Slowed Down time lapse Still Life Pastel painting demo of a Pear

[@syedazmatali3255]

Excellent work, learned a lot from you demo.

[@riahills]

Thank you!

[@fotonmom]

Had I not watched it with my own eyes..I would have never guessed this to be pastel... You are a master!!

[@riahills]

Thank you!

[@daveswallow8291]

Awesome. I usually dont like still life stuff. But this one grabbed me. You're a master

[@riahills]

Thank you!

[@annehenderson9207]

This perfect combination of careful demonstration and helpful commentary makes the viewer feel that someday, they could make art like that. Beautifully rendered subject and inspiring art. Thank-you!

[@susanasarquis6908]

Que matices tan bonitos, el Pastel es fascinante ! Muchas gracias !

[@grimtt]

Lovely, dynamic, I like watching how you used that white near the end.

[@Angelica-bt4hh]

This is very beautiful. Amazing work Ria. Thank you for the great tutorial!

[@riahills]

Thank you Angelica!

[@1DaTJo]

Just beautiful! Thank you Ria.

[@otartblog7908]

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[@colourwheel5703]

Nicely done. This is a new medium I want to explore.

[@riahills]

Thank you! It's a great medium and very forgiving.

[@elviramcintosh9878]

Beautiful! Thank you.

[@konstantinospapaioannou2588]

Great job!!!

[@karolenicholson4052]

Hi Ria, very cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@riahills]

Thanks Karole!

[@nelidagarcia7412]

Beautiful!

[@76shortbed]

You do Beautiful Work Ms. Ria! I've never tried pastels. You make Me Want to do them after seeing you work with them.

[@riahills]

+Michael Bradley Thank you! They are so much fun to work with.

[@76shortbed]

YOU'RE WELCOME! You have a lot of Patience. Your Work is Amazing. Your Vision is Awesome. LOVE IT.

[@magistra137]

Your work is amazing! Your pear is just beautiful! I know I will learn so much from your videos, thank you so much for sharing them! Like, really, thank you, thank you!

[@anntaylor5561]

Wonderful technique.

[@riahills]

+Ann Taylor - Thanks!

[@skuuvatakis]

Thanks. Very easy to follow. Exactly what I was looking for.

[@susyaguero8968]

Gracias! Con un tema tan sencillo podés demostrar a los amantes de la pintura que se puede realizar todo lo que se desee! ...comenzando x lo simple y en tiempo real. Es una excelente manera de que algunos artistas no se sientan frustrados cuando se quiere realizar una obra algo más complicada!!!!!

[@riahills]

Thank you Susy for the wonderful comment. It inspires me to create more videos.

[@billhansen2008]

Thanks very much for posting this annotated version of your "pear on a brick". I'm just getting started with pastels, so I've been grateful for your tutorials. This pear is a beautiful still life. The video and notes provide a clear explanation of what you did, as you worked. The occasional out-of-focus moments aren't distracting. The one thing I wished for, occasionally, was to know what color you were using - which brown - when was actual black used (if it was used at all) - did you sneak a little indigo blue into the shadow on the left hand edge of the pear - and so forth. I'm going to see how close I can get (not very close, of course) tomorrow.

[@riahills]

Thank you for the generous comment Bill!

[@anikajain4462]

wonderful

[@Linda-qq5mg]

This is so very good and is encouraging me to start pastels and not just look at them in a box! :) I thank you and have subscribed!

[@otartblog7908]

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[@annechandrasekera4591]

Very interesting excersice, the tips given step by step help us alot.

[@riahills]

Good to know. Thanks for the comment!

[@ighh578]

Fabulous✨👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@sheetalmordani3013]

easy to follow some thing that I was looking for

[@paulamourad4699]

AMAZING!

[@sheetalmordani3013]

very well explained wow thanks

[@haris6819]

bravo!! perfect!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@MarkRosengarten]

Fantastic. Thank you very much.

[@riahills]

Thank you!

[@anikajain4462]

very simple and easy

[@avrilretief732]

Sooooo awesome, thank you........................I'm very new......so much to learn still

[@PhilipKamble]

It was a great tutorial :) thank you

[@malakabushusha]

رائع

[@belindafraser2692]

Beautiful - thank you very much for sharing!

[@riahills]

+Belinda Fraser Thanks for the comment. My pleasure!

[@andresaroba1967]

Amazing!!

[@cloudb.1071]

Omg beautiful!!! ❤️

[@riahills]

Thank you!

[@debking74]

I so enjoyed this demo,so yummy! I could pick it up and take a bite! A standing O thank you, please keep them coming.

[@riahills]

Working on it

[@mariaxose2884]

Buen trabajo....

[@khawajahumza8278]

Ur vdo,s r so damn good, clear n helpful specially for beginners, i love ur drawings becoz u explain every single thing about pastel

[@riahills]

Thank you!

[@mmsaint4283]

Perfect

[@hattorihanzo8385]

What I learnt in my journey with pastels and watercolour is that Superior paper >>>> superior materials Spend all your budget on paper, it's ok if you got just mungyo, no need sennelier or some other tier 1 brand as long as you got good paper.

[@katykat13]

Thank you for this video, that will help me to start pastel :)

[@riahills]

katykat13 You're very welcome!

[@christierella]

All you paint water lilies reflecting in water? You are amazing. Great art!

[@riahills]

+christierella - thank you! I'll certainly consider it and let you know if I do.

[@memomeme6269]

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[@sghaieramel434]

That was very helpful ! thank you so much

[@riahills]

Thanks for telling me! You're welcome

[@marii6664]

I SO ENJOID THIS DEM0

[@riahills]

thank you!

[@szumikovski]

Your paintings were my inspiration to learn how to work with soft pastels. I just love your work. Can i ask what the music composition is that was playing in this video?

[@riahills]

That's wonderful to know! I hope you're having fun with pastels. The music is Gymnopedie No. 3 by Erik Satie

[@szumikovski]

I love that music composition, I used to have it on my MY Space page years ago. I keep trying to make a pear like yours but no such luck ....yet. I have fun trying, though. I also love your bottle.

[@CharcoalPencilPusher]

Please tell me what the scanning process entails. I get pencil drawings scanned occasionally and the scanning machine requires that the drawing lie facedown. I would think that a pastel painting such as this one would loose quite a bit of its color by turning it upside down to be scanned. Am I wrong? Is this a problem? Thanks, Don PS I love your work!!!

[@riahills]

Hi Donald, Surprising as it may seem I scan with the pastels directly on the glass - face down. I am careful that no shifting takes place to avoid smudging. Nothing is lost. I do use paper with a fair amount of tooth which prevents the particles from falling off. I actually tap the back of my work while it is taped to foamcore board to loosen any stray particles when I am finished. Thank you!!

[@spinycactus]

At 13:23 the painting looks almost wet, was anything applied? Beautiful job!!! :)

[@riahills]

Thanks Monte. Nothing was applied. The white highlights that were added to the painting create the illusion.

[@elenarogers5311]

Thanks for the interesting video. Do you think naif painting could be suitable for pastels?

[@riahills]

Absolutely Elena! The benefit is that pastels are very forgiving.

[@sugidrawing]

Nice

[@anikethm1]

Nice video . Good to watch as I m Starting with pastels , have a question though, on shadows how do u know where to add shadows do you refer any image of it gets with practice ?

[@riahills]

Hi and thanks! In this case, I used a still life setup for reference. And yes, it does become intuitive with practice.

[@aggelikikaiseroglou2929]

SUPER

[@CharcoalPencilPusher]

Ria, thank you. I assume you have them scanned as quickly as you can so as to avoid any loss of color due to storing them. Yes? And I also assume you transport them to the scanner keeping them face up until the moment you have them scanned(?) Do you find that art loving buyers of pastel paintings are just as happy to own a print as they are to own an original? I am a beginner with pastels and I apologize for knowing nothing about them except how beautiful they are. I'm going to let you teach me :-)

[@riahills]

Donald, pastels are quite resilient and the colors, unless placed in direct sunlight for a long period, do not fade. Transporting them to the scanner is not a problem. Even upside down the particles stay on the paper because of the papers tooth. The only thing which needs to avoided is smudging them. I don't sell prints but if the quality of the print is good I'm sure people would be happy with them.

[@artpocalypse9918]

ria hills How do you sel paintings, I ve made paintings in oil paint and acrylics and water colors but I dont know how should I sell them, I really need some money.

[@riahills]

Hi, For the past 10 years most of my sales have been online through my website. I joined 2 artists groups which has helped in building an audience. I also contact galleries and join online competitions. It's work but worth it!

[@artpocalypse9918]

ria hills I'm 17 ATM and a college student. I doubt I could exhibit my work at galleries ? P.s I live in Pakistan, hrs a developing country so can't expect much ATM.

[@riahills]

One of the groups I am a member of is www.dailypaintworks.com/ Maybe this could work for you?

[@ameeca1]

I tried this.

[@shaunrodrigo3148]

it was nice ria goog thing

[@kimsachan5101]

I am the beginner and i like the way you teach, is it necessary to do underpainting?

[@riahills]

Thank you Kimsa. I rarely do underpainting so not from my perspective.

[@samsaf6855]

How to preserve a painting made by soft pastls Ria?

[@riahills]

I'm sorry, I just saw your comment. Soft pastels should always be framed under glass which preserves them well.

[@haidar537]

Hi Ria very nice video thank you very much only I have one question in the beginning of the video did you use oil pastil or soft pastil ?

[@riahills]

I used soft pastel.

[@debking74]

good enough to eat wow!Great job

[@riahills]

Thank you!

[@marii6664]

Good enough to eat bowwwe

[@robinthomas4213]

WHAT A PEAR! It says, "Eat me, please." Well done video, enjoyed it.

[@riahills]

Thanks Rob!

[@rsreejithtoo]

I am an inspiring artist.I started trying oil pastels,the painting was not coming good.I bought only Mungvo Oil pastels.I am not able to blend pastel as you do using fingers.Is it because of oil pastel brand i am using.Do i have to get the brand you used in this demo.Can you tell other tools you use for painting using pastels.Its very important?

[@riahills]

+Sreejith R Hi! I use "chalk" or dry pastels. Much different from oil pastels. You can use any pastels that are not oil. Good luck and let me know how it goes!

[@SmartAKArt]

Wonderful work! #Arnabkumarmanna

[@riahills]

Thank you!

[@marii6664]

Wonderful work

[@mmedeuxchevaux]

Did you draw from a photo or from an actual pear in that lighting?

[@sheetalmordani3013]

Wow

[@annechandrasekera4591]

Hi, What's the pastel paper brand used?

[@riahills]

Hi Anne. I used Uart brand pastel paper. It's a "sanded" paper that comes in various grades.

[@cristinabories]

What do you use to seal the pastel so that it doesnt rub off? Btw, nice work!

[@riahills]

I don't seal them but they do need to framed under glass. Sealing them causes a chemical change. Many pastel artists don't use a fixative . . it's not necessary for preservation.

[@nelidagarcia7412]

Why use the initial type of pastels?

[@SheasBathLab]

I love this. But if I had to critique it I'd have to say the highlight on the lower left in my opinion should not be white but maybe a bright cool grey or green even. The brick doesn't look like a brick. Looks more like a sponge. Bricks are not concave at the edges, just doesn't look right. Otherwise I love this painting. Again, just my personal perspective.

[@manyavijayan4731]

🔥

[@erikavalpa]

what name is the music??

[@riahills]

+erika orbegoso It's named Gymnopedia No. 3 by Wahneta Meixsell. It's from the KZbin audio library.

[@carolinepaulino1694]

Oil pastel?

[@riahills]

No. Soft (dry) pastels.

[@edgarallanpoe1822]

Is it oil or soft????

[@riahills]

Soft pastels

[@khawajahumza8278]

Plz upload some more tutorials abput vase, jars n glass material (not speed drawing) hope u won't ignore me ☺

[@riahills]

Thank you for your comment! It's been a busy year with no time for videos. I do however plan on making some news ones within the next few months.

[@edgarallanpoe1822]

U would miss a thing if u skip this video 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼great

[@pradyumnapralhad872]

Is it oil pastel or soft pastels

[@riahills]

Soft pastels

[@pradyumnapralhad872]

@@riahills It's amazing

[@riahills]

@@pradyumnapralhad872 , thank you very much!

[@elenarogers5311]

It is said that soft pastels can be toxic. Do you apply any precautionary measures for your health?

[@riahills]

I used to blow the extra dust off my pastels and I stopped doing that because of this issue. I also keep my space fairly well ventilated which I think helps.

[@riahills]

Hi Elena, I just came across this article which might alleviate your concerns - www.arttutor.com/blog/201810/pastel-painting-and-your-health

[@raniamm2462]

What kind of pastel 😇 :D

[@riahills]

Prismacolor pastel pencils, Rembrandt and Unison soft pastels

[@nathankelley1466]

Great work! But the auto focus of your cam keeps focusing. Just take it off auto next time and focus manually on the drawing surface and it will be less weird.

[@riahills]

Thank you Nathan. I'll work on for the next video.

[@marii6664]

So yammy

[@Iickme]

Helped me alot while doing my school work😂😂👍👍👍

[@roseofversailles1731]

The sudden change of shade for the lower part of the pair makes it look kinda weird

[@Gr8Success]

beautiful but i think scanning doesn't make justice to the piece somehow its unnatural because you will always see that piece of art in a natural light and scanning i suppose strips that natural light flattening everything

[@mmedeuxchevaux]

Here is some Satie music if you would like to continue hearing it while you watch: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXXNY4mKYs9gp7s

[@iNickFainiSUBCRIBEPLEASE]

This is like

[@fmsinternacional1650]

Pensé que era pastel al oleo

[@slrkstr4008]

this is like

[@m.e.cornelis9722]

Can not see clearly the pastel colors

[@marii6664]

Ziba

[@marii6664]

I could pick it up and take a bite

[@marii6664]

Ya abar fazl

[@choochoochooseyou]

Goes against everything I know touching the drawing with my fingers.

[@marii6664]

Take a bite

[@anam2216]

gymnopedie!

[@lhenriquepa]

You should have explained, speaking. Really depressing indeed, as the initial music!

[@marii6664]

Please take a bite

[@marii6664]

So yammy