Painting Rocks and Trees in Soft Pastels

In this video I demonstrate a painting of rocky cliffs and trees at Acadia National Park in Maine. I used a hard pastel underpainting with Prismacolor NuPastels and an isopropyl alcohol wash. After that dried, I layered soft pastels on top to create this impressionistic scene!
Supplies used:
*UArt sanded paper, 400 grit
*Prismacolor NuPastels
*Isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol, surgical spirit)
*Soft Pastels (various brands - Great American, Terry Ludwig, Richeson, etc)
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[@jackiegarroutte8970]

Gorgeous painting!!

[@yongchae3001]

I just love the mysterious scenes of your artworks. Thank you so much for sharing:)

[@michellechronister5983]

Thank you for sharing, this video inspires me to start with an underpainting, which I haven't done in a few years.

[@MelissaMancusoArt]

Yay! Underpaintings are so much fun :)

[@MichelleLynnFineArt]

That’s so pretty!!