Pastel Painting Lessons & Techniques
| Welcome to the pastel painting and drawing section of CreativeSpotlite.com. On the following pages you will find a great selection of step by step oil pastel painting and drawing demonstrations, techniques and tips that I am sure you will enjoy. The art instruction on the following pages has been generously donated by professional artists from all over the world. We are most grateful for their generosity and we hope you enjoy! Happy painting! | |
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Step By Step Pastel Painting Lessons
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"Memories"
I don't always have something to say, nor am I always inspired. Painting is enough of a struggle without the added burden of making a statement. Thus, I let the subject speak to me, and I simply serve as the editor and interpreter for my audience.
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Pastel Portrait Drawing Demonstration
For this pastel drawing I used the portrait of a little fellow from the highlands of Western Guatemala. His skin is burnt brown because of the cold climate there. He is wearing typical clothes and a decorated hat from the region; Todos Santos Cuchumatan. Although I printed the picture in my Canon iP1300 the colors came out bright so I used the picture in my screen for better reference to the colors, hues and shades.
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September Sunflowers - Pastel Painting Demonstration
This beautiful pastel painting demonstration is courtesy of Dan Gray. Dan Gray’s pastels are impressions of the moment. Born in Vancouver B.C., he has worked in soft pastel since 1975. Always painting from live models... always ‘en plein air’ when painting the landscape
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Plein Air Painting Demonstration - City Of Rocks - By Jo Castillo
Jo Knoblock Castillo has always had an interest in art and working with her hands. Whether it was cooking, sewing or making gifts, she was happy to be “doing”. While living in Bolivia, she finally rediscovered her love of painting. Her interest is in landscapes and paintings that have connections to her life.
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Solar Living
This demonstration is based on a photo of the Taos mountains taken in the early evening from El Prado, a suburb in the northern part of Taos, New Mexico
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Down East Sunset
During a trip to my family's summer home in Maine, my dad suggested a drive around to the "back shore," or ocean-side, of the island. The time was just after sunset on a rather bleary day, and I was struck by the muted but many-hued colors of the sky and water.
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Step By Step Pastel Portrait
I truly don't recall how many painting sessions it took to reach this stage. The delicacy of flesh tones has fascinated artists for centuries. Pastels are perfect for the subtle variations that define her form in a soft or front light.
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Sandy and Charlie - Pastel Demonstration
In response to many enquiries I have put together this demonstration page which gives a little information regarding how to build up pastel artwork. The picture itself is of a commission which is now in Ontario Canada and is of two much loved family dogs.
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Pastel Pet Portrait Demo
When I paint a portrait, I often use several photographs as reference -- one for colour, one for composition, and maybe another that shows a close up of the facial features. Here are the basic steps that I follow
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Soft Pastel Demo
A demo of a pastel painted Febuary 17th '04, at Ships Point, Gulf of Georgia. A "Calm Day".
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Pastel Demonstration
Using a pastel pencil, I sketch the setup on German made Ersta sanded paper. The sanded paper gives me plenty of tooth to work with, since I like to put many layers of pastel, and this paper can hold lots of pigment...
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Audubon Marsh
Winter is a quiet time on old Cape Cod (not as quiet as it used to be, but still pretty quiet). One particularly cold and windy day (about 20 degrees with a strong 15 mph or so bitter wind whipping off the water) a friend asked me if I was interested in going for a walk along the Wellfleet Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary's marsh walk. I cannot imagine what she was thinking choosing such a cold day, or what I was thinking when I accepted, but it was incredibly beautiful
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Child's Portrait in Pastel
Child's Portrait in Pastel - Animated Step-By-Step from Photo to Fine Art
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"Out on the Open Ocean"
Last summer, I took my brother's family on a whale watch off the coast of Cape Cod while they were visiting from Santa Fe. The weather was positively spectacular and we saw plenty of very active whales. This is the first in a series of paintings that I hope will come from the oodles of photographs that I took (with my new digital camera) on that trip.
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Apple Tutorial in Pastels
This tutorial will show you how to draw an apple using pastel pencils in 6 easy steps.
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Laying Dog
Step by step pastel pencil drawing of a dog.
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Pastel Portrait: Step-by-Step
I usually work from photographs. While it's often helpful to see the subject in person, I don't have time nor a place to arrange sittings. I frequently work very late at night, and since I do artwork in and around everything else in my life, working from a photograph far better fits my schedule!
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Tabby Cat Pastel Pencil Lesson
Step by step pastel pencil drawing tutorial of a cat.