I have watched this video before but I did not leave a comment! I am amazed at how much larger your collection has gotten in so short of a time! I do like that you had a going concern and an active channel with a small pastel collection! Your so encouraging and confident! Thanks Susan! your a wonderful teacher!
I just got pastels for my birthday too! They were my first "artist quality" pastels...I also got a Sienna Plein Air pastel box on sale! Thank you for the color organization suggestions and for the Pastel Painting Technique book suggestions!
I have already watched this before and I just want to share that I arranged my oil pastels the same way. My soft pastels are just one set so I left them be in their container.
I loved this. I saw a tutorial by an Artist that used a plastic container with corn flower in it. He just dropped in the pastels and moved them around in the corn flower. Note, you can not use it to bake with after you do that but he said he could clean lots of them over time as needed. I saw someone else that uses rice flower.
Yes, brown is more of a dark yellow. I actually have a lot of yellows and run out of room sometimes in that section. But some browns are actually a bit cooler than others and those I do like to keep with my pinks. Great question. You are very observant.
Sorry my comment posted before I was finished. My problem is that I have various brands that I should put together . I understand cool and warm, light and dark but I have trouble when I get into the greyed down colours. Definitely a grey area for me. :-) Sometimes it is hard to determine wether a colour is a pink and stored with the reds, or an orange and stored with the yellows. How do you make these decisions? Is it possible to make a video please? Or can you suggest something that I could watch that might help. Thanks very much.
Leigh-Ann H ... those are great questions and I think it is something that many people struggle with. There are definitely some colors that are a crossover of sorts. Like I mentioned in the video is a cool red better placed with the Reds or with the pinks? For me it is all about value. You can have a medium value green placed in with your medium value blues and it won't make that much difference if you use it in a painting wear a blue should be. Some people like to arrange the pallet in rows of colors, and that works well. But I've learned over the years that my eye needs to see value (darkness and lightness), over color. Here's an experiment to try… Try painting in dim lighting. It sounds crazy, but after a while you begin to realize you can see darks and lights better without focusing on the color. I love your question and I will try to make a video that pinpoints these issues more clearly. Keep painting sweetheart and I often find if someone is seeking to get better, they will!
Thanks very much for your detailed answer Susan.i appreciate you sharing your knowledge so generously . I shall try to paint in dim light- it sounds like it could be very helpful.
This video was more of a tour where hand held was best. Please see some of my other painting videos where I always use a tripod. I’m doing the best I can for now in my temporary studio since the flooding of my home.
I have watched this video before but I did not leave a comment! I am amazed at how much larger your collection has gotten in so short of a time! I do like that you had a going concern and an active channel with a small pastel collection! Your so encouraging and confident! Thanks Susan! your a wonderful teacher!
I just got pastels for my birthday too! They were my first "artist quality" pastels...I also got a Sienna Plein Air pastel box on sale! Thank you for the color organization suggestions and for the Pastel Painting Technique book suggestions!
Wonderful!! I'm so excited for you! What a beautiful journey it is!
I have already watched this before and I just want to share that I arranged my oil pastels the same way. My soft pastels are just one set so I left them be in their container.
I loved this. I saw a tutorial by an Artist that used a plastic container with corn flower in it. He just dropped in the pastels and moved them around in the corn flower. Note, you can not use it to bake with after you do that but he said he could clean lots of them over time as needed. I saw someone else that uses rice flower.
Syd Wilson Thanks for the tip, I had heard of using rice, but not corn flour. Awesome!
Love your ideas, thanks
Thanks Susan. You make it easy. This tutorial was handy for me today 🎨😁👍
Thanks for the tips Susan, and Happy Birthday!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and ideas with us all!
God Bless!!!
Thanks. Can ask why you store your browns with your pinks? I thought they would go with the yellows…?
Yes, brown is more of a dark yellow. I actually have a lot of yellows and run out of room sometimes in that section. But some browns are actually a bit cooler than others and those I do like to keep with my pinks. Great question. You are very observant.
Thanks Susan. It is good to see how you store your pastels. Would it be possible to show us how you determine where in the box they should go
Sorry my comment posted before I was finished. My problem is that I have various brands that I should put together . I understand cool and warm, light and dark but I have trouble when I get into the greyed down colours. Definitely a grey area for me. :-)
Sometimes it is hard to determine wether a colour is a pink and stored with the reds, or an orange and stored with the yellows. How do you make these decisions? Is it possible to make a video please? Or can you suggest something that I could watch that might help. Thanks very much.
Leigh-Ann H ... those are great questions and I think it is something that many people struggle with. There are definitely some colors that are a crossover of sorts. Like I mentioned in the video is a cool red better placed with the Reds or with the pinks? For me it is all about value. You can have a medium value green placed in with your medium value blues and it won't make that much difference if you use it in a painting wear a blue should be. Some people like to arrange the pallet in rows of colors, and that works well. But I've learned over the years that my eye needs to see value (darkness and lightness), over color.
Here's an experiment to try… Try painting in dim lighting. It sounds crazy, but after a while you begin to realize you can see darks and lights better without focusing on the color.
I love your question and I will try to make a video that pinpoints these issues more clearly. Keep painting sweetheart and I often find if someone is seeking to get better, they will!
Thanks very much for your detailed answer Susan.i appreciate you sharing your knowledge so generously . I shall try to paint in dim light- it sounds like it could be very helpful.
Do you combine all brands?
What's your thought about fixatives?
Camera work : I am dizzy after one minute.
It's difficult to conduct a video while holding the camera at the same time.
Thanks Renzo. It's because of helpful feedback like yours that I got better at this over the years. My more recent videos have more camera stability.
What a shame, I got seasick after 15 seconds. Buy a tripod please, your videos would be so helpful!
This video was more of a tour where hand held was best. Please see some of my other painting videos where I always use a tripod. I’m doing the best I can for now in my temporary studio since the flooding of my home.