How to Paint Landscapes with Pastels - Learn to use Pastel

Learn to Paint 3 Landscapes using Pastel Sticks. Follow Colin and learn an impressionistic style that you can replicate

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Description

Would you love to be able to paint AMAZING pictures you never thought possible?

With this course you'll learn to paint 3 Landscape by following our easy step by step videos:

  • Tropical Scene

  • Trees and Cottages Landscape

  • The Wreck Landscape

When you have finished this course not only will you walk away with 3 incredible paintings but you will also be able to apply what you have learnt to paint your own pictures.

Materials

Pastel Sticks

In the projects Colin uses the 24 Set of Faber-Castell Polychromos Pastel Sticks. If you purchase this set you will have all the colours you need for all 3 pictures. The colours in the set are:

  • 101 White

  • 104 Light Yellow Glaze

  • 107 Cadmium Yellow

  • 115 Dark Cadmium Orange

  • 219 Deep Scarlet Red

  • 226 Alizarzin Crimson

  • 123 Fuchsia

  • 160 Manganese Violet

  • 137 Blue Violet

  • 157 Dark Indigo

  • 247 Indanthrene Blue

  • 120 Ultramarine

  • 110 Phthalo Blue

  • 153 Cobalt Turquoise

  • 264 Dark Phthalo Green

  • 266 Permanent Green

  • 167 Permanent Green Olive

  • 168 Earth Green Yellowish

  • 132 Light Flesh

  • 283 Burnt Sienna

  • 177 Walnut Brown

  • 272 Warm Grey III

  • 233 Cold Grey IV

  • 199 Black

Pastel Paper

I use White Clairefontaine PastelMat Paper, this is a fantastic pastel paper that can hold many layers. The pad size that I use is 18x24cm.

You can choose to use the same paper as me or any other pastel paper you wish.

Blending Tools

I use Colour Shaper blending tools now in all my pictures. These have a rubber tip and can achieve some incredible effects. They blend and manipulate the pastel almost like a paint brush and are very easy to use.

Throughout the courses I use an Ivory Chisel End Shaper - Size 2.

Level

I would recommend this course for intermediate to advanced level artists. Working with PastelMat paper and pastel sticks means that these subjects are much more difficult than my other courses.

If you are just starting out let me not discourage you from giving these subjects a go, you will certainly learn a lot from the lessons and hopefully enjoy it as you do!

Outline Drawing

I provide you with an outline drawing for each picture so that you do not have to draw free hand. Trace this through to your paper using a transfer method (explained in the course) or if you would like to draw free hand then see my Square Drawing method.

If you love drawing and painting and want to discover techniques to create stunning art then this course is for you.

What You Will Learn!

  • Learn how to paint 3 landscapes with pastel sticks
  • Apply the light to dark rule when layering pastel tones
  • Be able to apply the techniques learnt to their own pictures
  • Learn techniques by following step by step videos

Who Should Attend!

  • Students with some drawing experience wishing to use pastels
  • Artists that wish to learn Colin's self taught pastel techniques in their own work
  • Intermediate - Advanced Level Artists