Color Value Organization of Pastels Speeds Up the Painting Process

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If you ever wondered how to organize your new set of pastels, or all the pastels you have acquired, this video explore how to organize them by values. Pastel Artist Avon Waters goes into other organization styles, such as by chroma but talks you though how to turn the color into a gray and then organize them into five different zones by using the commercially accepted 10 value gray scale.
By organizing them by value, all the color hues are mixed into one zone but because they are by value, they can placed side by side on your work piece and not be out of place.
Here's the link to the color wheel video I mention:
• Understanding Color Wh...
Here's a link to my website:
www.avonwaters.com

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@marianweaver6038 2 ай бұрын

I have several hundred pastels organixed by color and have not been happy with that, this has given me a new method to try, thank you for explaining it so clearly

@PastelWithAvon 2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome 😊 No matter what method…it takes time, that’s for sure.

@liart6219 2 ай бұрын

This was really good, have to think about how I organize my palette. Thanks so much 😊

@PastelWithAvon 2 ай бұрын

No problem….there are many ways: and even shapes, one person I saw in. Mag does it in a circle. I can only share how I do it for painting in tonality. Thanks

@GinaSian 12 күн бұрын

Thank you for these great tips. I’m still growing in my pastel journey and finding that I lack reds and yellows on the darkest value range. Nice to see that Girault on the 2-3 range!

@PastelWithAvon 10 күн бұрын

I love Girault and Unison by Richarson. My fav.

@kimlanoue2033 2 ай бұрын

Excellent video Avon! Such a hard concept to tackle. I still struggle even with all the squinting. Lol

@PastelWithAvon 2 ай бұрын

Yes, it is different but keep at it…. The pay off is grand.

@Aluenvey 2 ай бұрын

This is definitely helpful. More of a monochromatic illustrator that sometimes paint some objects in a specific contrasting primary.

@PastelWithAvon 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words and for watching.

@katherinenoggle6407 2 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this video. This method wouldn't work for me as i have very limited space. Instead I bought some clear acrylic stacking trays (usually used for makeup or jewelry). They come in several sizes, from 6 inch square to 12" x 6". You can stack them as high as you want and you can see thru to the colors inside. They're awesome, I have 2 stacks right by my easel and just love them.

@PastelWithAvon 2 ай бұрын

One size doesn’t fit us all, limited space is a problem definitely. I could see myself still sorting pastels by values for trays then just painting from 1-2 trays leaving the other values stacked and stored. That is just me. Thanks for watching too.