How To Paint Grass And Water Tutorial for Soft Pastels

In this Live Soft Pastels Lesson recording I show how to paint water and the beach grasses and reeds that have volume and look realistic. When we paint water we pretty much always have to deal with reflections, here it's the reflections of the grasses and the blue sky. This demo is based on a live plein air sketch in a local harbor and uses the same technique of Wet Underpainting to give more vibrancy to summer greens.
The work was done on UART sanded paper.
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I really like your style, Lana. Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us ❤

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I’m so glad you like it ❤️

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The colors you use absolutely make your drawings Pop!! Beautiful work and a big thank you Lana, I could watch you all day long, your Artwork is beyond amazing!!

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Thank you so much Lynda! ❤

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Love the pinks and purples. Wonderful job Lana!

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Thank you! I could not do anything without those purples 😁

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Gorgeous! Thank you so much for this lesson Lana, you are a wonderful teacher.

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Thanks Alicia! I really appreciate it 😊

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Absolutely Brilliant work! Thank you for the lessons.

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This makes me happy, thanks!

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Your narration as you paint is so helpful. Such a beautiful painting. Thank you!

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Glad you liked it

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Amazing ❤ I love what u did , thanks a lot and I enjoyed every single moment I watch u 🎉

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Wonderful, as usual 😊

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❤ Thanks , Lana.

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Lovely! Thank you

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You're welcome 😊