Transforming Effects of Water Soluble Wax Pastels! Watch the Magic Happen

[@sueaberle935]

So beautiful ❤

[@lisathaviu1154]

There are many cheaper options out there. However, there are some real advantages to the Caran D’Ache pastels. One is that you can buy them individually at Blick. The other is these are far more pigmented than many other items. For a couple of reasons, one might prefer the Derwent Inktense blocks, especially since once activated with water and dried, the Derwents won’t lift with water.

[@michellef1847]

The Caran Dach neocolor 2 are a lot of fun. And they're lightfast and less granular looking than the inktense blocks. They are luxurious, and priced accordingly! 😅 If you want a similar effect and you have watercolors, you could achieve it by first putting down watercolor, letting it dry, and then putting down darker shades of watercolor for gestural lines and shapes, letting that dry, and then moving on to soft pastels.

[@SirPrancelot1]

Good advice. Thank you.

[@monetcafe]

Thanks for that input, @michellef1847! I'll have to keep that in mind!

[@yogibakshi2375]

❤🎉⚘️beautiful painting. Love the orange and yellow flower's against the green blue folliage background.

[@monetcafe]

Thank you so much 😊 You are always so sweet Yogi!

[@thenumerologylady]

This is inspiring me to pull out my neocolors and start creating with them again. God bless you!

[@TmarkN]

Beautiful little painting.

[@monetcafe]

Awesome @TmarkN, I appreciate that so much!

[@chantalrochon3566]

Sweet workshop❤ Thank you😊

[@monetcafe]

Thank you so much, @chantalrochon3566! I'm so glad you liked it! Happy Painting!

[@timcat61]

always good to see more use of neocolors!

[@monetcafe]

More to come! I really love them!

[@jlighthouse9458]

Wonderful lesson and painting !

[@monetcafe]

Awesome @jlighthouse9458, I appreciate that so much!

[@michellef1847]

Gorgeous!

[@alphonsine931]

You are really a great impressionist artist, the name of your channel “Monet Cafe” is really justified 🎨👩🏼‍🎨👑

[@monetcafe]

Thank you so much, @alphonsine931! Your comment blessed me.

[@ellymeerleveldt614]

Thanks Susan for this great painting👍🎨.

[@monetcafe]

My pleasure 😊

[@jennw6809]

I've had Neocolor IIs for so long and didn't use them for a long time, you've got me appreciating them :) It was very surprising how a little bit of that blue really took over and dominated the pinks underneath! Thanks for the closeup at the end, that was very informative!

[@SirPrancelot1]

Thanks Susan. Great advice and a beautiful painting.

[@monetcafe]

Awesome @SirPrancelot1, I appreciate that so much!

[@guylainemorinstudio7869]

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing

[@monetcafe]

Thank you so much, @guylainemorinstudio7869! I'm so glad you liked it! Happy Painting!

[@skylorkatz1758]

Beautiful!

[@monetcafe]

Thank you! 😊

[@vickimcgalliard8670]

Love it!

[@monetcafe]

Thank you so much, @vickimcgalliard8670! I'm so glad you liked it! Happy Painting!

[@alenaabakumova1525]

Очень красивая легкая зарисовка❤🎉🎉

[@suzannemoore2400]

Love this!

[@cg8397]

Thanks for the tutorial, Susan. I'm not sure if you are aware of the sad news, but Terry Ludwig (founder of Terry Ludwig Pastels) passed away on February 20 at the age of 82. He was a practicing Christian with a strong faith in Jesus Christ. In addition to creating his pastel manufacturing company, he also came up with the brilliant idea of using pipe foam insulation for blending soft pastels.

[@lizbethy3214]

Love your vibrant colors ❤️ beautiful 🎉. Truly inspiring! Now I want the neocolor II. I actually have the Lyras, and I like them a lot. Have you tried the Lyras?

[@silvia_art]

Hi, very beautiful Painting 😊! Do you like Pan Pastels? I use them with pastel pencils and I think they are fantastic! Bye, Silvia

[@monetcafe]

Yes I love Pan pastels but often forget to use them. I’m planning on using them for a tutorial this month.

[@silvia_art]

@@monetcafe 😊

[@Lynnmur]

Does it matter the strength of alcohol

[@monetcafe]

🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤, @innergirlart great question. It does not. :)

[@45067daddymac]

Nice! Very Monet-ish. 😀

[@monetcafe]

Thank you so much, @45067daddymac! Your comment blessed me.

[@conniesadler6543]

I have a 12 set of Staedtler wax pastels water soluble, but they aren’t anywhere close to the quality of these.

[@monetcafe]

Thanks Connie. That's some good information.

[@loramay21]

The complementary colours of blue is orange complementary colour have the 2 primary colours that they don't have eg red and green yellow and purple blue and orange

[@monetcafe]

Yes, I guess if you are going literally across the color wheel. I sometimes get a little general. thanks for your input.

[@kreativna]

There's more than one color wheel. Check out the Munsell system and the YURMBY wheel, both are different from the one you may be used to. Color theory is a theory, not an exact science.

[@stanleydrive740]

$65??? You don't need this. Use oil pastels with Turpenoid or paint thinner. 😊

[@monetcafe]

Interesting…. I’ll have to try that. Thanks.