Getting Started With Soft Pastels || A Beginners Guide to Pastels

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Hi Guys! Here is a beginners guide to soft pastels. I hope this answers some questions you might have about them and helps you get started using them
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@verafracchiolla28 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Lauren i'm 80 years old granny and i love coloring, i have a lots of books and i use soft colour pencils and soft pastels, i don't mind using my fingers but i will try with a scrap of paper. Thank you for explaining so good. This hobby saved my life

@mjpete27 3 жыл бұрын

I do enjoy watching others explain soft pastels. I like it a bit more when you create an actual picture or painting with the pastels as you explain how to use the different hardness and where and how the pastels are used to create a painting. I use paper towels for cleaning my sticks before or after I start working on a picture. I like to use watercolor paper with clear gesso with a bit of pumice mixed in for grit and more surface area and more layers too! I have used the same mixture on hard boards(Masonite panels) when working larger it is more stabilized and I lose less color “dusting off” of my painting. You presented a wonderful video and sharing your process very well, thanks!

@LaurenWatkinsArt 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I prefer making that type of video and have a lot lined up where I will build upon what I showed here. I just get asked a ton of questions about pastels and this video was to have a spot they could go to get their questions answered. 😊 That is awesome that you do your own! I have some pumice grounds ordered because I really want to try making my own sanded boards.

@briankuhlman9791 4 ай бұрын

I love the effects of pastels.

@prudentposies9319 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video! It’s been extremely informative, and has made me feel much more confident to step into a new medium and play! ❤️

@michaelklein5242 Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the expert elucidation, Lauren. I just got some Mungyo soft pastels today so it's good to know about them and what they do (I already know I'll be wearing my glove for these things!). You also reminded me about pastel pencils, which I've always wanted for details, but keep forgetting to order. Subscribed and looking forward to more from you!

@sheilasinghal2922 3 ай бұрын

This was the best introduction to pastels I've ever seen. I especially liked your explanations of how they're made and what binders are used. Thank you! 😊

@denneb-astronomiaearte5994 2 жыл бұрын

The media I love the most! Never seen a video about pastels so detailed and well explained! Thank you for teaching us.

@LaurenWatkinsArt 2 жыл бұрын

I am so glad you found it helpful!

@plainsailingmotivation7864 Жыл бұрын

A brilliant introduction to soft pastels. Thanks so much

@moonmagnolia7 11 ай бұрын

I didn’t realize how expensive artists quality were! Wah!

@prachidongre4484 3 ай бұрын

Great video. Just starting with pastels and gouache and this video was very useful. Thank you! 😃

@brendavoorhees1923 2 жыл бұрын

Clear and concise! Thank you!

@Maimiereuben 5 ай бұрын

fABULOUS I AM 75 STARTING NEW LIFE EXPERIENCES IN A NOTER STATE WHERE I HAVE MOVED TO RECENTLY....I KNEW NOTHING NOW I KOW MORE THAN THAT

@Jenny-yl2hw Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial Lauren, thank you for sharing..

@marcymallett5305 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for such an informative lesson. I am just starting out and really enjoying all your lessons. Thanks for your calm soothing inspirational tone. Keep up the great lessons.

@LaurenWatkinsArt 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@cherylsmith7959 3 ай бұрын

Hi Lauren, thank you very much for your great intro to pastels.

@sarimandel5010 Жыл бұрын

❤thank you for a comprehensive overview 😊

@florentina-alexandrabelu7224 Жыл бұрын

I dont think I ever commented to a video, but yours :))) just amazing. Thank you a loooot!!!!

@yoihenbath 2 жыл бұрын

Soft pastels are so good,man!!

@bethmiller4266 11 ай бұрын

What a wonderful and complete informational video. Thank u so much foryour time

@adrienne7374 Жыл бұрын

You really took ot to the basics, thanks 😊

@taras6682 2 жыл бұрын

Very clear and informative

@georgekirazian5591 Жыл бұрын

A whole new world! Thank you.

@13lilsykos Ай бұрын

Maybe even "a new fantastic point of view"? 😁

@judihopewell2499 10 ай бұрын

As a portrait artist I am experimenting with adding pan pastels to my work for Avery skin smooth finish with the soft tools. So if u demo that blending on smoother pastel,paper would be helpful…

@mariapardi5915 Жыл бұрын

So informative ! Thank you

@karenkaren9526 9 ай бұрын

Excellent excellent video

@jillkama7614 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video :)

@noijinpeed 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 you

@plumbutt3612 3 жыл бұрын

Can I ask which blending method you use most?

@grey3414 3 жыл бұрын

It's like you're reading my mind. I'm looking for some affordable soft pastels cause I want to try them out. I've never used them before.

@seemadhama42 3 жыл бұрын

You can use camlin ones

@moonmagnolia7 11 ай бұрын

You can erase Panpastel mistakes with an eraser.

@cityboylego9905 2 жыл бұрын

the mungyo 64 had been changed to made in china 。 grass green is missing and each piece are brittle and fragile to break under pressure。 i m using FC 72 color set which is still made in Korean and good quailty。

@LaurenWatkinsArt 2 жыл бұрын

That such a bummer. I have noticed that’s become a big problem with reviews and recommendations. Companies put out one product and then change manufacturers and/or the formula later. So the product I review is not the product my followers get. 😏

@jillkama7614 3 жыл бұрын

I need to start using a rag!

@LaurenWatkinsArt 3 жыл бұрын

It's so helpful

@vinoddaing 2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@gjs3602 Ай бұрын

Ow to you fix the finished piece?

@mheredge 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for a very clear explanation of soft pastels. My biggest concern is the amount of dust that is created. Is it best to use an easel with a floor covering underneath? Or do you just tip away the dust when it starts to build up too much. Do you every wear gloves - like surgical gloves to protect your hands but also for blending?

@LaurenWatkinsArt 3 ай бұрын

When I get dust build up on my picture I dump it into a garbage can. I have seen artists attach gutters or similar things under the piece their working on when using a easel to collect the dust and keep their space clean. Working on sanded paper helps reduce dust. An air purifier is also a great help. I use surgical cloves about 75% of the time when I am using pastels. I don’t much blending with them.

@jenvaher 2 жыл бұрын

Can I throw my pastel rag in the washer and dryer? Or is that bad for my washer?

@LaurenWatkinsArt 2 жыл бұрын

I think so. I wash mine. I only wash my art rags together. I don’t mix them with kitchen rags or anything else.

@nancyrichard7554 3 жыл бұрын

I have been shown to use a cosmetic sponge or the tools to blend the soft pastels....In this video, you only used a small piece of paper. Do you not blend with either of those I mentioned when using your pastels? The piece of paper to me, didn't blend as well. And again, depending on what type of paper you were using in this video to demonstrate. It's nice to see demos from others as yourself as well.

@LaurenWatkinsArt 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I often use sponges to blend. Depending on how I want the blend to look I will change what I blend with (paper, a sponge, silicone tool, black pipe insulation foam, etc.). I shared this technique for someone just starting out. So often we can feel pressured to buy a lot of supplies in order to create art so this was a way to give some basic ideas of how to get started. I did an entire video on 8 different ways to blend soft pastels if your interested in that. 😊

@nancyrichard7554 2 жыл бұрын

@@LaurenWatkinsArt Thank you !

@lifeismusicparnadonkers Жыл бұрын

Can these soft pastels be combined whit acrylic paint?

@LaurenWatkinsArt Жыл бұрын

I have never tried. My guess is that acrylic paint might be to smooth of a surface for the pastels to adhere too unless the surface your painting on is extremely texted.

@lobstermash 2 ай бұрын

If you want to use pastels to embellish an acrylic painting you could use clear gesso to put some tooth on the paint.

@JayEmElle8 3 ай бұрын

Random question, are you from either Utah or Idaho?

@LaurenWatkinsArt 3 ай бұрын

I grew up in Utah

@JayEmElle8 3 ай бұрын

@LaurenWatkinsArt I could tell by your accent, that's why I asked. My dad's from Utah, and you sound like a lot of my family on his side (and many a church leader I had 😅)

@LaurenWatkinsArt 3 ай бұрын

@@JayEmElle8 lol that’s funny! 🤣🤣🤣

@JayEmElle8 3 ай бұрын

@@LaurenWatkinsArt thanks for the video! Lots of useful info for people like me who have no idea what they're doing 😅

@tdelphia1 3 жыл бұрын

Great information! I did find the echo quality of your voice distracting though....hopefully that is a one-off problem? I’d like to catch some of your other videos.

@LaurenWatkinsArt 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I found out after recording the voice over that my kids had played with the mic and changed the settings. that’s why it’s so echoey.