Easy Step by Step Pastel Painting Tutorial for Absolute Beginners! 🎨

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Monet Cafe' with Artist Susan Jenkins

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It's Time to Unlock Your Inner Artist with This Easy Impressionist Pastel Painting Tutorial for Absolute Beginners! 🎨
Are you ready to dip your toes into the enchanting world of pastel painting and embrace the freedom of impressionism? Join me in this step-by-step tutorial designed especially for absolute beginners, where we'll explore the expressive beauty of soft pastels.
🌈 Join the Pastel Painting Adventure:
Whether you're a seasoned artist exploring a new medium or a complete beginner eager to learn, this tutorial is your gateway to impressionistic pastel magic. Let the vibrant colors and expressive strokes lead you to create a painting that reflects your unique style.
🎨 Four Easy Steps to Impress:
Follow along as I guide even the most novice artists through four simple steps to create an impressionistic masterpiece. From blending colors to capturing the essence of your subject, each step is crafted to be beginner-friendly and rewarding.
Ready to take the plunge? Grab your pastels, follow the easy steps, and let the art unfold!
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Paul Rubens 96 Set:amzn.to/3Sry1L8
Art Spectrum Colorfix Sanded Paper: (various packs available)
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Canson MiTientes Pastel Paper (mentioned in lesson):
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Painting on Unsanded Surfaces:
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@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

Get Excited Beginner Artists!!! I think you're going to love the step-by-step tutorial that will guide the beginner artist through an impressionistic painting with lots of helpful information about the medium of soft pastels. Let me know what you think in the comments!

@jessicagrill425 3 ай бұрын

Hello Susan. What a clear video with all the basics reinforced about color, composition, and mark marking/ directionality. It is a good reminder to keep a light touch to add more layers and create movement in the painting.

@monetcafe 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, @jessicagrill425! Your comment blessed me.

@mjpete27 5 ай бұрын

Hullo Susan, Thanks for such a wonderful beginners video! So many very good techniques and excellent mark making! Please take care and enjoy the rest of your day!

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! good to hear from you friend :)

@zootgambale1 13 күн бұрын

Very informative! 🌞🎯

@lesyashulga9341 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, dear Susan. I am not a beginner but always found something new in your tutorials. I've got some news. I dared to send my artwork to the gallery and they selected it for the exhibition. It's my first experience and I am exciting. It's my dream to expose my art . I still wearing orthopedic corset and have limited availability to move but my children helped me to be present on opening ceremony.

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

Lesya, that is such exciting news! I am so proud of you! I will continue to pray for you, sweetheart, and I am so thankful that you have the chance to paint and share! Also, it sounds like you have some great children!

@lesyashulga9341 5 ай бұрын

@@monetcafe Thanks, dear Susan. I will continue creating.

@creativevintage 5 ай бұрын

I just love that you made your compositional changes right on the reference photo. What a great idea!

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, @creativevintage! I'm so glad you liked it! Happy Painting!

@cynthiagiven8258 3 ай бұрын

I love using clear gesso on my water color paper. It’s so wonderful to work with and helps with not buying a lot of different papers

@monetcafe 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for that input, @cynthiagiven8258!

@petrajimenez7323 5 ай бұрын

Great lesson and beautiful painting ! Thank you !

@Nazareth434 5 ай бұрын

Bought the Paul Reubens 96- they are pretty good- some are pretty hard though and don't lay down a lot of pigment, but I fix that by also using the senelier 120 set I think it was. I pick a color close to the harder Reubens and use that. Most though are pretty soft- not as soft as senelier, but quite a lot softer than nu pastels, so I do most of my painting with the Reubens and then finish off with the softer senelier which helps save the softer senelier so they last longer instead of doing the whole painting with them. The Reubens also lacks a good selection of greens I notice. Woild have liked a more pure green hue, as well as a good variety of more neutral greens, gray greens etc. The set has too many yellows for my taste, but the set is a great edition to other sets from different manufacturers. Glad I bought them.

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

That's a great strategy you have using in conjunction with the 120 Sennelier set ;). I agree with too many yellows and would have loved more greens and blues. Overall though, a good set for the price. Glad you're happy with them.

@karenskloset898 Ай бұрын

Stunning❤

@janicearcher904 5 ай бұрын

Love the step by step instruction. Thank you

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

Awesome @janicearcher904, I appreciate that so much!

@solweigolsson3114 5 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤ Love your painting and feel inspired to try soft pastell myself! As soon as possible I will order some paint. I do watercolor, gouache and acryl.

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

Hi, @solweigolsson3114. I appreciate that so much. Comments like this are a part of why I love doing what I do! Here is a list in my Amazon Shop of some pastel painting products I recommend for beginner pastel artists. Happy Painting! www.amazon.com/shop/monetcafewithartistsusanjenkins/list/2NY2AMTL7D050?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ons_list_d

@doloresvincent8987 5 ай бұрын

It's great!!!

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

Awesome @doloresvincent8987, I appreciate that so much!

@nicolenetherton6283 5 ай бұрын

I haven't painted/pastel'd in 3 years so I am starting over. I really enjoyed following this tutorial. I stopped at 18:00 and will pick back up tomorrow or in a couple days. I am following well it just looks messy lol! I know it will come together but I feel myself wanting to go off script and I will undoubtedly make it muddy. Nonetheless, I am loving it and glad to be back

@christineupchurch3714 4 ай бұрын

This is a wonderful introductory video! Thank you

@monetcafe 4 ай бұрын

Awesome @christineupchurch3714, I appreciate that so much!

@yogibakshi2375 5 ай бұрын

⚘️🙂beautiful painting. Love the orange and red with the green's. Beautiful flower's.

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊 You are always so kind, Yogi.

@nolastakem9131 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful, love watching you ❤️ 😍

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

Awesome @nolastakem9131, I appreciate that so much!

@maankawas5957 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful video and artwork!💛❤😍🔥👏👏

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤, @maankawas5957 Thank you so much!

@user-ip5ps7et7z 5 ай бұрын

Just did my version & posted in your fb group, tagged you as well

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

Awesome!! Can't wait to see!!!

@ginabina4704 5 ай бұрын

This video is very helpful. I've been working on the variations on a scene project and starting to see some success. Also I love your shirt! It looks like a split complimentary/triadic theme I like to use a lot!

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! So happy you are seeing success, Gina!!

@jennw6809 5 ай бұрын

I finally finished this last night! I put even more flowers in than you, LOL. Definitely not my favorite work so far, but I learned a lot! I really like one of the trees I did and I started to get the mark-making to suggest flowers better. I'm having trouble with the "controlled randomness," is that what you call it? The flowers look too evenly spread out as usual, but I think that's probably just about practice.

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

Keep it up, sweetheart! And yes, it is totally about practice and the more you paint the better you'll get. I often suggest doing smaller studies so that you can do more daily painting. You can do it.

@meweirdsheep6524 4 ай бұрын

I love your videos, they are so informative. By any chance, do you do videos on oil pastels?

@monetcafe 4 ай бұрын

Hi,@meweirdsheep6524, I only use soft pastels, not oil pastels. I love their vibrancy and ability to layer. Thank you so much for your feedback! I appreciate you!

@1DaTJo 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful painting ❤ I haven’t bought the Paul Reuben’s set because there aren’t many greens and far too many yellows. I don’t understand why pastel makers include so many yellows, since it is not a colour that occurs much in nature. I use a lot of greens and blues as I love painting landscapes. ❤

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

That’s so interesting that you said that because that’s exactly what I said in my Patreon version of this tutorial. There’s literally a whole row of yellows in this set. And very few nice greens. So I totally agree with you, but these pastels are pretty affordable, and a good option for beginner artist to get started.

@mjpete27 5 ай бұрын

Hullo, I believe one reason lighter colors are put into sets is so that the Artist has the means to mix and layer their pastels to mix colors! Create a wider range of greens with your yellow sticks! I have decided that Schmincke sticks are my go to stick after trying some 12+ brands! They are not the most expensive nor the softest but they are buttery and there are a wide range of colors and they are available in open stock. You can buy half sticks too!

@1DaTJo 5 ай бұрын

@@monetcafe thanks for your comment Susan. Great minds think alike ;) Everything is expensive here in Australia. The 96 set of those pastels is $189 Australian dollars which is not cheap. Our dollar fetches about 65 us cents so it’s the equivalent of about $120 USD. Is that cheap in your opinion? A set of 60 Terry Ludwigs costs us $660! Glad I bought some when they were only $450!!!

@1DaTJo 5 ай бұрын

@@monetcafe may God bless and keep you always 🙏❤️

@rosaliefunk1629 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Susan. This really does look like a Monet.

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

Oh, thank you sweetheart! That is such a great compliment.

@jacquipexton 3 ай бұрын

I love pastels, trouble is I am a beginner and feel frustrated because its sped up so fast. I really want to learn. your picture was beautiful, if I could do that I would be so happy.

@monetcafe 3 ай бұрын

@jacquipexton I appreciate that so much!! I have several real time videos on my Patreon page. There are also more here on youtube. I hope this helps. www.patreon.com/susanjenkins

@karenvasconi7997 Ай бұрын

I am in the same boat but there is a very easy fix: You can actually just slow the video down! Sound might be a little wonky, though 😮 So sometimes I mute the audio & turn on closed captions for the bits I want to slow down, but usually I watch the video all through first & then re-watch those portions (at less than normal speed and muted) as many times as I need. For this beginner, Susan's lessons are always worth listening to more than once. ❤ Just go to Playback on the video's Settings (Right top corner) and choose the speed you like. It's very easy!!

@xavierzerberus4562 5 ай бұрын

Hi, I just came across your channel. I'm just getting into art after some years. Got myself some pastel pencils and watercolour pencils. Do you also use them? Your videos are really helpful and inspirering. Thank you so much and greetings from Germany.

@jennw6809 5 ай бұрын

So excited to follow this tutorial! I was wondering why I hadn't seen this one before, and then realized it just came out today 🤣 I agree that the weakness of the Paul Rubens sets is that they lack enough darks (thank goodness for that dark purple though!), and the greens are very limited and very bright (blues too, although the hues are nicer). Although they do well on the lights. Thanks for showing me how to mix them with the underpainting to decrease their chroma! The 72 was my first set and I totally concur any of the sets are great for the beginner (well, maybe not the portrait one, that's the one with no greens at all!). You know what's funny? In my Paul Rubens Haiya Oil Pastel set of 60 (they are Sennelier dupes!) there are just 2 yellows! And a ton of blues and greens. It seems to be yellow feast or famine, with Rubens!

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for that info Jenn. I have a good contact with Paul Rubens pastels and I think I will mention this to them. That's interesting that the Paul Rubens oil pastels have an abundance of blues and greens little little yellows. Maybe I can make a recommendation for their soft pastels.

@jennw6809 5 ай бұрын

@@monetcafe Wonderful that you have the opportunity to give feedback! I have wondered if it's intended for portraits, leaning toward asian skin tones. There are a lot of peachy oranges too. I have enjoyed the yellows for my art therapy, but I do agree it seems like overkill!

@Bonamici 5 ай бұрын

💛💙

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤, @Bonamici

@neil7829 2 ай бұрын

I enjoyed and learned from the tutorial. I went to your upsplash link and it said page could not be found.

@wendywatchit 4 ай бұрын

Have I missed something? What size is the sanded paper? Looking forward to trying this painting!

@monetcafe 4 ай бұрын

@wendywatchit I hope you do!! IF you haven't already, visit my Patreon page. Happy painting! www.patreon.com/susanjenkins

@janicegilstrap1559 5 ай бұрын

Taking you and Karen in like an intravenous tube. Still watching. But maybe trying in a day or so. Definitely doing your pateron!

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

Awesome @janicegilstrap1559, I appreciate that so much!

@judithwilliams5185 5 ай бұрын

I’m not a beginner although I feel like one. I got a lot out of this so thank you.

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

You're so welcome! I really appreciate that feedback Judith.

@jennw6809 5 ай бұрын

Oh! In watercolor, scumbling means using the side of the brush to make a non-solid stroke. So to me, I'd define scumbling in pastel as using the side of the pastel, and not covering what's underneath.

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

I think the concept is the same about making "non-solid strokes". With pastel you could really use the side or point of the pastel as long as the strokes are varied and gentle.

@jennw6809 5 ай бұрын

@@monetcafe I guess I'm still too heavy handed to scumble well with the tip of the pastel! Good to kowi it's possible!

@jacquipexton 2 ай бұрын

The reference picture is not available now.

@rbebut1 5 ай бұрын

??? I am a quilter. I would like to use pastel to create art on prepare for dye fabric. Is there a pastel that can be heat set onto fabric? Are there any medium that can blend colors together or de-solve the pastel and make it more liquid got brushing?

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

That’s such an interesting idea. I don’t know about heat setting them onto fabric, but pastels can be dissolved in water or alcohol. I’d play around with this idea. Good luck.

@rosaliefunk1629 5 ай бұрын

⁠@@monetcafe I think Derwent Inktense blocks will dye fabric. Go on line to see how they can dye fabric. Not sure if this helps.

@user-bs3ry6kx7k 5 ай бұрын

hi! I am a very beginer for oil pastel painting. I have a question. What is the difference between oil pastel and soft pastel?

@monetcafe 5 ай бұрын

Hi,@user-bs3ry6kx7k, I only use soft pastels, not oil pastels. I love their vibrancy and ability to layer. I can tell you though, that oil pastels are sticks of oil paints and have more of an "oily" texture. Soft and hard pastels are more of a "chalky" texture. I hope this helps! Happy painting!