Trying Paul Rubens Soft Pastels for the FIRST time!

[@akschauer]

I love watching you create with pastels. It's an unfamiliar medium to me, but it looks so relaxing watching you work with them.

[@winterwoodsstudio]

I really do enjoy using them! And they force you to be looser and more gestural, because they are so chubby! They are a lot of fun! Thank you for watching!

[@melissaaldosari8024]

Congratulations on your first free supply! What a great one to receive! I have to say, a lot of artists I watch really love poppies, but they haven’t been my favorite of flowers. However, after seeing your gorgeous poppy pastel painting, I may have changed my mind! This work is truly beautiful! I love how the detail contrasts with the soft edges and background! Thank you so much for sharing this with us! 💜💜💜 You are a rockstar! Over 2K already! 🎉🎉🎉

[@winterwoodsstudio]

I think poppies are really beautiful, especially against a bright blue sky! They aren't my favorite, but they are a beautiful flower! And yes! I can't believe 2000!!! It's been so fast!

[@treasurespastnpresen]

You deserve it! The pastel paintings you have posted are so good so they want you to help promote them. Congratulations!!!

[@winterwoodsstudio]

That is such a sweet thing to say! You totally lifted my mood on this gloomy day! 🧡 Thank you!

[@kathryndohring5481]

Wow! So pretty! Thank you so much for posting this. I love using pastels and your painting turned out so rich in color and with so much depth. Lovely!!

[@winterwoodsstudio]

Aw, thank you, Kathryn! I really appreciate it! 🧡

[@eleanortaylor4389]

Very pretty! How exciting that art companies are starting to see your videos!

[@winterwoodsstudio]

I was pretty excited myself! It was like my birthday!

[@designsdoovers]

Congratulations 🎉. How amazing your first of many free supplies.

[@winterwoodsstudio]

I was so happy and grateful to get it! It really meant so very much to me! Thank you for watching!

[@suzannehulton2571]

Wow you make it look so easy love it, i will try it with what I have and hope it turns out thanks for doing this. Feel better soon❤

[@winterwoodsstudio]

I think as long as you have a nice range of reds and greens and a few shades of light blue you could definitely do this with whatever you have on hand! Give it a shot and let me know how it turns out!

[@mariannepelletier404]

I find it amazing that from pastel sticks you create a gorgeous piece ❤ thank you for sharing your skill and experience 😊

[@laura59design]

You make this so easy! Beautiful and masterful!❤️ watching you!

[@winterwoodsstudio]

Aw, than you Laura, for such a kind compliment! 🧡 You made my day!

[@E4Alabbasy]

Oh congrats your first free art supply 😍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 loved your pastel painting the flowers truly turned out gorgeous with the final few touches 🥰

[@winterwoodsstudio]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked it!

[@snowpony001]

You’re work is wonderful. Those pastels look really nice. Appreciate the bit on color theory and look forward to the future videos on color theory you’ve spoken of. It’s very enjoyable to watch you create and your explanations of what you’re doing and why are very helpful and clear. Thank you.

[@winterwoodsstudio]

I am so glad you enjoyed it! And yes, I am working on the color theory video now and hope to have it done in the next month! The problem is I have so many ideas and so little time! But is for sure coming!

[@snowpony001]

@@winterwoodsstudio That’s fine. I’ll watch it whenever it comes and will happily watch all of your videos. Life gets busy, believe me, I know! Especially as the better weather comes. All the best.

[@albarodriguezcollantes5615]

I adore poppies, they're just cute. English is not my mother tongue so at first I thought you were going to paint puppies 😅😅😅 but then you said they were going to be red and I went huh? Oh, poppies! Absolutely wonderful work, I love all your explanations. Congrats on getting free supplies, you deserve it 🎉🎉🎉 and more content for us. Win-win ❤❤❤

[@winterwoodsstudio]

Ha Ha! Puppies! I should totally do that, though! I love puppies!

[@maryannprzybycien2013]

I love poppies and those are just beautiful. ❤ You do such lovely work!

[@winterwoodsstudio]

Thank you so much! Thank you for watching!

[@tracylamb]

poppies turned out really nice. Glad you are feeling better.

[@winterwoodsstudio]

Thank you! I appreciate it!

[@1southpaw2]

I appreciate the demo. As a beginner in pastels, I also enjoyed your helpful tips. Your art looks fantastic. 🎉

[@winterwoodsstudio]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you so much for watching!

[@btwilks]

Gorgeous technique and finished work with the pastels (as always). I haven't checked prices but I assume Paul Rubens pastels are not top of the range (price-wise) but, as is clear from your video, they can offer results that for beginners will come acceptably close to what can be achieved with the most expensive pastels. Thanks for sharing this set with us all and congratulations on (1) getting such a vote of confidence from a major manufacturer of art supplies and (2) breaking through the 2,000 subscriber - it only seems like yesterday you were commenting that you only had 60, 70 or 80 (I forget the exact number) subscribers. Now look at you! Best wishes for the continued success of your channel - we all benefit from being part of it. Regards, Brian.

[@winterwoodsstudio]

I think they are currently $72 on Amazon? So definitely much more affordable then say, a set of Terry Ludwigs! I think it would be a great beginner set, with a wide range of colors, and excellent for learning, without shelling out the big bucks! And yes, I did hit 2000! Thank you for noticing! I was watching it creep closer and closer over the weekend, and as soon as it hit 2000, I took a screen shot! It was so exciting! I am so glad people like my videos! Thank you, as always, for taking the time to watch and comment!

[@sherhardgrave3664]

Nice scoop good for you.😊👩🏻‍🎨

[@winterwoodsstudio]

Thank you! I enjoyed them very much!

[@beatanovacka]

I love your pastel paintings ❤

[@winterwoodsstudio]

Thank you so much! That is so kind of you to say!

[@attorneycarissa]

This is so cool! I'm so excited for you! I joined your patreon too. I think you're great. I appreciate your authenticity and openness.

[@winterwoodsstudio]

Awesome! Thank you! I'm so glad to have you aboard! And thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment here as well!

[@ericakauffman5786]

Really beautiful work. ❤

[@winterwoodsstudio]

Thank you so much!! :)

[@abstractrealmz]

Very pretty! ❤️

[@winterwoodsstudio]

Thank you! 🧡

[@katarinaholik]

lovely work :)

[@nicolemarie011]

This is stunning! It looks so realistic, like a photo! I have not used soft pastels, unless you count cheap oil pastels as a child with my sister, in which we called them creamy crayons-- and just smeared them on paper with wild abandon. 😆😆This is one medium I haven't dabbled with, but would love to try some day. Thank you for sharing, beautiful work!

[@winterwoodsstudio]

They are so much fun! You should try them! I have a video up with a tutorial with the cheapest soft pastels you can buy, only $10 a set! Here's the link if you want to check it out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/h33LhpWkedOKpKM

[@ginistewart9636]

So pretty! Makes me want to try them!

[@winterwoodsstudio]

They were really nice and smooth and a lot of fun to work with!

[@sarahgustafson123]

Beautiful

[@winterwoodsstudio]

Thank you so much!

[@tracylamb]

I thought the water bucket was your first free supply. But those pastels are beautiful.

[@winterwoodsstudio]

The water bucket actually came second, but I posted the video first because it got it done first! This was the first one to actually arrive and be opened!

[@tasticola]

Love your soft pastel work. The poppies are beautiful, especially around Anzac Day (which is when I'm watching) Amy, I'm not sure if I missed it, but did you decide on a sealant spray for your soft pastels that doesn't darken colours too much? x Nell

[@winterwoodsstudio]

I tested the spectra-fix last weekend and I am in love with it so far! Four to five thin coats, with ten minutes or so drying time in between seems seal it with very minimal darkening of color. It is non-toxic and can be used inside, and has no smell at all, and best of all, it doesn't bother my asthma! I was unhappy with the krylon fixative. VERY stinky, and it darkened the pastels considerably. I won't use that one even in the garage. Outside maybe. I have yet to try the Sennelier Soft Pastel fixative because it isn't warm enough outside yet to try it, and I don't want to do it in our house, or even garage because I've heard it has some pretty strong fumes. Hope that helps! I will probably do a video on it at some point after I try the Sennelier!

[@tasticola]

@@winterwoodsstudio so helpful. Thanks Amy! ☺️

[@The.lazy.eyed.artist]

Ok so I can’t figure out the difference with pastels. Ok so I had some oil pastels and I couldn’t really do anything with them. I couldn’t blend them or anything. But they were cheaper ones. So when I got serious about my art I tried the chalk pastels. So is there a difference from oil and chalk and soft? Also I remember you saying you had a plan when you started your channel, care to share? Your doing awesome. I am so excited for you.

[@winterwoodsstudio]

Hi! A plan for what? I'm not sure what you mean? Let me know! Oil pastels are very very different than soft pastels. I think chalk pastels are also different, although probably closer to soft pastels than oil pastels. Soft pastels are a powder with a binder that make them excellent for blending and layering. Also, paper matters a LOT with soft pastel. I highly recommend either using sanded paper or Pastel Mat with soft pastels so you can get a good amount of layering. Also, cheap oil pastels (like pentel) don't blend at all. Ido have an oil pastel video coming soon! Sometime in the next month, where we will get more into oil pastels! Thank you for watching!

[@The.lazy.eyed.artist]

Ok great. I will work on getting a better quality. I was asking about your plan that you came up with when you decided to start your channel. I often wonder what makes some people able to get there videos like and subscribers and others not so much. I know you are working very hard. Really great videos.

[@SMBDesigns]

I didn't see a link for your tape preference. Could you help me with that?

[@robinsamuelson3626]

I enjoy using Paul Ruben’s; but they do not have the 72 set anymore. They have the 36 set and the 40 set individually. There are no other colors available.😒

[@mjpete27]

Hullo Amy, I am glad your channel is taking off! I think that may be more important to advertisers than size of a channel! May I offer this insight? You might want to use a black line to help show how opaque or not your mediums are during swatching. A simple black sharpie line will work in most every case! Soft, medium, hard "chalk" pastels, oil pastels and all watercolor paints too! I do enjoy your videos and I am glad your doing so well, very exciting! If you want to see a great way to swatch look at some of Denise Soden's videos. I am quite envious of her watercolor swatches! I have purchased several of her palettes from DaVinci paint company! The only drawback with these budget pastel sets are lack of replacement sticks. If you ever try Terry Ludwig sticks you will know how a great soft pastel should feel! I chose Schmincke as my favorite soft pastel choice. They are very buttery and at a price I believe I can afford to replace as well! The best place I have found to get pastels in sample sets is Dakota Pastels. Call them and ask for help they are really great there!

[@winterwoodsstudio]

oh, the black line is a great idea! I have seen people do that, and for some reason it never occurred to me! I will definitely try to do that in my upcoming videos! I Dream of ordering a Terry Ludwig set, but it's out of my price range for now! I di enjoy this set, as well as my Unison sets and my Sennelier set! Someday I will get my hands on some Terry Ludwigs! And yes! I've heard of the sampler sets from Dakota pastels! I should definitely do a video soon with some of their sampler sets!

[@melissaaldosari8024]

Grabs phone and starts googling….

[@Sonne-oe6ep]

Beautiful

[@winterwoodsstudio]

Thank you! Cheers!