Alain, I'm learning so much from you, and want to say THANK YOU!!! you have exactly the painterly style, I come from intense realism which I'm good at, but so TIRED of it. At 70, I've learned to " copy a photograph", I'm skilled but no desire to do no more of those...and I'm on fixed income, so cannot afford the lessons from many great pastelists, so THANK YOU, my health is not good, so days that I can't paint, I watching your videos, trying to loosen up, and approach vibrant COLOR!!!
You capture the scene that's in the source image, but at the same time, you add something beautiful, magical, and uniquely yours. I love your work, Alain, and it's a real treat to see you create the magical scene from the source image! Thank you for posting this! All the best to you! Donna
Once again, this painting is so stunningly beautiful! I am always mesmerized as I watch you identify a hint of a color which is magical when applied. Suddenly a color I didn't see makes total sense! What a gift to have such a range of colors to choose from in your mind's eye! I could watch for hours every day!! THANKS!!!
I Love the painterly effect. Nothing Is static...everything is in movement... Looks like oil... Amazing way to paint. Love the music and your peaceful voice of Course.
Alain, I am inspired and am pulling out pastels to paint a cloud scene. I thank you for generously sharing your time and talent, the painting is beautiful. You are a very kind human being.
I love watching you painting, Alain!!! You inspired me to paint all the clouds I have collected in a separate folder. Thank you so much for your beautiful art and great teaching methods!❤❤❤
I can watch Alain forever but I do not see what he is seeing at all. It mesmerizes me. I spend hours attempting pastels and is by far the most expensive hobby I ever embarked on with zero results.
Sorry to hear you're discouraged. That's unfortunate. To start, are you seeing the darker & lighter areas? Blocking those in first is critical. Those areas DO NOT have to look like what they are supposed to be toward the end. You say , "duh, of course I am doing this!" I don't know, but not sure why you say you're getting zero results and Alain is an excellent teacher. If you do start with identifying and blocking the darks & lights, with very loose strokes. that's half the battle. Wishing you better luck in your pastel journey. p.s. you don't have to start w/the most expensive supplies either. While you're just learning, don't burden yourself with HAVING to have the most expensive supplies. If the cost of recommended supplies is too much and this is only an "exploring" thing for you, get some of the lower cost "student grade" from brand names in soft or extra soft sets on Amazon or that are available at Michael's. Then skip the sanded paper. Just get a decent quality pastel paper. Your results will not look exactly like a professionals or other experienced pastel artists. And check out some other pastel art channels too. If the goal is to learn, explore and be inspired, that's what most important. When you "get it" and want more, then treat yourself to more expensive supplies!
Hullo Alain, thank you for sharing this wonderful video of painting clouds! I am just so excited that you will soon be opening up your landscape painting course. I have learned so much and I believe everyone that desires to improve their soft pastel painting techniques should give your course a try! You have a truly wonderful setup video and brief introduction to the best course that anyone can take and receive techniques to improve their own personal journey with soft pastels! Thank you for sharing your lovely painting experience with us. These clouds are truly beautiful in every way.
An important lesson for me. The first layer of large shapes looked messy actually! I want to go to smooth, covering all underpainting from the get go. Stepping back to work on large shapes first is critical for me to advance. Thank you for the clear justification for how well it works. Thank you Alain . Before Ii forget - I really enjoyed meeting you at IAPS!
Hi Alain I love your videos. Thankyou very much for sharing your amazing expertise. I wonder if you have your photo anywhere in a larger size to use as a reference? I am finding it a little hard to see.
I was impressed by your wonderful drawings. And you have great skills. It motivated me. If you don't mind, could you tell me the name of the pastel you use?
Yes, he does have a video on mounting your sanded paper onto a mat board or foamcore. You can also buy pre-mounted papers. I have purchased several different kinds from Dakota Pastels. You can call them or inquire through e-mail, they are tremendously helpful!
@@AlainPicard That is wonderful. I use UART grit paper and overlooked their boards. I'll check them out. Also, glad to see a new upload, I was talking about your channel to someone (in real life) a few weeks ago. :)
Perhaps you might want to have your eyes checked? Everyone else sees this as a beautiful, artistic depiction of the clouds and scene in the reference photo.
Alain, I'm learning so much from you, and want to say THANK YOU!!! you have exactly the painterly style, I come from intense realism which I'm good at, but so TIRED of it. At 70, I've learned to " copy a photograph", I'm skilled but no desire to do no more of those...and I'm on fixed income, so cannot afford the lessons from many great pastelists, so THANK YOU, my health is not good, so days that I can't paint, I watching your videos, trying to loosen up, and approach vibrant COLOR!!!
So glad the lessons are helping you. Many blessings and keep painting Marlene!
I love your hand movements it’s like your dancing with the pastel
That’s true, thanks!
You capture the scene that's in the source image, but at the same time, you add something beautiful, magical, and uniquely yours. I love your work, Alain, and it's a real treat to see you create the magical scene from the source image! Thank you for posting this! All the best to you! Donna
Thank you so much 😀 That's nice to hear, Donna, apprecaited!
Thank you Alain, for this beautiful demo. Love your loose painterly style. It’s always a pleasure to watch you paint - very inspiring!!
@@kamleshsunak3176 thank you and it is great to hear from you, keep painting!
Thank you so much Alain for another generous video!
Very impressive Alain the way you applied the layers without stump
So inspiring, as always! Thank you!
Thank you for continuing to provide free lessons. You inspire me to keep painting!
Great color combo, love this!
Glad you enjoy it Claudia!
Ohhh!!! I'm in awe and wonder at the beauty of this painting! I'm blessed to have found you for the lessons I learn! Thank You!!!
You are so welcome, it is encouraging to hear your feedback!
A wonderful work of Art.
Thank you so much, Alain, for sharing your knowledge with us!
SO helpful! You are a treasure! 🙏🏻❤️🌥
So lovely. Thank you so much. I shall get out my pastels tomorrow morning.
Always so wonderful to watch you, thank you for your generosity as you teach and share!
You are so welcome! Appreciate your kind words Barbara.
Once again, this painting is so stunningly beautiful! I am always mesmerized as I watch you identify a hint of a color which is magical when applied. Suddenly a color I didn't see makes total sense! What a gift to have such a range of colors to choose from in your mind's eye!
I could watch for hours every day!! THANKS!!!
Thank you very much! That is encouraging Constance, keep painting!
I Love the painterly effect.
Nothing Is static...everything is in movement... Looks like oil...
Amazing way to paint.
Love the music and your peaceful voice of Course.
Beautiful, thank you for sharing your knowledge, it is very valuable
Alain, I am inspired and am pulling out pastels to paint a cloud scene. I thank you for generously sharing your time and talent, the painting is beautiful. You are a very kind human being.
thank you so much, glad you are inspired!
Seemingly effortless, and always so enjoyable to watch Alain's mark making and process. Another beauty! An excellent and generous instructor!
thank you Margaret, you are very kind! You're pretty darn good too!
Thank you, Alain. Beautiful as always!
Hey Bonnie, you're welcome, thanks for the comments!
So generous of you! Loved it! Thanks Alain.
Hey Shirley, glad you enjoyed!
I love watching you painting, Alain!!! You inspired me to paint all the clouds I have collected in a separate folder. Thank you so much for your beautiful art and great teaching methods!❤❤❤
@@natalykenny2069 you’re welcome, so glad you enjoyed it! Keep painting
So beautiful as always! Thank you Alain!💖
You're welcome Mitzie, and I'm glad it helps!
So thankful for you generously sharing your gift with us! Beautiful skyscape and one of my favorite inspirations.
Glad you enjoyed Linda, all my best as you keep painting!
Amazing transformation Alain
You are quite amazing. Lovely.
Inspiring! Thank you!
You're welcome Laura, all my best!
This is great. I'm gonna get back into working regularly w/my pastels! Thanks Alain!
I can watch Alain forever but I do not see what he is seeing at all. It mesmerizes me. I spend hours attempting pastels and is by far the most expensive hobby I ever embarked on with zero results.
Sorry to hear you're discouraged. That's unfortunate. To start, are you seeing the darker & lighter areas? Blocking those in first is critical. Those areas DO NOT have to look like what they are supposed to be toward the end. You say , "duh, of course I am doing this!" I don't know, but not sure why you say you're getting zero results and Alain is an excellent teacher. If you do start with identifying and blocking the darks & lights, with very loose strokes. that's half the battle. Wishing you better luck in your pastel journey.
p.s. you don't have to start w/the most expensive supplies either. While you're just learning, don't burden yourself with HAVING to have the most expensive supplies. If the cost of recommended supplies is too much and this is only an "exploring" thing for you, get some of the lower cost "student grade" from brand names in soft or extra soft sets on Amazon or that are available at Michael's. Then skip the sanded paper. Just get a decent quality pastel paper. Your results will not look exactly like a professionals or other experienced pastel artists. And check out some other pastel art channels too. If the goal is to learn, explore and be inspired, that's what most important. When you "get it" and want more, then treat yourself to more expensive supplies!
Glorious colours....thank you.
this is always so inspiring. what a great demo
Glad you think so! Thanks Brenda.
Hullo Alain, thank you for sharing this wonderful video of painting clouds! I am just so excited that you will soon be opening up your landscape painting course. I have learned so much and I believe everyone that desires to improve their soft pastel painting techniques should give your course a try! You have a truly wonderful setup video and brief introduction to the best course that anyone can take and receive techniques to improve their own personal journey with soft pastels! Thank you for sharing your lovely painting experience with us. These clouds are truly beautiful in every way.
thank you Michael, appreciate your vote of confidence!
So inspiring.. Thank you Alain !! 🩵
Glad you enjoyed it Nirani!
Thank you Alain. ❤
You're welcome 😊
@@AlainPicard I’m going to try this one. You’re very generous, sharing your talent with us. Greetings from Australia 🙏🏼🌺🌿
Fantastic demo work sir 👌❤️🌼💐🙏👍
Where have you been? I have missed you and your tutorials!
An important lesson for me. The first layer of large shapes looked messy actually! I want to go to smooth, covering all underpainting from the get go. Stepping back to work on large shapes first is critical for me to advance. Thank you for the clear justification for how well it works. Thank you Alain . Before Ii forget - I really enjoyed meeting you at IAPS!
Glad it was helpful, Jane, and it was nice to meet you too!
❤❤❤Thank you
sure, glad you enjoyed!
Thank you for this!
My pleasure Dianne!
Thanks for a wonderful lesson. I appreciate that you explain as you work. Is a wash of pink just the same as using a pink paper?
Hi Alain I love your videos. Thankyou very much for sharing your amazing expertise. I wonder if you have your photo anywhere in a larger size to use as a reference? I am finding it a little hard to see.
Thank you! ❤
You're welcome!
I was impressed by your wonderful drawings. And you have great skills. It motivated me. If you don't mind, could you tell me the name of the pastel you use?
Astounding, thank you. I think you said it's a pastel board you're painting on?
Yes, he does have a video on mounting your sanded paper onto a mat board or foamcore. You can also buy pre-mounted papers. I have purchased several different kinds from Dakota Pastels. You can call them or inquire through e-mail, they are tremendously helpful!
this one is on UART 400 grit mounted board. Thank you!
@@AlainPicard That is wonderful. I use UART grit paper and overlooked their boards. I'll check them out. Also, glad to see a new upload, I was talking about your channel to someone (in real life) a few weeks ago. :)
@@mjpete27 Thank you kindly! I will look for it because I think I would like to do this. Especially with the larger sizes.
Can you say again the name of the brush you were using to blend?
It is a Hake brush, i don’t think this one is still available but a soft, flat brush works well.
R U left handed sir ?
Yes, he is.
yes I am!
I've been watching your videos for years its ha-keh, romaji from はけ
thanks, glad you enjoy, keep painting!
Dude, why your clouds do not look like clouds?!
thanks for the feedback. I like my clouds, maybe they're not your thing.
Perhaps you might want to have your eyes checked? Everyone else sees this as a beautiful, artistic depiction of the clouds and scene in the reference photo.
@@SKN1763 Your attempt to protect the low level of the author's skills is weak and insignificant.