How to Paint an Impressionist Marsh Scene with Soft Pastels

In this video I demonstrate how I painted a soft, dreamy marsh landscape using soft pastels. I started out with a hard pastel underpainting liquefied with isopropyl alcohol; once that dried, I layered acrylic inks and soft pastels on top to create my marsh scene!
Supplies used:
*UArt 400 sanded paper
*Liquitex acrylic inks
*Synthetic paintbrush
*Hard pastels (Prismacolor NuPastel)
*Soft pastels (various brands)
*Foam pipe insulation
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[@chrissycanvasart]

Hi Melissa, very interesting with the pink background, I like it🦋😀👍

[@melaniew2077]

this is beautiful! throughout the painting your using a paint brush. is it dry or wet? im just now playing with pastels so i have a lot to learn.

[@MelissaMancusoArt]

I frequently use a dry paint brush to knock off some pastel if I'm running out of tooth on the paper, or use it very lightly if I want to blend a bit

[@Gab969rb]

What colors he used?

[@crystalthursby2808]

I like it! What did you stain the UART with?

[@MelissaMancusoArt]

A layer of pink NuPastel, then wet with isopropyl alcohol :)