Supply List

Lesson Notes

Here’s a list of the supplies needed to go through the course. I have listed the supplies I used plus other suggestions. It will be helpful for you to have these supplies on hand so you can work along with me.

Pastel 101 Revised Supply List . pdf

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Course Progress

Lessons

  • GETTING STARTED
    • Welcome!
    • Tips on getting the most out of this workshop
    • A Tour Of The Course – WATCH THIS!
  • MATERIALS
    • Introduction to pastels
    • A look at some pastel starter sets
    • Pep Talk: Invest in the Best
    • Introduction to papers
    • A look at some pastel paper brands  
    • An introduction to paper colour
    • Pastels on white or light paper
    • Introduction to black paper
    • Pastels on black paper
    •  Pastels on mid-value, neutrally coloured paper
    • Introduction to fixatives
    • Some fixative brands at work
    • The arguments for using a floor easel 
    • How to choose a floor easel
    • Other supplies  
    • Pep Talk: Your Studio  
  • SKILL BUILDERS
    • Mark-making
    • The importance of pressure
    • Breaking your pastels (deliberately!)
    • Pep Talk: Be Fearless
    • Introduction to Values
    • Organizing your pastel sticks into values
    • Composition Basics Part 1
    • Composition Basics Part 2
    • What is a thumbnail?
    • Some thumbnail examples
    • Thumbnails – one last thing
    •  Pep Talk: Look See Do
    • Colour Basics
    • Everything’s relative
    • Working with negative shapes
    • Magic Squares
    •  Blocking in the Big Shapes
    • Creating colour studies
    •  How to choose colours for your first layer
    • Choosing first layer colours
    • Scumbling
    • All About Edges
    • Greying bright colours
    • Making corrections
    • About backgrounds
    • Pep Talk: Be Kind To Yourself 
  • THE DEMOS!
    • Setting up the still life 
    • Pep Talk: Working From Life
    • Creating the thumbnails
    • Drawing up the image on paper
    • The DEMO on speed
    • Pep Talk: Choosing Music
    • The entire DEMO in real time
    • DEMO – Part 1
    • DEMO – Part 2
    • DEMO – Part 3
    • DEMO – Part 4
    • DEMO – Part 5
    • DEMO – Part 6
    • DEMO – Part 7
    • DEMO – Part 8
    • DEMO – Part 9
    • DEMO – Part 10
    • DEMO – Part 11
    • DEMO – Part 12
  • AFTER THE PAINTING
    • Pep Talk: Paint Now, Judge Later
    • Are we there yet?
    • Questions to ask near the finish
    • So is the painting finished?
    • About signing
    • Preparing to sign
    • Signing the demo
    • A few more words about fixative
    • Fixing the demo piece ….outside!
    • Pep Talk: Stay Healthy
    • Preparing your piece for storage
    • About framing
    • Pep Talk: What to Paint Next
  • THE WRAP-UP
    • The end….or the beginning
    • Blooper reel!
  • PHOTO GALLERY
    • Images painted
    • Pastels used
  • RESOURCE VIDEOS
    • Create Gorgeous Greys 
    • Using a Viewfinder
    • Cleaning Soft Pastels 
    • High Key – What Does That Mean?
    • Low Key Painting – What Is It? 
    • Prune Plums in a Bowl
    • Bowl and Fork with 8 Schmincke Pastels on Toned Paper
    • Bowl and Fork With Terry Ludwig Muted Colours on Light Paper
    • Eggplant and Garlic with Mount Vision Pastels
    • Painting Glass

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