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Le français est une belle langue ! Malheureusement, mon français scolaire est oublié depuis longtemps. je suis heureux que vous ayez apprécié la vidéo - bonne peinture !

Glad to help! I imagine you know painting with watercolors, you generally work lights first then darks. With pastels, keep in mind it's more like oils, you work darks to lights. If you have trouble seeing the value of a pastel's color when painting, you can try this method: If you're using a good sanded paper, do an underpainting using the grayscale with maybe 4 to 5 values. You can use watercolors or thinned acrylic paints to make the grayscale washes. (Remember, pure white is a Highlight not an overall color - use it for example in the sparkle of an eye!) When the washes are dry, you should find it easier to match up the value of your pastels, because the pastel colors you choose should be the same value as your grayscale underpainting. Remember, squinting is your friend!

Thank you and happy you're experimenting. It's the one thing we artists fail to do! We just want to get into the meat of it. Someday, I will get to Ireland it is on my list of places to visit. I actually paint every Monday morning with a lovely older woman who was born in Ireland. Great stories!

Thank you! Sorry, spilt all I know! But if I do, you'll see it here at Maryland Pastel Society.

Try adding red in your shadows if you want some real excitement!

Thank you for your kind words! I was given a set of Pan Pastels a while ago and tried them. The colors are very rich, and I've seen some very nice work done with them. Having said that, I find they are not portable (plein air or traveling with your pastels) and take up a lot of space in my studio workspace versus my small blocks of pastel. I did give them a decent trial because everything new has a learning curve. The way I paint, I felt I was limited as I can be an "aggressive" painter (the way I use mark making). I like the tactile feel of the pastel in my hand - I am not fond of using tools for applying pastel. I can see their use for those artists who want to use pastels, but don't like the feel of pastels on their hands (that is a thing!).

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I think all the dry mediums (pastel, colored pencil, etc.) are very hard to understand regarding value because you can't dilute them to lighten, if you add white, you can deaden the color if you're not careful, and adding black to darken a color can also deaden it! Best thing is to have a decent range of color/value and use a grayscale. An easy way to get started on a painting is to do a thumbnail sketch in 3 to 4 values that are very distinctive, step away from the sketch and see if it works. If it does, use that sketch for working on your "good" painting. Something else you can do is a grayscale underpainting (using sanded paper like Uart) with watercolor, ink, thin acrylics to give you a map of important values. The underpainting will not take away the tooth of the sanded paper. Try to match the pastel to the value map as you paint. Remember - SQUINT TO SEE VALUES!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad that it helps! I will give you a tip! After you've organized your box, while you are painting put the pastels you're using in a small dish or shallow box. When you're finished your painting, it will be easier to put the used pastels back where they belong.

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If you can wrap your head around color and value, life gets so much easier!

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