YOU ASKED FOR IT! Beginner Lesson wins the Vote!
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- This BEGINNER Video is what won the recent poll when I asked you, the subscribers, what you would like as a lesson.
There are lots of basic pastel tips and this lesson in primarily in real time. Please comment and let me know what you think. I would like to do more polling to know what you want as lessons.
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Thank you sooooo much for blessing us with this video!! Great lesson!! You are so generous!
Wonderful help for beginner me!
May i seemed send you my latest painting?
Unfortunately I do not speak english. But I look forward to seeing you 😘
Appreciate this so much. Need to learn so I can use up a dusty stash of various pastels before my 80th birthday next year. Ever a dilettante, maybe I can ace this. Looks do-
able.
Thats the best demonstration in terms of being instructive I’ve ever watched. Thank you so much. Lovely pic :)
The colours are gorgeous.💛🧡💗❤️♥️💜💙💚 Thankyou!
Thank you so much for this. I have gotten some soft pastels as a gift and I was so discouraged because I really couldn't get the grasp of it. You are really helping me, and I can bet, a countless number of people as well. Stay awesome Susan.
Yes indeed Susan I am one of this who asked for it and I am delighted that you did it. Thank you very much for sharing your wonderful skills and inspiring technique. From Glasgow in Scotland 🏴
Wonderful!!! I love giving you guys what helps and I’m always open for your suggestions.☺️☺️☺️💜
Thanks, Susan. I think bringing beginners into love of pastel would be most important, future generations for all the societies. I enjoyed this! Thank you again!
I watched this yesterday and actually followed it step by step today. It really is very good -- very good for beginners who may be new to painting as well as pastels -- really, everything you do in this video could be done with color pencil, or oils or acrylics -- It really is an excellent lesson in landscape painting through and through. Quite wonderful.
Thanks Clair :) I've had good feedback with this video and need to do more with a very beginner focus. Keep enjoying your artistic journey!
Picasso once noted that "Art washes away the dust of everyday life." Your videos and your teaching have much the same effect. Many thanks for your generous spirit. Greetings from Scotland. 👍
You are so patient. I got so much pleasure painting along with you. Thank you and please please keep these coming. I know they take a lot of time and effort but they spread such joy and happiness- especially to us single people isolating alone. Bless you x
Bless your sweetheart. It does my heart good to know that my efforts are helping others. And that really makes sense that people who are alone and in isolation can find comfort in these types of lessons. Thank you.
Thank you this was a really great video! Very informative....
Thank you Susan!
I’ve never been interested in pastels till I seen your video. Your paintings are beautiful! So I went out and bought some pastels and paper today. Can’t wait to start!
Ok…..this is so so crazy lol!! I use the EXACT same tray (swiped from my sister-in-laws Christmas brunch)
Sorry for that random comment. I just discovered you and absolutely hang on every word in your blogs bc it is obvious you have lots of valuable art knowledge. Thanks for sharing it with us! KR
Ha ha about the tray!! 🤣😆… and bless you for that sweet comment. I’m glad you found my channel and I hope you learn lots and lots and lots!
Thank you Susan. I have to say that I really enjoy your early video works. They are much more genuine and authentic. Your newer videos are too “commercially.”
I really like that you are encourage your "audience" not to buy expensive and unnecesary stuff. I started my pastel journey(1 month ago) a 72 pices pastelset but it didn't helped a lot. I realized that i am confused by the thousands of colour and i just could not get the right value to my picture. This point was when i started to look for a video about Beginner Pastel lessons. I am really thankful to God that i have found your channel so i get a better view about how to draw with pastel. Thank you and keep going by the grace of God. :)
So happy to read your message Tix!! So much can be accomplished with limited supplies. You can do it! Keep it up!
This is such a cute little painting. Drew me in right away. Can't wait to try this one. TFS.
Yay! hope you have fun Wulfseig.
Thanks so much for doing this Susan. Even though I am not a beginner it's always good to do refreshers. And a good thing was you reminding me to do Notans (pronounced: no tan ... kind of what I look like in the summer due to extremely fair skin). You are awesome!
Thank you so much for this! You are a wonderful teacher and I'm just starting out with pastels.
I have been looking for a simplistic video to help me understand the basics. Susan, you kicked it out of the park for me. At first I was very hesitant to watch as I have seen so many videos that claim the same but do not deliver. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. P.S. going to get started on this on soon, can’t wait.
Maria Wilson your comment made me so happy! I love how much beginners truly appreciate instruction they can follow. I plan to make many more videos with beginners in mind. So excited for your artistic journey.
Hi Susan, and thanks for this video. Not sure if this is a dumb Q, but I'm really struggling to get my head around pastels. I'm trying to understand why anyone would use pastels? What is their appeal? I mean, what you achieved with this painting, you could've achieved with just watercolours, or acrylics, or oils, or a combination thereof. So why use pastels? They are messy, and not as easy to hold as a brush, and you cant do fine detail with them. People use watercolours because of the flowy, ethereal, dream-like look of the painting that they offer; people use oils n acrylics because of the bold brush marks, vibrant colours, easy handling and so on. Why do you use pastels???
Second Q: do you ever use oil pastels? If not, why not? If you have used them, what is the difference that you found between them and pastels? And why did you prefer the latter?
Third Q: if you dont fix your paintings with fixative, what do you use instead?
Last but not least, I have been frustrated with my studio for a while, then I saw your video where you did up your studio, and a lightbulb went off. Now Ive got ants in my pants and I'm itching to re-do my studio space! Out of all the 'studio revamp' videos on RUclips, yours inspired me the most. Loved the open shelving w/ easy accessibility to your materials, and how large the shelving was. Also loved how you had an easel station, as well as a table easel station. Thanks so much for the inspiration!
That is actually a great question. There are some disadvantages to pastels for sure... and another one is that you need more colors than with many other mediums because they don't really "mix" the same. However, one of the advantages that attracted me early on was their "user-friendly" way of not needing any mixing and since they are a dry medium they won't dry up if you have to walk away for a while. I started painting again when my kids still had very busy lives and I had to squeeze in limited time for myself to paint. My pastels were always patiently waiting for me to continue working even if I left in a hurry. Another advantage to me, is what some may consider a disadvantage. I like a loose and impressionistic style and I actually prefer to paint without many detailed lines, etc. However, you really can get detail with pastels if you use harder brands and even pastel pencils. I've seen some photorealism done with pastels that are amazing. And finally, my favorite reason for using pastels is their vibrancy in color.... they seem to have color that is not achieved with other mediums. Pastel paintings also actually keep their color longer than other mediums. Most people get addicted when they start using them. Hope that helps. :)
@@monetcafe Thanks for the reply Susan. I've been trying to use them but always come away frustrated. If I had the luxury of personal tuition from you I'm sure you could convince me, but having to do it on my own means that, before long I'm more than ready to run back to my watercolours, inks and acrylics! Each to his own I guess.
I actually love watercolor myself. I did get frustrated at first with pastels at first too, but at least you have other mediums your are comfortable with. Many of my videos have lessons that are beneficial for all mediums so hopefully you will keep getting a benefit from them :)
safi456, you can get most of the benefits of pastels without dust by using oil pastels. (These are different from oil sticks, which dry - oil pastels never dry out). I artist oil pastels easier to blend and to mix colors. As with chalk (soft) pastels, there are various brands, from the top of the line Sennelier (expensive) to Cray-Pas (cheap). Look for ones branded as "artist oil pastels." I use Mungyo from Korea - these are reviewed positively on web sales sites, as are a similar relatively low-cost oil pastels, Erengi, which I believe are from China.
非常漂亮的畫，你是我看過最會畫粉彩的畫家！
Lovely and Inspiring! Thanks so much!
Yay! I hit the jackpot! This is a good place to start. I’m amazed at the number and quality of all your videos/tutorials. Liked and subscribed. I hit that notification notice icon, too.
Wonderful! That’s what I love to hear. So glad to have you as part of the family.
great little beginners lesson :o)
Very nice tutorial! Thanks! Will try!😊
Great video for beginners! I feel like I can actually try this based on your clear instruction and great practical tips. Thank you!
Fantastic video i am just starting out on my pastel journey and it was a great help. will be watching more of your videos.
Thank YOU MUCH for your Fantastic video. MUCH appreciated from Cape Town.
Thank you po teacher❤️
I really love the way this turned out! I especially love the blue tree in the background ! Colors are gorgeous
I love your videos! Thanks for all your help and inspiration. I am a beginning beginner and you make it look so easy but give wonderful instructions and support. Thanks and Bless you!
Thank you, just purchased pastels and paper. Love your work.
Thank you so much Susan for this wonderful instructional video, I learnt a lot from it, this is very nice to see you painting and now it is nicer because this is a beginner video, so helpful, I thank God for giving me a good teacher like you, I'll definitely try that out and post on Monet cafe 😄👍🏻💟
Cool video. Thank you
Thank You.
Grazie.
everything wet looks darker, so no surprise there with spray. But it should get to original color once it dry.
Excellent! Thank you.
Love this. Looking forward to trying it. Thanks for sharing.
LOVED this! Wonderful tips for beginners. Can't wait to try it! Thanks so much for sharing.
Thank u very much Susan!! for sharing your talent and knowledge Loved it!☺
Brilliant tutorial ! Thank you so much . Kind regards - Judi - Australia
I would say to anyone who can’t see the point of pastels - get sanded paper then PERSEVERE. Once you get going you will find pastels sooooo forgiving. Make a mistake in watercolour and you are pretty much stuck with it,Pastels can be corrected, I’ve even been known to scrub a whole sheet of Pastelmat or sanded paper under the tap. I am a total convert. Susan, did you use ordinary clear gesso or one specific for pastels?
Brilliant for a Beginner
Really good video! Thanks so much for sharing.
I am definitely not far from bringing my Rembrandts into my small space for use over my water color paintings. True story!
Great instruction for us newbies, awesome as always!! Thank you😘
Love the simplicity!
I just joined the FB group and love the community! Thank you for all you do. You are a great teacher. Could you post the size of paper you are working on?
leswetnam Wonderful! It is such an awesome community of artists and a very happy place! I plan to gear more videos towards beginners since I got such a great response from this one.
The size of the paper I was using in this video was a 5“ x 7“.
Thank you. Your group is awesome. The sky/tree holes helped. Was waiting to see you use the fixative, 🤗. Now I know why watercolor paper can be a problem. What about pumice? Did hear about adding to gesso. Could it be added to clear gesso? Thank you for sharing your work process in video it helps and thou you do speed not where you lose us 🤗❤
You are so Beautiful!!!
Thank YOU for Sharing Your wonderful Gifts of Wisdom.
A great video as always. Your time is really appreciated. A tip for your videoing: put it into manual focus and focus on the paper, that way it won't keep going in and out of focus each time you move.
Kerry B .... YES! Great tip! I’ve got to remember to do that. Thanks so much 👍🏻☺️
What a beautiful painting! I love all the colors you use. Just wondering, are there pastel pencils not to draw, but for those tight spots like the eyes, very tiny spots, etc.
Love your work!
Thank you so much! Appreciate your thought process. How do you distinguish between different pastel when mixed in a tray?
Great video! I'm inspired to try it!
Loved this really helpful
Gracias, me encanto !
Really great, thanks.
Would you please list the darkest color you chosed? Thank you.
Fantastic! Thanks :))
Thank you!
You are a great instructor and your pastel paintings are inspiring. After watching your videos I want to try using soft pastels. However, I am afraid to do so because of the potential hazards of using soft pastels. Some state that one should not work with soft pastels unless one has a filtered air system in their studio, employs gloves and and a mask while painting, and entirely prevents exposure (including pets) to soft pastel dust. My "studio" is located in my bedroom and I also have a cat. Do you think my concerns about the potential dangers of using soft pastels are justified ?
I do know that some seem to have more of reaction to pastel dust than others. I have never had any issues in over 15 yrs of painting with them. Some artists wear a mask and use gloves just to be safe. Most of my dust just falls from the painting to a little homemade tray I use to catch it. I'm not sure if you will have any issues from the pastel dust, but I would hope that you can enjoy this wonderful medium. :)
Lovely as always. It is very nice to hear more about your color choices as you did it in this video. What easel is that that you use? And is what you prefer after your years of experience?
Thanks Tzipporah. The easel I'm using in this video is a table-top easel. I often use a standing french easel in my studio, but often when I make videos I use this table easel just to be able to sit and paint. here is a link to a similar easel, but I paid a lot less than this one.
www.michaels.com/mabef-lectern-table-easel/D015621S.html#q=table+easel&start=16
Thank you, Susan. That was actually the one I have had my eye on. There is another one at Jerry's that is very similar and cheaper. By Soho. Is that the one you have? Many people really like that one.
Excellent lesson with lots of useful ideas , thank you . What make is the blue tape you use for fixing your paper to the board please ?
Super !!!
Beginner on reflections 😍🙏💥
Very good instruction Susan!
I am confused about the inspiration source picture… I know you printed the photo and then tried out your color choices on top of the copy paper which you placed to the left of your work area… are you then using the picture on the copy paper as your source picture? Do you use the original in any way? I am new to pastels so I apologize if too basic a question…
Fab - thanks
Belloooooooooooooooooooo. Thank You.
Can I work in the same procedure on a dark canvas surface? Or do I have to do a different underpainting?
Well I really enjoyed the video it cleared me so many things!!! Like values and different colour palette! Thanks!
Love your videos. What weight watercolor paper do you use?
I typically use 140 pound watercolor paper, but I recently bought some 300 pound and I can’t wait to use it! I’m pretty heavy handed with my water so I think it will be something I will really like.
That's exactly what I wanted to see. Thank you very much. Although English is not my language, simple way of explanation allows me to understand almost all. Question: how to protect the image when it is finished?
Just put it beside the glass
Love this video!
Hey Susan...where/how do you get the very large reference photos you use on your easel?
That’s a good question. I usually create an image in Photoshop that will be the final image of my painting. And then I crop sections and print each of them out on 8 1/2 x 11 sheets. Then I tape it together.
AMAZING! GENEROUS! EXCELLENT INSTRUCTION!
How do you clean your pastel stick?
Thank you! This video was so helpful. Question: if you don’t use a fixative on you painting at the end, what do you do to preserve your work? And on a similar note what do you do to display your work? If you have a video on this would you provide a link? Thank you so much!
I’ve really been enjoying these videos as I get started using soft pastels!
Just in case anyone is looking for the Monet Cafe Video, Susan actually have a few, but here is a link for framing (Great Video!)
ruclips.net/video/DNSQacvou1o/видео.html
Thank you, Susan for all your great videos! 💖
How do you store your paintings? I used a spray specific for pastel but as you said, it darkens the painting. Now my paintings are all over the place and I can´t touch them.
You're right about the fixative darkening the paintings. I store mine in plastic bags from www.clearbags.com and also often store them between sketchbook pages with a sheet of tracing paper on top of each painting to protect them. Make sure the sketchbook and tracing paper are acid free. Here is a link where I made my own little pastel scrapbook :)
ruclips.net/video/KapUd6PEs14/видео.html
@@monetcafe :D Thank you so much!
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This was excellent, I enjoyed this, thanks so much 🎨 👍
Love your work.. do you offer workshops? I live in the Tampa area. Thanks for all the videos 😍
I'm trying to do this with mitens canson paper and dry underpainting but it's not the same! I think i ha e to abandoned thos work
l'italiano con N corso di italiano oh darn... maybe you could try again with a different surface ☺️👍🏻
How do you sell your work? I’m just getting into pastels. Thanks for sharing this beginner tutorial! I love your work!
I like small local galleries and often people buy just from me posting on instagram and Facebook. I really want to start an Etsy store as well as I think that can work well. : )
Thanks for the amazing tutorial. Question: I will be new to pastels media, so do I have to worry about the toxic dust on the pastel before I buy some? Because most people on here are saying that the pastel dust could be very toxic if we blew the dust when we are working with pastels media? I'm so confused...:-(
There are some who are concerned about the toxicity of pastels. Personally I’ve never had a problem along with many other pastel artist who have been painting for years. I find that my pastel dust typically falls right below my painting and as long as there’s not a lot of air current in the room there’s not a lot of dust floating around. Never blow your painting though and if you’re concerned about pastels on your hands, some people wear gloves and there’s another product called “gloves in a bottle” that works quite well. Hope that helps and again I’ve never had a problem.
How much blending do you do? When you blend less with your fingers is that how you are able to keep the lines of the picture sharp?
I enjoyed this lesson. I have one question. Can you use the technique to tint the surface if the surface is lightly sanded?
my mungyos mix instead of overlap, is this about th ebrand
I’m really having trouble with a lot of dust on my surface. I am using watercolour paper 140 pounds. Is it a problem with my pastels? Have they dried out?
Are chalk pastels and soft pastels same? And can I draw with pastels on a watercolor paper without gesso?
Yes, they are the same thing, but the term "soft pastels" is the one commonly used among artists. And you can use pastels on watercolor paper with no gesso, but you can get a great application and not much layering. Pastels need some "tooth" or "grit" to hang on to. I like to paint on unsanded papers, but I know that i'm limited with my layering. I like to sketch with soft pastels that are a bit harder in consistency, like Prismacolor Nupastels. Hope that helps :)
I've learned more things from you.
I have sanded paper. Should I still tone the paper? Thank you!
🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤, @trinacerk7608 I always use a colored surface or apply an under painting. It's not required, but in general that's what I do. Hope that helps. Happy painting!
Thank you, so very inspiring
What size is your sanded paper please?
how long do u leave the gesso to dry? thanku...
It usually only takes 5-10 minutes, but you can shoot it with a blow dryer if you're impatient like me... lol.
Thank you for getting rid of the music!
Ha ha..... you are welcome! Thanks to subscriber suggestions I can make the videos what works best :)
Thank you for turning the pandora off.
Fantawesome video! If tinted paper ( textured/ smooth)is used do we need to treat it with anything first? Thanks a ton again 🙏😍😊
Jayashree Shenoy you can work directly on the tinted paper, but you have to apply something to make the pastels hold to it. That’s why I use the clear gesso before I start the painting.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😊