Tutorials Archives - How to Pastel https://www.howtopastel.com/category/tutorials/ Info, opinion, and training on how to pastel with artist Gail Sibley BFA, MA Fri, 04 Oct 2024 18:44:56 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.howtopastel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-cropped-HowToPastel-logo-1-32x32.jpg Tutorials Archives - How to Pastel https://www.howtopastel.com/category/tutorials/ 32 32 From Snapshot to Painting https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/10/from-snapshot-to-painting/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/10/from-snapshot-to-painting/#comments Fri, 04 Oct 2024 18:44:54 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=31606 Discover how a simple snapshot, even from a moving vehicle, can spark an inspiring painting, as I show you how to 'see' the potential hidden in those quick photos!

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/07/how-i-decide-what-to-paint/feed/ 8 How To Make Changes in Pastel – My Approach https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/07/how-to-make-changes-in-pastel-my-approach/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/07/how-to-make-changes-in-pastel-my-approach/#comments Fri, 05 Jul 2024 19:31:23 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=30608 You may think you need to erase to make changes in pastel but that’s not necessarily so. Gail takes you step-by-step through this painting’s evolution, making two changes along the way.

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/05/how-to-choose-different-value-options-for-thumbnails/feed/ 10 That Nostalgic Feeling – The One Pump In Winnaleah, Tasmania https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/05/that-nostalgic-feeling-the-one-pump-in-winnaleah-tasmania/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/05/that-nostalgic-feeling-the-one-pump-in-winnaleah-tasmania/#comments Fri, 03 May 2024 21:09:01 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=30165 In Tasmania to teach a 10-day Art Retreat, I had a couple of days on my own. The view across the road had such a nostalgic feeling that I had to paint it. Here’s the progression of the pastel painting.

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