing skills. Sketch, sketch and sketch some more. Take a few classes. You Tube is chockfull of great teachers. Take chances. Use inexpensive materials but know the results won't be great. THEN, after all that, spend your money on the good stuff and make something fantastic!

Really great video, thank you!

Thank you so much for taking the time to explain clearly the different ways to do underpaintings for pastel. I use pan pastels and i am very much a beginner. I want to learn how to utilize them in the best and easiest way to do underpaintings. You are very calm and you speak calmly as well which is very relaxing. Thank you so much!!

I am not a traditional artist. Model railroad dioramas are my art. I use Pan Pastels as well as the wet on wet acrylics technique. But I am just starting to explore Pan Pastels in combination with IPA and/or water. Thanks for helping me push ahead.