Thank you! I used someone else’s photo as a reference for this painting. I often work from a mix of photographs and my imagination, so in most cases, it’s not possible to include my reference materials in my publications.

Thank you so much, Carlos! Happy New Year to you and your family as well!

Thank you :) No, I don’t. I always begin by putting in my darkest dark and my lightest lights and then, I compare all my other colors/values to them.

Thank you so much 😊 I am glad you enjoyed this painting!

Yeah, the only downside to painting with oil pastels is that we don’t have access to as wide a range of muted colors as soft pastel artists do. It took me a while to gather a good selection of gray tones from various sets, and I even had to create some by melting oil pastels. In my opinion, the best oil pastel set right now is the 120-color Mungyo Gallery Soft Oil Pastels set. It offers a great variety of grays and subtle, nuanced colors. Once I got it, painting became so much easier and a lot more fun!

@@LenaRivoyesss inuse pentel and dont like at all, im gonna buy mungyo thanks a lot

Amazing detail just suggested...wonderful light on the girls' heads and faces.

With gouache, it is best to use an airtight palette with deep wells. Gouache stays fresh forever in it. You only need to spray the paints with water once in a while. In you live in a very dry environment, you can add a medium that slows down the drying time of your gouache paints. You can learn more about the medium from this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHion3t4Z6qkZ5Isi=LcaFDFK-0wmkwxbr

Thank you! Yes, I never close my gouache storage palette while painting. When I see the paints becoming matte, I spray them with water. That medium I mentioned in a different video really helps to keep my colors fresh and workable longer.

Thank you! 😊 I am glad to hear you liked this painting so much!

Thank you! 😊

You will find answers to all your gouache questions in this free pdf guide: color-mastery.com/guide-to-gouache :) I hope it helps!

Thank you so much 😊

It’s not so easy to explain. You may find answers to some of your questions in this free pdf guide: www.lenarivo.com/guide-to-oil-pastels

@@LenaRivo Thank you

Ok i just saw description. Colored pencils

Thank you! Is there a reason you can’t download them from my website? My guides are free and available to everyone. The only times people couldn’t download them were when they were in countries with restricted internet access. In those cases, even the direct links I provided didn’t work because my website was blocked in their country.

@@LenaRivo thank you for your answer , i tried to download it with Chrome and Edge from Denmark ,there was no email signup displayed, it was when i installed firefox it worked!

Thank you 😊 It is one of my favorite paintings. I am so glad you’re still enjoying it 🥰

Thank you :) I believe the key to painting more loosely is to start with the big shapes and work down to the smaller ones, ignoring details in the early stages. Only add the essential details and lines when the painting is almost finished. If you capture the correct color and value relationships of the larger shapes and soften the edges where needed, you won’t need to add many details, as the painting will already feel finished. I stop when I see that my painting conveys the essence of the scene.

Thank you 😊

Спасибо ☺️

Thank you!