Art Lessons For Beginners - Art Instruction Blog» pastel drawing examples http://www.artinstructionblog.com Free art lessons & tips on a variety of different mediums including oil painting,watercolor,acrylics and more! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:19:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Pastel Drawing Techniques : Pastel Drawing Complimentary Colors http://www.artinstructionblog.com/pastel-drawing-techniques-pastel-drawing-complimentary-colors http://www.artinstructionblog.com/pastel-drawing-techniques-pastel-drawing-complimentary-colors#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:49:57 +0000 rserpe http://localhost/artinstructionblog/?p=1262

Complimentary colors in a pastel drawing will help foreground objects pop. Learn how to utilize complimentary colors with tips from a professional artist in this free instructional art video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPTpQCEank0

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Using contrast in a pastel drawing will create depth between the objects you are rendering. Learn how to create depth using contrast with tips from a professional artist in this free instructional art video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRVd0IXQsKo

]]> http://www.artinstructionblog.com/pastel-drawing-techniques-pastel-drawing-contrast-depth/feed 0 Get Started in Pastels: Deborah Secor Paints the Landscape http://www.artinstructionblog.com/get-started-in-pastels-deborah-secor-paints-the-landscape http://www.artinstructionblog.com/get-started-in-pastels-deborah-secor-paints-the-landscape#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:46:59 +0000 rserpe http://localhost/artinstructionblog/?p=1258

From ArtistsNetwork.TV: Deborah Secor walks you through the essentials of the pastels—different brands, useful strokes, papers and blending tools—and then shows how to cut, mount and tone your paper. She demonstrates how to use the medium to paint a landscape—from first sketch to first layers of pastel—providing plenty of tips on composition and value along the way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye6UhZIuKdA

]]> http://www.artinstructionblog.com/get-started-in-pastels-deborah-secor-paints-the-landscape/feed 1 Unusual soft pastel techniques by Tim Fisher http://www.artinstructionblog.com/unusual-soft-pastel-techniques-by-tim-fisher http://www.artinstructionblog.com/unusual-soft-pastel-techniques-by-tim-fisher#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:37:10 +0000 rserpe http://localhost/artinstructionblog/?p=1249
This video describes how to use Tim Fisher’s pastel liquifier to create exciting colourful backgrounds. The result can be worked over or just framed as abstract art.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTU3FxDzbII


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A pastel drawing is complete solely at the discretion of the artist. Learn about the artistic process of completion with tips from a professional artist in this free instructional art video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwHuRc0JyUc

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