5 Steps Pastel Painting Tutorial / Wildflower Meadow

[@emilyadams6194]

This is a beautiful and easily followed video. I want to compliment you on the filming of your videos. The videos are smooth and professional. You strike a great balance between loose and detailed strokes. Quite interesting to watch and provides enough looseness to engage the viewer's imagination, but enough control to hold the composition together and to make convincing shapes. Touches of fine details like the grasses and flowers in the background are delicate and delicious. Thank you from Washington State--thought it might interest you to know where your viewers are. (I grew up in Florida so enjoy many of your local comments!)

[@rspjfrost1400]

thank you for this generous sharing of your expertise. just purchased landscape pastels with Christmas vouchers so looking forward to trying this out

[@monetcafe]

Wonderful! Have fun and I’m excited for your artistic journey.

[@kathyhall668]

Your presentations are more like a full class. Thankyou

[@monetcafe]

YAY!! Thank you! @kathyhall668 Comments like this are part of why I do this. I love inspiring others, especially in their art journey! Thank you for your sweet comment!

[@bennettejanaka5131]

Dear Madam Susan, your technics are amazing...thank you so much for sharing with us. I'm normally using media suchlike colour pencils, ballpoint pens. Now I like to start Your Way...the Beautiful Pastels...so God bless you and Thanks again !

[@rosache17]

I follow your video to draw, my first wildflower, I am very happy and its fun.

[@monetcafe]

Rosa, I saw your painting in our Facebook and it is so beautiful! I’m so proud of you sweetheart. Keep it up!

[@ThePammy1958]

Yes , Susan, love how you break it down for us. What a beautiful painting and your name for the painting is PERFECT. So happy to have you and your instruction. Looking forward to seeing more. Thank you

[@susanthrom3092]

Susan, You inspire me so much to break out and use color and values,I am a fan of the color blue, and this beautiful painting will certainly help me out of the doldrums with the landscape I am finishing up now ...THANKYOU SO MUCH !

[@monetcafe]

You are so welcome Susan. I think much of the world is in the doldrums, so art is good medicine!

[@dessyedeeclark1144]

Hope lives here, for sure. I paint watercolors, but find tour pastel work truly inspirational. I'm still surprised by the opacity, that a "blue" sky can emerge from pink. Etc. Finishing my first proper pastel now. My first got into a difficulty because i didnt have an under painting and moved too quickly to details. Thank you for your generous demonstration.

[@ruthtaylor-hull2912]

I cried when I watched this tutorial. I’m new to pastels and to see this beautiful soft landscape appear out of a harsh under painting was awe inspiring. I will be following your work and giving it a try myself. Thank you 🙏

[@monetcafe]

Ruth, your comment truly touched my heart. God bless you sweetheart and I hope you give pastels a try! They are magical.

[@ruthtaylor-hull2912]

@@monetcafe Thanks for your inspiration 💕

[@oliviawalker4166]

I find your teaching technique to be encouraging and complete, not to mention always on topic. Thank you.

[@monetcafe]

Awwww....What a great comment. Bless you for sharing that Olivia.

[@monalisamackey783]

The scripture on your t-shirt is one of my favorites! 😊 Lovely pastel painting…thank you for this tutorial!

[@frederickH]

Thanks Susan for the tutorial,I had a go following along and it was the first time I’ve ever got the loose effect somewhere near. I’m hoping to continue with this type of work. Frederick

[@barbarascott1774]

So glad I found you Susan and your amazing art work a beautiful painting. Watched this twice and I am going to give it a go

[@jeanetteclark9530]

Thanks so much for this beautiful tutorial! Step by step, as I need. Got my stuff ready, including pipe insulation, watched it through first, while drinking coffee. You’re such a great artist and teacher!

[@monetcafe]

Yay!! So excited for you Jeanette! Have fun and the rest will come!

[@amyou4813]

I like the way you show us how to transfer a plain reference photo into a beautiful art work. Very nice!

[@hirenbose8840]

I am new to pastels. All these years I have been doing water colors and pencils. Never realised that one can create wonders with pastels. Yes, the medium is difficult. Thanks Susan.

[@monetcafe]

💜👏👏👏👏😊😊😊

[@kathyhall668]

I'm so new, I haven't even purchased my first dry pastels! Lol , but I've been studying and I have everything set up in my cart ,including black board for my tabletop easel. I guess it's all about 400. It's OK. I'm going on a cruise for my 80th . Get them when I return. 😅

[@mimiwhitney-hafft3036]

Beautiful. Don't paint much anymore due to ageing, BUT, this inspires me to get out there and try. Thank you.

[@MaryAnnOTooleHolley]

Great presentation. Amazing painting.

[@monetcafe]

Thank you so much 😀

[@darleneemerson667]

I just wanted to let you know that I love your pastel greation! Thank so much for teaching this technique.

[@ElizabethKilbride]

love your channel. I'm looking to learn pastels and in only a few videos i'm feeling comfy to try my hand at finally using using my supplies. thanks.

[@monetcafe]

You can do it Elizabeth! It’s always good to start with small studies.

[@rzrr41]

it is so wonderful and also it was moments when was not ffinished that waas great I saw like Van Goh happening in from of my eyes

[@monetcafe]

Thanks Gary, I am constantly looking back at my videos liking the initial stages better. I’ve got a learn to slow down and walk away. Ha ha

[@vlslatha]

Absolutely mesmerizing to watch.... Enjoyed it and learnt a lot....... Appreciate your talent, your love for nature, your love for painting, your love for sharing your skills..... God bless you.... Wishing a wonderful New Year to you and your loved ones... Thank you so very much dear Susan.... All the best to Monet Cafe....

[@patriciaword5230]

I sat - mesmerized! I felt every stroke!! Thank you for all your hard work. This is my kind of painting..happy.......sigh

[@monetcafe]

Awww... thanks so much Patricia! I know what you mean because I do the same thing with pastel artist that I admire. I just feel mesmerized and keep trying to get better. We’re all really the same just a few steps ahead at times.

[@jillwhatley994]

This is BEAUTIFUL! I love it! You are an EXCELLENT teacher! Amazing artist! TY so much for posting your videos!❤️ I look forward to each one.

[@lorigilmore5521]

This was wonderful. Thanks for breaking it down for us step by step. Very helpful for us newbies.

[@robinharrison2383]

Love your paintings, techniques and use of color. Have you ever looked at the paintings of Steven Quiller? He’s more of a watercolorist, but his use of color is just fantastic.

[@monetcafe]

Thanks, and wow I just checked out the work of Steven Quiller. I love his color theory principles and I just ordered his book and DVD. Thanks for introducing him to me.

[@robinharrison2383]

@@monetcafe glad to pass along the info. I love his use of color in that holds true to color theory but at the same time it is very unconventional. My favorite paintings of his are the ones with sheep. BTW, I’m a beginner in pastel. I long to learn more about being impressionistic in my work and I look forward to learning from your talent and expertise. You have a true gift from God.

[@monetcafe]

@@robinharrison2383 that really blesses me Robin! I love how art brings me together with people like you. It’s so great to share and learn and grow together artistically.

[@weggl]

By the way Susan, since watching you and your marvellous instructions I have decided to have a go at pastels. So far I have been doing watercolours, will have to think in reverse with pastels. Have ordered a set of Pan Pastels, hope that is the way to go. Warren

[@monetcafe]

Hi Warren, I’m so excited for your pastel learning journey! Pan pastels are awesome but you may want to get some stick pastels as well. I’ll be happy to give you some suggestions if you’d like. And you’re exactly right about thinking in reverse with pastel versus watercolor. I had to do the same when I went from pastel to watercolor painting. Have fun and thank you for becoming a patron!

[@Lindaw1811]

Yes, loved the step-by-step format. Thanks! Beautiful painting.

[@mariwinkler.r]

A very beautiful painting, so well done

[@dixieoswald1234]

Beautiful. Great teaching. Thanks

[@genievelaidman4815]

Thank you so much very good tutorial I am switching from oils to pastels and your video has helped so much. Will continue to watch.

[@pattyurrutia1132]

Beautiful, love watching you create!

[@mariannekeller7504]

Love this!! Thank you for the steps and explanations!!

[@monetcafe]

Glad it was helpful!

[@VeraLj-f6d]

Superbe, merci pour la démonstration, j’adore❤❤😊

[@monetcafe]

🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤, @VeraLj-f6d Merci beaucoup d'avoir regardé !

[@isobelrenshaw8999]

Absolutely stunning!!

[@sabaydakma]

so great, also quite relaxing on the musical part... i wish i will be able to do this successfully someday... my mind is still stuck at baby-level pastel drawing... ok, i tried this just now, i needed to put my mind to rest... turned out ok... i think i'm close

[@monetcafe]

You can do it Sabay! Keep trying :)

[@sholesafari4788]

You are amazing susan ,I’ve just started painting with pastel and I’m so happy that I found your channel, I hope i can paint half as good as you someday❤️

[@monetcafe]

Wonderful! You can do it! I learned nearly everything I know from lessons online. Have FUN!!!

[@carolebentley5697]

This is very helpful! Lovely way you build it up. Thank you 😊.

[@petrajimenez7323]

Beautiful painting ! Thank you .

[@Coco2345ful]

Oh, no! I found the dark blues too jarring!Prefered thte soft quality of the pale colors. Lovely painting . Thanks!

[@thomashutchinson4844]

enjoy everything you do. I am new to pastels, coming from watercolor. I learn a lot from every video. Jack

[@monetcafe]

Awesome! That makes me happy!!

[@lindawilson7421]

I am new to soft pastel painting. Love your work. How do you set your painting at the end so the pastel doesn't run off or fall off? I tried using a spray fixative but it darken the painting and did not work well. Thank you

[@lindawilson7421]

Rub off not run off🙃

[@mariabekhter3290]

What a lovely painting, Susan! Thanks for sharing. This format is really great, very interesting and helpful. Love it. By the way, the close up in the very end of the video is so beautiful in composition: those foreground flowers of almost the same size with background trees dramatically increase the depth of the whole painting. Hugs from Moscow. 😍

[@vickielvins5278]

This is exactly what I need. A step by step process demonstrating technique, as well as explaining the rationale behind your value an colour choice. However I am still a little confused about your colour choice of pink as the sky underpainting colour and orange for the grass. Were these base colour visible in the original???

[@monetcafe]

Thanks Vicki!!! And that's a good question about the pink base in the sky and orange in the grass. Basically they are complementary colors to the blue and green and they give more vibrancy and life to the color (even though most of it is covered it still influences the color laid on top). Hope that helps!!!

[@vickielvins5278]

@@monetcafe Thanks so much for taking the time to reply. You really unlocked a number of mysteries for me when it comes to underpainting and colour choice. Do you have any tutorials on laying down your first layer of colour?? Thanks again.

[@CupCakesCreations]

Thank you for sharing this lesson. I gave it a try as my first attempt using my new pastels :)

[@n.s.5979]

Thank you so much for this very helpful video!

[@weggl]

I love the way you teach and i especially love your shirt. Here is a verse out of one of my poems you may like. "I've been saved by his grace, I've been healed by his stripes, by his sacrifice Ive been set free, I was bought with a price by the blood of his son, what man could have done that for me" Warren.

[@monetcafe]

Oh wow Warren... those are some powerful and beautiful lines of poetry! I write poems and songs myself and I can totally hear a melody to this. Bless you for your beautiful words and keep writing brother. I can feel the Holy Spirit at work in you. Also, just thought I'd share a favorite poem of mine by Frederick William Pitt (1850-1943). I particularly love the line.... "He died upon a cross of wood, yet made the hill on which it stood." The Maker of the universe As Man, for man was made a curse. The claims of law which He had made, Unto the uttermost He paid. His holy fingers made the bough Which grew the thorns that crowned His brow. The nails that pierced His hands were mined In secret places He designed. He made the forest whence there sprung The tree on which His body hung. He died upon a cross of wood, Yet made the hill on which it stood. The sky that darkened o’er His head By Him above the earth was spread. The sun that hid from Him its face By His decree was poised in space. The spear which spilled His precious blood Was tempered in the fires of God. The grave in which His form was laid, Was hewn in rocks His hands had made. The throne on which He now appears Was His from everlasting years. But a new glory crowns His brow. And every knee to Him shall bow.

[@triciacartmell8134]

This is lovely and very helpful demonstration! What paper did you use? Is is pastel paper?

[@lisekaplan3337]

Wonderful demonstration.. Amazing! Thank you so much 💓

[@fredasidaravicius232]

stunning work.

[@kktuik]

I LOVE ❤️ your tshirt!!! Excellent video 😍

[@larrythecableguy9945]

This was one of the first times I fully 100 percent lost myself in art this deeply!

[@monetcafe]

That's awesome!

[@hmalenka7286]

Super, Super! Thankyou👍👍👍☺️

[@monetcafe]

Thank you so much, @hmalenka7286! I'm so glad you liked it!

[@barbararivera2380]

Beautiful. Thank you

[@monetcafe]

M pleasure!

[@Dramallama.102]

I wish that you have a good day have fun as you love having fun and drawing and I love your art and your Tortorella are so beautiful and amazing sometimes I wish I could do that.

[@gayet2321]

Thank you. Very lovely painting. ❤

[@goodoldart1393]

As impressive as always 👏 👌 👍 look forward to your next masterpiece

[@Jackcrow955]

Thank you this helped me so much...

[@chandanapathak1602]

At the end of a soft pastel painting I lose a lot of the colour So what do I do? Frame immediately?

[@kareng3655]

Thanks so much! Lot's to be learned by watching you paint. As always, your painting is beautiful.

[@brendawhaley7094]

so happy you are a christains i want that shirt i paint sun flowers im new its so much fun

[@irenepandin1357]

Thanks for your helpful lessons, your paintings are beautiful. Can I ask you a question ? How long does it take for a painting made with pastels to dry?

[@monetcafe]

Actually, pastels are a dry medium already, so once you apply them there’s no waiting at all. Of course I do create underpaintings at times that use wet mediums and if I’m anxious for them to dry I just hit them with a blow dryer. Hope that helps.

[@AeriolNicols]

Beautiful, thanks. Like your new format.

[@shashiprasad4446]

Awesome Ma’am 😍😍😍

[@leannpass2570]

I love this so much! I cannot find it in the Patreon group. Please help.

[@monetcafe]

Hi Leann... so sorry it took me so long to see this. Here is the link to the Patreon content of this lesson: www.patreon.com/posts/wildflower-step-45936561

[@graciousmom4127]

I admire you so much... You are also wearing my fave verse in the Bible. 🤗 I wish you can also make videos using watercolor and/or gouache. 🙏☺️

[@monetcafe]

Awww.... wonderful! I love sharing about my faith in Christ and it's so nice when other believers like yourself feel that. I am actually going to start doing more videos with watercolor and gouache. Hopefully soon.

[@graciousmom4127]

@@monetcafe Thank you, thank you! Looking forward for it... And yes... That is why i love watchin all of your videos over and over to keep me going too as an artist... I would love to learn more from you. Be blessed always, ma'am! 😘🙏

[@madhugupta3321]

Learnt a lot from your work thanks dear.will colours smuggled if keep without frame?

[@fzn4661]

that was so good❤❤

[@monetcafe]

Awesome @fzn4661, I appreciate that so much!

[@melandbeladventures9169]

Very beautiful!

[@southdakotahandmaid9205]

I am a new subscriber and I LOVE your T-shirt msg!♥️

[@PABragg]

Really appreciated the step by step!

[@cg421]

Merci for the tutorial.

[@watercolorhomie146]

You make it look effortless great work girlfriend 👏 love it

[@idahuizing7175]

Please tell me that it is paint I see on your cheek. Love your painting!

[@monetcafe]

Ha ha..... yes! I often go to wash my hands and see I have pastels all over my face. LOL

[@traekas7228]

Susan, hi. Do you ever paint using a different medium? Like Watercolor, Acrylic, or Gouache? I used to only dabble in Pastels back when I was still painting. I *like* Pastels. I just used to like the other mediums better to work with. Sry. Thx.

[@monetcafe]

Yes, I happen to love watercolor and I paint with gouache, acrylic and recently oils lately. I have some watercolor tutorials on my channel and I am going to be sharing soon about combining oil paints and pastels. There’s always so much fun to be had!

[@diannecousins2321]

Beautiful

[@LeighRanch7]

For those who cannot afford the nice sets of pastels, what colors do you recommend for this painting? Or cheaper pastels

[@monetcafe]

I recently discovered a set of pastels made by colour block. They’re very affordable and quite effective. I used their 100 set and you can find it on Amazon.

[@jackiegarroutte8970]

Can you use oil pastels/water soluble o p with soft pastels? For instance using the former as underpainting?

[@monetcafe]

I’ve never tried combining oil pastels with soft pastels, so unfortunately, I’m not sure. Sorry.

[@patty8232]

can you paint it with watercolors instead?? I don't have pastels not afford buying them right now

[@monetcafe]

Yes, however, with watercolor you usually work light to dark, instead of dark to light with pastels. SO you could try the same tutorial but gradually build up the image keeping your colors and values light to start with working gradually toward the darker values. Hope that helps. I do have some watercolor videos as well... here is one I just uploaded recently. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5-kd4auh5aBhac

[@swatilekha3477]

Woooooow !!! I'm your fan... from India☺️💞

[@monetcafe]

Yay!! Welcome Swatilekha!

[@Nasauniverse001]

Love your work, but Diane Townsend pastels are £92 for that small box. Have you got tutorials using cheaper pastels for us learners who don't yet know which way to go in our art journey?

[@monetcafe]

Yes I have… I have some tutorials using sets made by Paul Rubens. They are available on Amazon and I have links in my videos in the description. Maybe type in a search on KZbin with “Monet Cafe Paul Rubens” and the videos should populate.

[@ЮлияЛ-и8ю]

Потрясающе!👍

[@mumtazsamnani1237]

Very helpful thank you 😊

[@debrajo1959]

I love this painting tutorial, but I still have a hard time understanding the underlayment and what colors to choose and why...

[@monetcafe]

Thanks Debra. Often I choose a color for an underpainting that is not a dominant color in the scene already. But sometimes I just like to play and lay down a color that inspires me. There are not hard and fast rules with this. Just suggestions.

[@kennethtwist8662]

I am finding the tutorial very informative though current;t try ing pan pastels,could pan pastels be beneficial in say the blocking out and blending of the background/

[@monetcafe]

🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤, @kennethtwist8662 Absolutely! Pan pastels would be great for that. :) Happy painting!

[@cleorio7974]

Amazing!

[@laurfincher8137]

I had been told that you cannot do layers with oil pastels and I tried and couldn't do layers. how is this possible? how are you able to do layers and I could not? I don't understand.

[@monetcafe]

I don’t use oil pastels but I would imagine they don’t layer as good as soft pastels do. With the right kind of surface you can get many layers with soft pastels.

[@laurfincher8137]

@@monetcafe what are soft pastels made from?

[@LineToPicture]

Nice 👍👍🙏🙏

[@chellegriggs]

Do you only use soft pastels

[@yusefibrahimi8526]

Why do you start your painting with light colours first?

[@atackett54]

Please tell us how to become a patron

[@Heidi.M]

You can see the link and other info if you click on the upside down arrow top right by title of video

[@barbaramazur5030]

Only pastels.do you sell them

[@weggl]

Susan, a great poem by Mr Pitt, he tells it all. Here is another you ma like, if there is enough room on the reply page.

[@florianapace4829]

Si potrebbe aggiungere la traduzione in italiano?

[@monetcafe]

Monet Cafe' Art Lessons in Every Language! - Learn How! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpDMdISFbtODhbM

[@elizabethfisher5825]

I had problems in trying to see if I had the colors you were using. I am a b3ginner and still cannot afford the pastels you were using, I just kinda guess.

[@deemartella582]

Love it when all the flowers were soft in color and not that vibrant blue

[@joandelahunt3167]

Costs????

[@미라-c4b]

my 1st subscript

[@brendawhaley7094]

im from cocoa i live in tnn now

[@krupali-gallery]

Super 😘