Using soft pastels to experiment for a picture book story. Jacksons art haul, cozy painting and chat

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

So beautiful, so calm, and so enjoyable. Thank you Kriksis, I really needed that today. Your work is beautiful - I loved the night painting with the fox and the house! I wanted to let you know that you've inspired me to not only get my pastels out again but also to add to my colour palette with a few extra ones from Jackson's. I'm excited to try to use them in my work. Thank you!

[@kriksis]

Only reading you comment just now, thank you for your kind words! I really appreciate them! I saw your video being recommended about Choosing keeping and I can see the pastels in thumbnail, exited to watch it later today! Hope they will be great addition to your collection and will work hand in hand with other mediums! :))

[@jenniek4617]

🦊 It had to be a fox! How wonderful to have your book in print it looks amazing. Adore your fox and the little girl. It’s going to be a wonderful story. Hope you feel better soon.

[@zenandink3531]

I love that night scene!… brings back some ancient dream as a young person 😮❤🍃

[@kriksis]

thank you dear!

[@softandcosy]

love the blue green tones, i feel like the sky is moving and the house is alive

[@kriksis]

thank you Anabella!

[@lightwavz]

My fave emoji is 🐌 because I eventually get to my goals but it takes a while. I really love your work on that 2 page spread! It is so poignant that it doesn't need words or text. Just a very beautiful, still moment in time. ❤

[@fannyg1444]

🤗 I love how soft pastels give more depth to your drawings ! Thank you a lot for sharing your work and experimentations with the new picture book !

[@lulabelle33]

🦊Love the illustration nocturne. Congrats on book illustration published.

[@kriksis]

thank you!

[@helloplume7531]

Uuuuuhhhh can’t wait!!🤗thanks so much for sharing your contents with so much grace and positive vibes🙏🏻❤️

[@kriksis]

yaay! hello there! thank you for your sweet comment!

[@margaretspringer9197]

Congratulations on your American book! I look forward to your new one about the little girl and the fox, and love your character sketches for it and the night scene. I also very much enjoy watching you experiment with the soft pastels. The effect with the acrylic medium was revelatory!

[@kriksis]

thank you dear Margaret! :) Happy you enjoyed this video and journey of creating character sketches. :)

[@susanhoward7725]

Unison pastels are gorgeous; you need a toothy pastel paper to grab the pastel. Smooth paper is not the best surface when working with pastels. They blend beautifully on pastel paper. I like to think of pastels as creating a surface like velvet. A light thouch and not overworking pastels will bring you joy.💕

[@lindyashford7744]

I would love to see you working in pastels on a good pastel surface that would hold the pigment. Very little dust then and what there is you can use your fingers to consolidate. I love how you are using them creatively anyway but think you would be blown away by the results on a good surface. Then a good fixative makes them very lasting. I have 25 year old pieces that look fresh as the day they were finished. You have chosen such lovely colour combinations. Well done for your publication, it is beautiful. And thanks for sharing your processes.

[@nicolem.3005]

It's so exciting! You published a wonderful book. That should be celebrate! You stuffed this in the middle of your (nevertheless wonderful) video, but your book deserves an extra space. Perhaps you can show more....with the one or the other original sketch?! Have fun in Latvia...!

[@erickah.8304]

Thank for this sweet creative time spent together 😘😘

[@kriksis]

thank you for watching! lovely to have you here Ericka! :))

[@debsllewelyn230]

Love your book Kriksis, how talented you are! 🦊Amazing xx

[@JosyanMcG]

Congratulations on your book illustration! Very exiting times for you. Happy for you!

[@kriksis]

thank you Josyan! :))

[@madelynsmith8281]

🌻 Congratulations on your new book! Your illustrations are beautiful.

[@kriksis]

thank you so much Madelyn! :)

[@karenemmerich2572]

This one is my favorite emoji 🥰 I'm very curious to try soft pastels now 🤩

[@kriksis]

thank you Karen! :)

[@susanwildt6535]

Your story sounds so sweet. Thanks for sharing the process ❤️

[@kriksis]

thank you so much Susan!

[@newflanged_]

The good thing about this videos is that you try everything out for us so we don’t have to clean hahaha

[@kriksis]

haha, that is so funny and true, what a great joke! :D :D :D

[@anapaulaotero-illustration875]

Beautiful! I also love mixing materials. Lovely illustrations! 🥰

[@kriksis]

thank you Ana Paula! :)

[@elfenzo]

thank you for showing us your process! i've been drawing foxes this morning, inspired by you 😁

[@kriksis]

thank you for watching the process! yaay for foxes! :))

[@GM-yn9nc]

I love your book illustrations!!! Very well done!!!

[@kriksis]

thanks lovely!

[@lauradill1447]

so CUTE & FUN!

[@kriksis]

thank you Laura!

[@peggyhuffman5309]

Congratulations on such a lovely publication!!

[@kriksis]

thank you Peggy!

[@heathereley1174]

How wonderful to see your book published. It looks wonderful and deserves a video all of its own because it is very special. Your exploration of pastels has been fascinating. I have bought some of Jackson’s own brand and need to swatch them. I bought the set of earthy greens. I am so influenced by you and Natasha Newton. Thank you for being an inspirational enabler.

[@kriksis]

hello Heather! thank you for your lovely comment! I am going to make a video of its own about this picture book and show you all the sketches and work I have done to get to finished book. :) Possibly after 2 weeks as I have next video already planned. :) Let me know how is the Jacksons soft pastels working! thank you for being here and I'm so happy that I can inspire!

[@heathereley1174]

That sounds great. Thank you.

[@jaimeo2312]

🌱 I love watching you sketch. It's so exciting to see your story coming to life more and more each week.

[@kriksis]

thank you Jaime! so happy to hear feedback and continue trough this series. :)

[@dennybean4009]

🏜 I know you've done so much since this video, but congratulations for the book!

[@kriksis]

thank you so much!

[@jpmedia_yt]

Congratulations on your first book! One of many more to be published! The evening spread of the fox is beautiful!

[@kriksis]

thank you jpmedia! :)

[@impish22]

looks like fun..!!

[@kriksis]

thank you! :)

[@monikaazariah9237]

Lovely process...loved your book 🥰

[@kriksis]

thank you Monika! :))

[@maryanntaylor2179]

😊 Loved both last week and this week! I found your channel via the Cozy Conversation that you did with Melanie Chadwick and am happy to subscribe!

[@kriksis]

thank you Mary Ann! :) And you are welcomed here!

[@paulahaynes6131]

I wonder if matte medium would Leave more Of a Texture you May like more than the gloss medium. I like you fox story. I had a fox experience one winter at my grandmother’s house. I was outside in the snow in the bank by the house when I turned and there was a fox only a few feet from me. It was the most beautiful red fox. We both just froze and looked at each other for several seconds and then he turned and ran away.

[@coloredcarol8074]

😱 congrats on your picture book! It looks lovely! I also love the big illustration with the fox looking from far. You made me want to try soft pastels, so got myself some :)

[@kriksis]

thank you Carol!

[@Noitsbeckyy13]

Great video. I know it’s meant for your book but would you consider making prints of the nighttime spread? It’s so lovely. 😊

[@kriksis]

thank you! I might have to think! Maybe in the future! :)

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[@malikaramsue1886]

Excellent sketches!

[@kriksis]

thank you Malika!

[@malikaramsue1886]

You welcome

[@ms.rocketscience4924]

😘So happy for you having a book published!

[@kriksis]

thank you!

[@delmar5652]

Make sure those soft pastel don't have oil, because then you have paint them on top of acrylic and not acrylic mix with or on top of oil , because with time they will separate . Those color you but are very nice. I also like your illustrations you made, very nice too

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[@malikaramsue1886]

Hi. I would like to learn how to sketch light and shadow. Yesterday I sketched flashlights so now I would like to include the light and shadow effect. What is the best way to do this? I completed a lamp/flashlight sketching that included yellow markers as the light for all of the lamps. Would you like to see it?

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