Lindy, I love watching an artist who truly loves what she is doing! This is one of my favorites of your paintings. Such a fabulous landscape to capture and what delight it gives to you and to us in your audience. Lovely reflections and colors! The split reflection is great. Aren't pastels delicious?
What a gift you are thank you so very much for your magically inspiring tutorials 🙏🙏🙏!! I’ve followed you on many and can’t believe I can actually produce art with your generous guidance 🌷🌷🌷thank you...
As a beginner, I really appreciate you sharing your process. You do some beautiful work. It so enjoyable to watch and listen to these videos, much like Bob Ross.
As I'm watching you do the sky, I find myself thinking, oh that's perfect don't smudge it. Then you smudge and it's still good. What fun. Thank you so much.
I often find myself saying - stop! don't do another thing or you'll wreck it. Sometimes I just don't listen to myself though! Glad you enjoyed the video.
Thankyou so much. I am just starting and find your tips and advice great. I love your paintings. Hope I can get the hang of your techniques. I am so impatient and just want to do the paintings. The hard ones. Hehe. Will start practicing though. Especially after your tips. Thanks
What a beautiful painting Lindy. I love watching you. Do you always paint with your backboard on that upright angle? Is your dust catcher you showed in another video, beneath it?
Hi Jennifer, I almost always paint with my easel upright and even tipped forward slightly so the dust falls and doesn't touch the painting surface. The dust catcher is beneath the paper. The only time I paint on a flat surface is when I want to film a quick demo.
I don't use fixatives as I work on sanded paper ( Mi Teintes TEX/Touch or Colorfix sanded) the paper holds many layers of pastel. Fixative dulls the finished painting for me. I have a video on using fixatives and storing paintings if you would like more info.
You can use masking tape...I use the delicate painters masking tape from the hardware store to attach to a backing board while painting and then I use linen hinging tape to secure before framing. A good place to buy tapes is www.tapesonline.com
I use blue tape. You can buy it at Home Depot or Lowes in the house paint section. It's the stuff painters put around door frames, baseboards etc to keep the paint from getting on those surfaces. It is a blue color and I'm pretty sure it comes in several widths.
The only change I might make is to vary the height and distancing of the far trees to the left of center. The ones to the right are more convincing. Otherwise, the composition is very pleasing!!
I think you're right. it's often difficult for me to get it right first go when doing a demo- in the studio I come back to it after a break and then I "see" my mistakes more clearly!
Soft pastel needs a little bit of texture on the paper or it will fall off. I use special rough paper or you can use any surface if you put a layer of grit on it first. See my video Underpainting with Acrylic Inks th-cam.com/video/bF8NSY86Jl8/w-d-xo.html for how to do this. Also have a video on different papers you can use th-cam.com/video/laWG3dn-SOw/w-d-xo.html
I use Mi Tientes sanded paper usually taped to a foamcore board but here I've taped it to hardwood board. I like the sanded paper because it will hold many layers of pastel. The foamcore backing gives a bit of "bounce" which I prefer but I'd run out this day!
Lindy, I love watching an artist who truly loves what she is doing! This is one of my favorites of your paintings. Such a fabulous landscape to capture and what delight it gives to you and to us in your audience. Lovely reflections and colors! The split reflection is great. Aren't pastels delicious?
Thank you so much! Yes- pastels are truely delicious!
I like the landscape you have done and enjoy watching and learning.i am a beginner. Thanks Lindy
You are so welcome!
What a gift you are thank you so very much for your magically inspiring tutorials 🙏🙏🙏!! I’ve followed you on many and can’t believe I can actually produce art with your generous guidance 🌷🌷🌷thank you...
So pleased my videos have helped you. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave such a positive comment :)
As a beginner, I really appreciate you sharing your process. You do some beautiful work. It so enjoyable to watch and listen to these videos, much like Bob Ross.
I feel humble being compared to Bob Ross :) Thanks for your kind words and sorry I missed your comment earlier.
It's wonderful to watch a master of her craft at work. Thanks for sharing.
wonderful video! I learn a lot. Thanks a bundle for sharing your skill and talent!
Hi Diane, sorry I missed your comment - seems I missed a lot on this video for some reason. Glad you enjoyed the video.
thank you Lindy! You teach very well!
Thank you :)
Absolutely fabulous
Great techniques thanks for the lessons. God bless.
my pleasure - glad you enjoyed them
As I'm watching you do the sky, I find myself thinking, oh that's perfect don't smudge it. Then you smudge and it's still good. What fun. Thank you so much.
I often find myself saying - stop! don't do another thing or you'll wreck it. Sometimes I just don't listen to myself though! Glad you enjoyed the video.
Perfect!!!
I love the magic of pastels too :)
Thankyou so much. I am just starting and find your tips and advice great. I love your paintings. Hope I can get the hang of your techniques. I am so impatient and just want to do the paintings. The hard ones. Hehe. Will start practicing though. Especially after your tips. Thanks
It's fun starting out ...and later on you'll enjoy looking back and seeing how far you've progressed! Happy pastelling!
Absolutely amazing! Thankyou .
Thank you for your kind comments.
gorgeous
Thanks so much.
What a beautiful painting Lindy. I love watching you. Do you always paint with your backboard on that upright angle? Is your dust catcher you showed in another video, beneath it?
Hi Jennifer, I almost always paint with my easel upright and even tipped forward slightly so the dust falls and doesn't touch the painting surface. The dust catcher is beneath the paper. The only time I paint on a flat surface is when I want to film a quick demo.
Thank you. There is something so soothing,watching someone creating something of such beauty. Do you use any type of fixatives?
I don't use fixatives as I work on sanded paper ( Mi Teintes TEX/Touch or Colorfix sanded) the paper holds many layers of pastel. Fixative dulls the finished painting for me. I have a video on using fixatives and storing paintings if you would like more info.
Thank you, Nice work.
I cannot find tape to adhere to my pastels.Any suggestions?I am from the U.S.
You can use masking tape...I use the delicate painters masking tape from the hardware store to attach to a backing board while painting and then I use linen hinging tape to secure before framing. A good place to buy tapes is www.tapesonline.com
I use blue tape. You can buy it at Home Depot or Lowes in the house paint section. It's the stuff painters put around door frames, baseboards etc to keep the paint from getting on those surfaces. It is a blue color and I'm pretty sure it comes in several widths.
Beautifull tutorial thank you
So glad you enjoyed it Joy... and very sorry I missed your comment earlier.
Nice Lindy.
Thanks Oscar :)
The only change I might make is to vary the height and distancing of the far trees to the left of center. The ones to the right are more convincing. Otherwise, the composition is very pleasing!!
I think you're right. it's often difficult for me to get it right first go when doing a demo- in the studio I come back to it after a break and then I "see" my mistakes more clearly!
Thank you.I'm learned a lot
Glad you found it useful. I love sharing about pastels. They're so much fun to work with.
I really like your work, but I would like to ask soft pastel can draw in ordinary paper?
Soft pastel needs a little bit of texture on the paper or it will fall off. I use special rough paper or you can use any surface if you put a layer of grit on it first. See my video Underpainting with Acrylic Inks th-cam.com/video/bF8NSY86Jl8/w-d-xo.html for how to do this. Also have a video on different papers you can use th-cam.com/video/laWG3dn-SOw/w-d-xo.html
Thank you very much
Your welcome!
very nice! What board is that you draw on?
I use Mi Tientes sanded paper usually taped to a foamcore board but here I've taped it to hardwood board. I like the sanded paper because it will hold many layers of pastel. The foamcore backing gives a bit of "bounce" which I prefer but I'd run out this day!
Thanks for the info, I may try this!
Beautiful
Thank you :) I love the magic of pastels!
Beautiful...thank you!!
My pleasure - it's hard to find the time but I'm retiring in a few months so happy days- more painting time coming up!
The camera need to be far far closer to the work area to capture the detail. A lot of what you're doing is being lost.
Have you tried watching it on a larger screen?
Beautiful