Chalk pastel mountains

Learn how to create broken color effects in this pastel tutorial from Robert Carsten, a featured artist in the Oct 2011 issue of Pastel Journal.

Chalk pastel mountains for art class

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Aline Müller on Instagram: "Forgetting to post these days 🤪 I promise a new sketchbook painting is coming soon! In the meantime, enjoy my oil pastel paintings 🫶🏼🥰 @paulrubensart oil pastels . . . . #art #painting #landscapepainting #oilpastel #oilpastelpainting #oilpainting #mountain #mountains #mountainscape #mountainpainting"

Done in chalk pastels

It's fascinating how the same landscape can change depending on the time of the day, season of the year, and the specific kind of weather. We asked three pastel artists—Don Williams, Margi Lucena and Margaret Evans—about painting weather in a landscape.

This northern lights chalk art project for kids is so simple yet so beautiful! There is something so fun about working with chalk on a black piece of construction paper! It's almost magical that the chalk begins to look like a glowing light on the paper! My poor 8 year old was home with a cold the other day and was happy to help me figure out the best way to make northern lights. (Plus it helped me get her away from the TV for awhile.) We sat together on my office floor and tried a few…