Value is Crucial to Good Art!

[@joycewickman3249]

Really beautiful painting. Thank you, Susan for the great instruction!

[@ShanghaiChyna]

My Goodness...this was so helpful, Susan......new to pastels I have looked for guidance and you have really given me that. I shall look forward to many more....You are a Gem....

[@monetcafe]

@ShanghaiChyna Thank you so much. I appreciate that. I'm happy to help! Happy painting!

[@Lulubird0162]

Just found your videos. I have watched a ton of other artists and have found their work, or presentation lacking in so many ways. Then there is you!! Am working my way thru all of your videos and love them. You are an inspiration and I have learned so much from you. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@SusanJenkinsArtist]

Lulu Bird .... wow! You just blessed me so much. It's been my goal to truly help others in their artistic journeys and try to provide great instruction. You truly just encouraged me to make more videos and keep sharing this beautiful passion for art.

[@wizzardofpaws2420]

Everything you do is so beautiful and wonderful. God has put a great gift in you.

[@susanpussilano3176]

Susan, You are so talented and a great teacher. I appreciate how you take the time to explain what you are doing and why. Thank you and continued blessings.

[@monetcafe]

I really enjoy sharing and teaching, since so many artists have helped me along the way. So glad you are enjoying my videos! :) Blessings!

[@JaniLewisPaperCompulsions]

I just started learning to draw a few months ago and quickly realized that I needed to focus on learning values first. I really like the way you often change your colors/hues to something with the same values.

[@monetcafe]

Jani Lewis yes, as I always say “value is king“. There are still rules to color in general, but you can certainly get creative with color if you have your values correct. Don’t stop practicing drawing skills though, because they are the good foundation of a painting.

[@KathleenRenninger]

Wow! This video was packed with good info! I don't do many landscapes, so I needed this refresher course in atmospheric perspective, & reminder of how important values are. Also found your tip of working from dark to light helpful. Many good tidbits in between, as well. Thank you for sharing, & for subscribing to my channel, too.

[@monetcafe]

Thanks Kathleen! And let's keep learning together :)

[@Coco2345ful]

Gorgeous! I hope to see more of your work!

[@louisehones]

I love the way you work and explain very important steps to pastel painting. I also love your use of color. I watch your video instruction then go do a little work. You are an inspiration. Thanks.

[@josieannbernard638]

Thanks Susan, Great Work! It's my first time to your videos and you are giving very valuable information to your viewers as well as bringing that Inspiration to many who are watching. You know it's very easy to tell when you're doing something with God's Guidance and Grace because you're never afraid to Express it and it shows in what you're doing. Thanks again.😃

[@monetcafe]

Thanks sister! I can't help but sing His praises!!

[@3122lr]

I agree with Lulu Bird, so glad I found you. I'm also working through you videos. It's been years ago I did art before kids and now they are grown I'm wanting to get back in to it. It's funny how close we live to each other I'm in Lakeland.

[@monetcafe]

Loretta Ray .... that is fantastic you are so close to me! My sons go to Southeastern University in Lakeland! Your story sounds so much like my own. I think this channel resonates with others who are finally getting to explore their artistic dreams. I have a group I just started on FB for Monet Café where everyone from this channel can share their art and ask questions. It's really small right now but feel free to ask to join if you would like to. 💜💜. Blessings with your art endeavors!!!

[@jlighthouse9458]

Lovely painting !

[@monetcafe]

Thank you so much, @jlighthouse9458! I'm so glad you liked it! Happy Painting!

[@truthtold2]

Awwwwes, I always love your work and how you are able to explain what you are doing. What a Blessing you are to the rest of us. love you sis, Lisa

[@dech4548]

Oh that painting came out looking so beautiful! With many more years of practice I do hope I will be able to play with colors like that. I think I might be a little color blind because for the life of me I can never get the correct values, my nemesis for sure. I don’t know what I can do about it but I keep watching your videos and hopefully one day it will just click! Thank you so much for your generosity. Your are such a great teacher :)

[@aramiswh]

"Value is Crucial to Good Art!" - Even so, when you are talented and smart. With such good qualities, You can show new realities. Your music and your art, are forming one strong part, In everything you say, The Love is the good way.

[@lindabrookes1756]

Wonderful video, so many helpful explanations. I love the way you use colour, thankyou so much.

[@Mariana-lh5ic]

Your work is incredible, I do not know how to thank you for this video !!! I ask that you put automatic caption and you wish health and success !!!

[@bevann716]

I love your tutorials. I am learning so much. Thank you for taking the time to share your expertise. You inspire. Thanks again.

[@annucciaannuccia2271]

Bellissimo bellissimo🎈

[@crystalthursby2808]

I love this! This tutorial is my favorite! Thank you so much for helping us with pastel's, absolutely great class and demonstration, love this.

[@thegatheredgoods]

Beautiful, thank you!!

[@karenspurrell3485]

Great value info

[@Linda-qq5mg]

It’s lovely! I will be back soon!😉

[@amandaabanses]

I love your videos thank you

[@puresereneaesthetic]

Keep it up♥️🙏🏼

[@shelleystroschein7668]

You are a born teacher, and your artist voice sounds very familiar. Do you know a husband and wife artist duo who also taught on line? I believe they're last name is Jenkins also. I loved watching them but they have disappeared from public television.

[@Sally1382]

Amazing tutorial.

[@rutbrea8796]

Are these oil pastels? Chalk pastels? Which one are you using with the watercolors. Do you use the tube water colors or do you prefer to use those I see in your video that comes in the container? I have different ones, but never bought those you have in your video. Thank you for your video I really like them very much.

[@kathleentownsend1404]

Beautiful painting... thank you for sharing your talent and experience with us! I am relatively new to pastels so I appreciate all of the instruction! I was wondering, I notice that Karen Margulis uses foam pipe insulation for blending. Do you blend your pastels with anything? Thank you again, and please continue to bless us with more pastel painting videos!

[@monetcafe]

Thank you so much Kathleen. I remember when I was new to pastels and got so much helpful instruction from other kind artists. Karen Margulis is one of my favorites... and I have learned lots from her including the pipe foam technique. I just uploaded a new video where I paint in real time and talk a bit about blending with pipe foam insulation. Thanks for your question and don't hesitate to ask if you have more :) Here is the link to the tutorial I mentioned... . kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKjcmoSYj7GHj7M

[@ficheye00]

Really learning a lot about using color from your video. Also enjoying your looseness as well. I will check out your other stuff. I hope it's not rude to say, because you are very good, but... I really liked the sky and other tonalities at around minute 21. It had a nice mood there.

[@SusanJenkinsArtist]

Dennis..... thank you so much for your comment. And regarding your comment about the sky, I often later look back at my videos and wished I had stopped at a certain point. Ha ha. Learning to slow down and analyze is obviously important. Happy painting and I hope to upload more videos soon.

[@parisarezaie8041]

hi Susan, thank you so much. your videos have been always so useful for me.I have a question to ask. I wanna know how you choose your underpainting's color?! has it any rule?

[@LS-yp5yj]

Why do you choose the 400 grit and not a finer grit? I find the 400 eats up my pastels quickly. Thank you.

[@monetcafe]

That is a great question. I find the coarser grit papers allow for more layering, and I like to keep my colors brilliant. I do use finer grit papers though and you are right about the pastels not being eaten up by those papers, but layering is more limited.

[@indykethdy5983]

i love it, youre my inspiration

[@diane3868]

Beautiful!!! Do you smudge your pastels and let it lay naturally on the paper? I love your work. Very inspiring.

[@monetcafe]

I don't blend my pastels very much, but some things (like the sky) look better without much texture. In those cases, I blend using a piece of pipe foam insulation (that you can buy in any hardware store). I just use a small piece, and rub the area I want to blend. It works great. But mostly I like the unblended look in the majority of the painting. :)

[@diane3868]

Monet Cafe' with Artist Susan Jenkins wow! Thanks for that tip. I'm very new to pastels and love learning from your videos.

[@monetcafe]

Diane Dudzik .... you may want to join our Facebook group for Monet café. Lots have joined and share their artwork and also lots of good information. It's a closed group so you will have to ask to join, but I would gladly accept your request. Here's the link… m.facebook.com/groups/136358116934431

[@lenamahayni6216]

U R a blessing 😇

[@belindaroca4577]

Hi Susan.. so glad I discovered your channel.. love the way you teach.. when you're done with your paintings, do u put a final fixative on it? I bought a fixative from Sennelier, but don't know if I should or not.. also, I'm having a hard time with those mid value colors and determining if they're in the right value. Help pls.. :-)

[@monetcafe]

Hi Belinda. Thank you so much for your comment. It really blesses me to know I'm helping others. I don't apply fixative after I am finished because it darkens the colors. For protection, I usually place the finished paintings in between sheets of "glassine" (which is a product a bit like wax paper for keeping pastel paintings from smudging).You can then put them in a portfolio or sometimes I will use a large sketch pad to put my paintings in between the sheets (using the glassine on top of each painting). Also, there are protective plastic bags you can buy in various sizes to store your paintings. These are nice because you can easily allow customers to see the paintings without smudging them and you can ship them in the bags. Here is link for the bags: www.clearbags.com/bags/clear-bags/flap-seal Also, mid values are often the challenge but getting them right makes for a wonderful piece. Do you have a value finder? They are fairly inexpensive and very helpful. Here is a link. www.dickblick.com/products/gray-scale-and-value-finder/ Perhaps I can make a video on mid values soon. Again, thanks for your sweet comment and happy painting! :)

[@belindaroca4577]

Thank you.. :-)

[@belindaroca4577]

Doing a mid value video would be great!

[@WBanduMedia07]

Lovely one....Great explanation...Thanks..

[@WBanduMedia07]

Realy Great...

[@christinalemar8595]

You love the Lord too!!! Amen I love your videos

[@elsagrace3893]

Christina Lemar does that make you to better than me? Does it make you safer?

[@rutbrea8796]

To add: Did you use the clear gesso?

[@judymooreperezful]

You are one handsome couple and I try not to miss any of your videos.

[@karineg7500]

je regarde avec intérêt vos vidéos, mais je ne comprends pas tout ce que vous dites, pouvez vos mettre les sous titres français merci pour le partage .....I look with interest your videos, but I do not understand everything you say, can put your subtitles French thanks for sharing

[@monetcafe]

Let me see if I can find out how to do that. I would love to be able to help those who speak other languages. Merci !!

[@karineg7500]

malheureusement li n'y a pas encore les sous titres je pense que cela doit se régler dans vos paramètres Merci !! Unfortunately Li there is not yet the subtitles I think this must be adjusted in your settings thanks!!