A COMPLETE Beginners Guide to Soft Pastels & Pastel Pencils

If you are new to soft pastels & pastel pencils or would just like to know more about the medium, I created this helpful beginners guide to talk you through the basics but also my top tips & things I think every pastel artist must know. Topics include, my favourite soft pastel paper, sticks, pencils & tools. I’ll also explain how to frame and store soft pastel artworks as well as how to stay safe while using them. Lastly, I’ll finish off with methods & techniques to show you how I use soft pastels & pastel pencils to achieve realism in my artworks. ● Art Tutorials & Real-time Process Videos A selection of in-depth soft pastel tutorials now available: - Red Fox lesson: - Tiger portrait lesson: - Sliced oranges lesson: - Realistic Lynx portrait lesson: - Cheetah Cub Eyes lesson: - German Shepherd lesson: - Cherries with ONLY pastel pencils lesson - Realistic Double Spaniel Dogs lesson Many many more lessons included on my Patreon channel. ● Full Preview Catalogue of Available Soft Pastel & Pastel Pencil Patreon Lessons​ ● FREE Soft Pastel & Pastel Pencil Introduction Guide​ PDF #pastel ● My FAQ & Favourite Soft Pastel & Pastel Pencil Materials and Tools List ● My Website ● My Camera Product Link: ● BG Music Realistic Cherries with Pastel Pencils: 0:00 Intro 1:13 The best pastel paper to use 4:06 The best soft pastel sticks to use 4:28 Unison Colour soft pastel sticks 5:12 Schmincke soft pastel sticks 5:50 Rembrandt soft pastel sticks 7:09 The best pastel pencils to use 7:59 Stabilo Carbothello pastel pencils 8:51 Faber-Castell Pitt pastel pencils 9:34 Caran d’Ache pastel pencils 10:06 Bruynzeel pastel pencils 10:47 The darkest black pastel pencil Cretacolor 11:42 The brightest white pastel pencil Caran d’Ache Chinese White 13:10 The best soft pastel tools to use 16:12 How to sharpen pastel pencils 17:43 How to stay safe with soft pastels 19:31 How to frame & store pastel artwork 23:31 Soft pastel methods & techniques 44:04 Creating realistic art with soft pastels DISCLAIMER The tools in this video are simply what I choose to use in my studio, please do not also use them if you find them to be unsafe. Your safety is your own responsibility. #beginnerartist #howto #pastel