Pastel Clouds Made Easy

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Alain Picard, Clouds, 9x12” pastel

 

Ready to master the art of painting billowing clouds in pastel? Dive into this video lesson, where you’ll learn techniques to bring your clouds to life with depth, texture, and color.

You’ll explore themes like:

  • Building Depth: Layering colors and sculpting masses with positive and negative shapes.

  • Edge Control: Balancing hard, soft, and lost edges for vaporous effects.

  • Color Harmony: Connecting colors between water and sky, using neutrals and chromatics.

  • Light & Shadow: Creating atmospheric transitions, adding warmth, and reflecting sky in water.

  • Mark-Making and Blending Techniques: Softening edges for vertical reflections and adding impasto effects.

This video lesson has been newly edited and re-released so you can create your own stunning clouds that sparkle with life and color. It's packed with techniques and insights to elevate your pastel landscapes! 🏆

Feeling Grateful for You: Pastel Painting Techniques Can Transform Your Art and Life

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Creating art with pastels can be an enlightening experience. The ability to layer and blend colors allows us to explore different tones and shades effortlessly. Whether you're painting a serene landscape or recreating a photo from your last vacation, pastel techniques provide endless possibilities for artistic expression. [Video]

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A New Lesson To Inspire You!

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Are you looking for inspiration today?
Look no further! 

I’ve got a brand-new video lesson for you to get those creative juices flowing. Let’s paint a vine ripe red tomato together so we can enjoy the richness of painting with red as we practice using deep values and saturated colors. This luscious little painting will take you less than an hour to create and provide you with a wonderful jolt of inspiration.

Red is an inspiring color, but it can be deceiving to paint. If it gets too light, we'll lose valuable color impact.

In this video, we’ll cover how to keep your color values on target, so your vine ripe tomato looks deliciously rich and red. Are you ready to paint a red tomato together? Join one of our upcoming classes or workshops where we explore different techniques together.

 
 

Want To Paint Your Furry Friend? 😻

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Do you have a furry friend in your life?

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to paint your favorite cat?

Meet me at the easel, because in this lesson we’re going to paint a cat together in pastel! Enjoy Part One of this two-part lesson called, How to Paint a Cat in Pastel.

In this video I’ll teach you:

  • How to create the impression of fur by varying your edges

  • How to use light and shadow to paint a white cat with form and volume

  • How to nail the likeness from the start by getting the big shapes right

Click here to watch the video and let me show you how. 

Be inspired,
Alain