Pastel Painting: Landscapes, Still Life, and Flowers

Move into color using pastels, often an precursor to painting. Using reference images and working with a combination of pastel pencils, soft pastels, and hard pastels on sanded pastel paper, create a variety of still life images and landscapes. Start with the basics and move into more color blending and expression. Live demonstrations provide students with guidance from start to finish. Class is designed for students with some drawing experience.

Materials list:
set of pastel pencils: 12 or 24, brand of your choice
set of soft pastels: Ha Shi Soft Chalk Pastels, 48 colors, available on Amazon
1 pad of Clairefontaine Pastelmat pad: 24cm x 30cm (9"x12") in No.1 colors (light grey, dark grey, buttercup and maize), available at Blick.com