I was always in awe over my grandpas pastel paintings. He managed to capture the beauty and realism in nature so easily. When he passed away, I wished to continue his work so here I am :) I have done a few pieces with them but nothing compared to what he has done. My hopes are to be a great as him one day and put his supplies into use again.

I totally agree that Dry pastel blends better than oil! Oil pastels act a lot like crayons and dry is like charcoal, so much so when I was little I thought they were colored charcoals lol

2:20 - he starts talking about How to Use Dry Pastels

He opened the box and im already coughing

This is so helpful, i've had pastels for ages and not known how to use them. thanks!

Funny thing is, I bought oil pastels a couple days ago, only to get home and realize they were soft pastels. This video has been a big help, as have all your others. I hope you'll find time to post some more, your content is top notch.

Him: uses finger to blend Art teacher: *sacrilège*

It’s been 42 years since I played with pastels. You brought it all back for me. Thank you!

there is unseen spontaneity and honesty in your videos. Thanks

Am i the only one getting goosebumps from dry pastels?

This is the first tutorial on pastels I got a clear idea on the medium. Great 'pastel painting' as well :)

Tissue paper. It’s AMAZING when doing art like this. It protects your fingers from getting messy from the chalk. The only down side is that if rubbing too hard the tissue will rip

My grandkids love doing firework and space pictures on black card with soft pastels,I had a small sample pack in a mixed media art kit and didn't know what to do with them..now I've started using them myself ,have nearly used them up,for a tiny sample pack (the pastels were only about an inch and a half long)they sure stretched a long way ,with three grandkids using them constantly! So I'm going to buy some new ones , thanks for this video,very helpful

I got dust in my eye from watching this

I meant to buy oil pastels. I was disappointed when I opened the box. So here I am. I will give it a try.

Spraying fixative over white soft pastels could turn the white transluscent, especially white dry pastel on black, be weary! Thin coats and keep the spray at a descent distance. Did a graphite sketch with white highlights and the highlights almost dissapeared.

Imagine my excitement when I saw that you had the exact same prismacolor pastels that I did. The only thing is I have no idea how expensive these are. Somebody gave them to me , and I have a 24 count. I've never used them cuz I really thought they were just some generic case of pastels but apparently not

I have been doing pastels for quite some time now. Didn't know the difference between soft and hard pastel. Your video taught me a lot. Will visit you often

Thank You!, That helped me a lot. I got them 3 years earlier but never knew how to use them! I loved your way of explaining. Also your art with dry pastels was wonderful. It would help a ton if you could make some more videos for art with dry pastels.

This is so so so cool! I’ve always seen dry pastels as so impossible to use, but you just explained the process so well!

I love dry pastels, and getting my fingers dirty. I found that having alcohol wipes work best to clean the fingers. and I like to apply alcohol to the base to blend. Weird, but it works if you have a good layer on. It almost looks more like a painting.

This video helped so much! You're very informative, fun, and definitely encouraging!! Thanks ! 🙏🏻♥️

Hi,that beautiful owl painting you showed in the beginning,can you make a tutorial on how you made it?!Thanks

Thanks for taking the time to make the video. This is part of my exhaustive search to find a medium that I can experiment with and enjoy long enough to get good at it. I'm starting my journey tonite. Thanks!!

Thank you so so much!!! I thought I made a mistake purchasing dry pastels, I looked it up on YT prior to doing a return. After watching this I’m so encouraged and glad!!! I’ve used it and I agree with all that you said as a review!

Your voice is perfect for voice over ads 😅

With fixative I was interested myself in trying to do it without a propellant-containing spraycan (I wanted to avoid the harmful gasses because of enviromental impact) I found you can buy liquid fixative, and a normal spray can/one with a pump to spray the painting, and the results have been good up till now :)

I've heard it's called a 'pastel painting' when you color in the background. If not, it's a drawing. Also, did you know that cheap hair spray will do the same job as fixative? I use it all the time!

this video made me more open minded about pastels. im actually glad that you mentioned that the pastel doesnt dry or stay on it's own, i started to wonder about that when i was going to start using my pastels

Great video, explains the basics very simply and with a clear video! Cheers

I'm now 68. I remember using dry pastels in the 2nd grade. They were messy. 😂

Glad I found this channel. So easy and well explained and very educational. Thank you very much 👌🏼

Thank you SO much for your channel! I’ve been trying to learn (I’m a beginner) and your channel is exactly what I have been looking for!

I’m new to soft pastels and loved your video! It helped me a lot to understand how they work

Thanks for mentioning that spray which is helpful.

This was very helpful - I loved seeing your smudging technique. Everyone is a little bit different when it comes to that!

I just have the NuPastels from Prismacolor but I really am loving what I can make from them. For really soft backgrounds, I've been enjoying scraping some color from the stick with an exacto knife onto the page, and so the color won't get too much on my fingers I use a paper towel folded to a point to blend the colors. Still working on how to layer colors since I'm a newbie to pastels though. Love how your owl painting turned out.

This video was so helpful. Never thought to use kneeded erasers. Never thought to aply black with my finger. Never thought to use a blender either. Thanks for the vid!

This video is great! My boyfriend wanted to buy me an expensive set of colours but he made a mistake and bought me pastels instead. I haven't used them since primary school so I wasn't sure what to do with them. Thank you so much for explaining basic things and giving tips! Can't wait to start experimenting 💜

HI! thank you so much for making this video! Next thing im gonna try is dry pastels! Have a blessed day!

Quite useful for me. Love the colors effect you create.

Best pastel tutorial I've seen!! Thanks!

Thank you! A friend gave me a box of dry pastels and they've been sitting in that box for over a year. I'm more drawn to three dimensional works and 2 dimensional artwork is not my strong point. Sometimes I just want to play with color though to just relax...and now , thanks to your video, I feel I can handle those pastels easier. And I need a fixative spray. Thanks for that tip. Enjoyable video and cute cat!😊

Thanks for this This helps a lot. I think this is much better than oil pastel , Your Artworks is so beautiful and amazing!

I'm so glad this video is here I've been getting into dry pastels and was wondering what the heck do I use to make the dust stay. Thank you^^

what a beautiful techniques, thankyou for sharing 💕

Thanks mate, this has got me in the mood of thinking about Dry Pastels 👍😊

I found an unopened box of 48 pastels that was an Xmas present from about 10 years ago. No pastel paper so made a grunge background on sketching paper using acrylic paints and began drawing on the paper that had still some damp paint ridges. Now I have khaki patina on my fingertips that has set like military grade concrete, the sketch looks fine though.

What a world of art. How interesting. Your picture looks great. Never knew how to use hard pastels. Great information. Now if only I could drawl!!

Just got a pastel kit as a gift!! And I’ve never used pastels before so this was super helpful:)

Very informative video. Thanks a lot. I hope you keep making more such videos again.

Very helpful. Thanks for keeping it quick and simple.

Thank you. I enjoyed your tips and clarity in explaining👍🏼😊

Great video. We are going to use that to the max.

DON'T BLOW WHEN YOU WORK WITH IT! Otherwise you can better inhale it. Just pick up your page and it will fall out.

Thank you for the wonderful tutorial! Very helpful !!

Omgoodness, I love this video. I’m trying to get started in dry pastels and it’s tough

Thank you that was a super helpful introductory video. I need to learn how to draw at a basic level for a embroidery course. I was really drawn to the pastels in the shop so that's where we are starting.

I bought hard pastes by mistake but don't want them to go to waste. I had no idea how to use them. I made a drawing to get a feel for them and they are so messy. I made the mistake of picking up my drawing and all of the pigment fell everywhere.... So glad you made this video. I had no idea about the fix-it spray. Buying on Amazon now!

i was literally just thinking about watching how to get away with murder but then i clicked on your video and now im confused

Cool. Love the way you teach with fun. 👍🏻👌🏻

Ty I'm 72 want to learn this. It came out gorgeous

Hey! Nice tutorial I’m really good with dry pastels (at least that’s what people think) and I think this was very relatable and I agree with this video a lot.

Excellent.Good practical advice..Thanks

Good job! I learned a lot. It was just enough. Thanks!

You are a pro at all this .

Thank you so much for this video, I receive soft pastels for my birthday last year and I never get the chance to use them because I didn't know how, thanks to you I know now😅

Holy cow!! Beautiful!!!!😻❤️😻🥰

Absolutely superb!!!!

thanks for the candor ,accuracy.Rock on

Just found your channel!! Love it!! Thanks you!!!!! I just destroyed my Rug with dry pastel dust right before finding this vid😂😂😂😂😂

Your the reason I got in to pastel art work

Very informative - learnt a few things I didn't know

I've never even seen an actual art store! Just hobby/craft stores

How do you only have 3k? You have such a professional channel and you’re so good. You’re really funny and handsome! I love your channel!

Hair spray works as a fixative! And it’s cheaper! :)

you are wonderful. i have to try dry pastels, i received a minimal set (just a few expressionist colours :)) ) and i can't let them turn to dust. :) your video is useful for me, it seems easy, although i have tried only paints so far. enjoyed watching you.

Totally excellent thank you !!!

The term your looking is that Nu-pastel sticks are sold *open stock* - as in individually - in many art supplies stores. Also, great video. 😊

wow ur tutorial was really very helpful

Yo like this video was a wealth of information thank you

Yasssssssss fixxxxx it spray is deffinitly needed

This helped me a lot!

I just bought my basic set of 12 soft pastels on a whim because it happened to be available in my dad's go-to craft store and my dad decided to buy me anything I wanted. I have absolutely no idea how to use it. Now I regret not also buying the fixative right next to it. 😬

AS soon as I can I am going to buy some fixative . I too have pastels drawings siting around for years .

Thank you, I learned a lot .

thanks for the lesson. Super important is making sure people wear some kind of mask when spraying the fixative. My friend Shelia Wolk who is a famous pastel painter actually went blind and deaf from spraying large pieces inside. It's true. It all came back but OMG. You would love her work. She has videos on here. Anyway. I am with you, I love the soft pastels too. I did a bunch of them on layout paper and the skin looked real! You can check my art on my channel if you like. Anyway, you are a lot of fun. Great tips! Oh, also, doing the pastels with prismacolor pencils come out nice too.

Also thanks for this video i like your energy its very helpful not condescending lol 😊

Nice tutorial for dry pastels...

Love this video. Easiest to see and understand how to get started and get a result. Please do you have more soft pastel videos and how to find them. Thank you

hi! I am Amarpreet Kaur frm India You'r videos are just simply awsm😊👌 I just request u to make a tutorial on oil pastels plz....😊😇

Hi. This is very informative video you’ve made. Just wondering if the fixative spray is the same as for graphites. Or is it another different fixative that’s only meant for dry pastel?

I like the Stitch drawing, I love Stitch ❤️

Once in class our teacher told us to experiment with dry pastels and at first I didn’t like them because they were so chalky and just made tons of dust. Everyone would just nudge their paper a little and it’d smear because of that dust. I took found out how to avoid that by holding my paper so the dust would go to the middle and would go to the trash can and quickly flip it over. It worked great and I was able to do better on the picture without smearing the dust.

I love dry pastel.....but that is amazing 😉

love it😊 subscribed

Dude are you famous? Swear I've seen you before

I used. To paint in oil bjt now switched to soft and oil pastels. More videos would be appreciated. Thanks.

He's adorable 💕

Also watched your oil pastel video Very helpful I appreciate it Thank you Also the painting behind you is GORGEOUS Did you paint it?