Fine Art

Pastel Drawing & Painting

Make Pastels Glow: From First Stick to Framed Picture

12 lessons4 modules9h 0m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

Learn pastel the way working artists do: from choosing surfaces and stick brands to layering value, temperature, and edges into finished pictures. Each module pairs technique drills with a complete subject piece in portrait, landscape, or still life. By the end you can plan, paint, fix, and frame a pastel that holds together.

Curriculum

Module 1: Materials, Surfaces, and a Working Setup3 lessons

Soft Pastels vs Oil Pastels: What Each One DoesPreview45m
Surfaces, Tooth, and Why Sanded Paper Wins🔒45m
Dust Safety and a Station That Lets You See Color🔒45m

Module 2: Layering, Blending, and Value Control3 lessons

Value First: The Underpainting That Holds Everything🔒45m
Blending, Scumbling, and Broken Color🔒45m
Edges, Temperature, and Mixing Optical Color🔒45m

Module 3: Composition Across Three Subjects3 lessons

Composition Tools: Thumbnails, Notan, and Focal Hierarchy🔒45m
Still Life: A Glowing Fruit Study Step by Step🔒45m
Landscape: Depth, Atmosphere, and an Oil-Pastel Study🔒45m

Module 4: Portraits, Fixing, and Finishing for Display3 lessons

Portrait Skin: Proportion, Planes, and Color🔒45m
Diagnosing and Fixing Common Pastel Faults🔒45m
Fixing, Signing, Framing, and Protecting Your Work🔒45m