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Pastel Painting Tutorial - How to Use Neutral Colors for Beautiful Paintings
Pastel Painting Tutorial - How to Use Neutral Colors for Beautiful Paintings
PLUS! Bonus Content - How to Make Your Own Neutrals
Join me in this painting lesson where I create a scene of gestural violet flowers with a mostly neutral palette.
There are many advantages to painting with neutrals:
1. They are easy on the eyes giving the viewer a feeling of calm
2. They are humble... that might sound strange, but I think of them as colors that don't need to take center stage or be in the lime-light. They are quite content in being supporting characters in your paintings, allowing the more brilliant colors to steal the show and focal point energy.
3. They feel natural and organic - While we LOVE brilliant color in art, too much color can result in a painting that feels artificial or garish. Using neutrals will result in a painting that feels more true to life and natural.
Reference Image from Unsplash.com: (*Note- I only used the ref image for color inspiration and created most of the painting from imagination) -
https://unsplash.com/photos/jbTQq7e2MDY
Chapters:
Bonus Section! How to Create Your Own Neutrals - 01:41
Products Used - 04:53
Painting Demonstration - 06:01
Product List:
Jack Richeson Handrolled Pastels / Color Wheel Neutrals - Currently on Sale on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QiAX9z
Lux Archival Sanded Pastel Paper: https://www.jerrysartarama.com/luxarchival-professional-sanded-art-papers?gclid=Cj0KCQjw_7KXBhCoARIsAPdPTfj-7UXmZ874mcpYDtnR_jn8l8qXbSOdLQCBMl27lqNSNvB30ACP4CUaArTlEALw_wcB
Prismacolor Nupastel / Spruce Blue number 305 / I used this one for the initial sketch and underpainting at beginning of tutorial. Apparently this pastel is getting hard to find as an individual stick. You can find it in the 96 set below and by buying in it bulk (12 sticks):
96 Set: https://www.dickblick.com/items/prismacolor-nupastels-set-assorted-colors-set-of-96/
12 Sticks: https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/57318107
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