Watercolor and pastel

Watercolor paintings can sometimes lack a bit of contrast, a great way to add a bit of contrast and texture is to outline some elements with pastels.

This is a fun mixed media technique to try,. I am sure kids would love it as well and I think it is a good exercise to loosen up your painting style as well. You will need: Here are the steps you can take to try this mixed media technique: Start by drawing an outline of your flower, the drawing doesn’t have to be very precise. Then start coloring the different areas of your painting with the watercolor crayons. You can mix several colors in some areas to mix any color you want. When all the…

From paints to paper, colored pencils, and everything in between, I'm sharing my favorite art supplies and where you can find them.

Chalk pastels alone are a really fun supply but when you mix pastels with water you are able to use them in a totally different way! While you cannot turn pastels into paint, they are actually water soluble which opens up a world of creative possibilities. SUPPLIES: soft pastels watercolor paper watercolors india ink TIPS: Whenever I am using lots of water or wet media, I typically use watercolor paper or bristol paper for my surface. Wetting down those pastels requires a lot of water so you…

"Baby Bunny" (pastel, 8x6 inches) Here's a little "Baby Bunny" for your enjoyment! You might notice I used some black Art Spectrum primer over my usual gold and terra cotta on the underpainting, to get a good base tone for this black bunnyling. I did smudge some T.L. Eggplant and black pastel in there first, just to demonstrate an alternative. I also decided to continue the little confetti-like strokes into the background to echo the texture of bunny fur. :) Watch a quick speed video here!

Rosa on Instagram: "Normally I smooth out the oil pastels and a while ago I tried to use a palette knife with the pastels and I liked how it turned out so I wanted to use the same method and try to go for a less detailed painting but with lots of texture. • • Pastels: Paul Rubens Oil Pastels Paper: Arteza mix media paper • #oilpastel #oilpastels #oilpasteldrawing #oilpastelart #pasteldrawing #drawing #oilpastelpainting #landscapepainting #landscapedrawing #draw #pastelpainting"

Original Art Pastel/Watercolor Drawing, measuring: 21.08W x 29.97H x 0.51D cm, by: Emilio Alberti (Italy). Styles: Fine Art, Figurative, Photorealism, Realism. Subject: Water. Keywords: Circles, Rain, Lake, Water, Drops. This Pastel/Watercolor Drawing is one of a kind and once sold will no longer be available to purchase. Buy art at Saatchi Art.

Chalk pastels alone are a really fun supply but when you mix pastels with water you are able to use them in a totally different way! Wh...

In this video, I share my oil pastel drawing process of flowers in 4K quality, accompanied by relaxing music. I'll be using Sennelier oil pastels, the famous...