Pastel watercolour painting

Improve your art and learn how to paint an easy watercolour painting by following along to this step-by-step watercolour tutorial for beginners.

Here is a painting video on how to use watercolour and soft pastel for beginners. I am just using hobby-grade paints and brushes I had around the house.

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The Artery Art Shop and Classes on Instagram: "Soft/chalk pastels are a great way to enhance a watercolour that may have ended up a bit too dark or muddy. It does make it mixed media, but if it gets you the right effects, then that is great! Would you use pastels on top of watercolour?"

If you're new to watercolor, you may find it helpful to follow these step-by-step easy watercolor tutorials for beginners.

Helena Silver 🪽 on Instagram: "It’s amazing to watch these leaks… love it so much 🥺🩶 #watercolorart #watercolour #portraitart #paintings #etsysellers"

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.

Sometimes with art it’s more about the subtle nuances of a piece than about intricate fine art details. For example, this work by Malissa Ryder is extremely impactful, but also astoundingly uncomplicated and refined. They remind me of a current favorite ‘hobby’ of mine, watching the sunset. And just in the way that the sky illuminates in...