Consistently create successful pastel paintingsby utilizing a system that will help you overcome fear, gain confidence, and allow you to be bold in expressing your new-found personal style.
Karen Margulis knows the challenges many pastel artists face:
Relying too heavily on reference photos, not allowing a personal touch
Jumping right into a painting without proper preparation
Adding fine details without having a solid foundation first
Getting stuck halfway through a painting and not knowing where to go next
Dull, muddy colors
Overworking a painting and not recognizing when done is done
Not having a solid system to follow each time you create a new painting
When you study with Karen, you’ll discover the ‘like clockwork’ system she uses to stay creative and consistent … all without compromising quality.
Here’s just a hint of what you’ll discover with Karen:
LOOSEN UP and be more free in your work
Use more INTERESTING COLORS and move away from only local colors
Overcome Fear of the BLANK CANVAS
Know exactly when a painting is FINISHED
EXPLORE the pastel medium and experiment with UNUSUAL techniques
Together with Karen’s breakthrough course, we’re making another hot-selling pastel video available at a special bundled price.
Brenda Boylan: Pastel FUNdamentals
Pastels the EASY way: In “Pastel FUNdamentals”, Brenda Boylan shows you the secrets she has learned over her career that make the difference in how a landscape turns out. She shows you the right way to hold the pastels, how and when to vary the pressure for effect, and more like…
How to give your work harmonious color
What to do with broken pastels
How to demystify framing challenges for pastel paintings
How to apply darks lightly as shapes
Brenda’s method for a solid underpainting
The “lights on” secret
The right way to apply isopropyl alcohol so it just melts in
What paper is perfect for texture and depth
How to use the flat edge of the pastel for big impact
The right order to apply pastels to keep them clean
The “sky hole” trick for a captivating sky
A way to get grasses and weeds to look realistic
How using edges can guide the eye
The “step back” technique and why you MUST know it
