The level of detail with pastels & the visual “softness “ is amazing, i use colour pencil & never thought i would consider using pastels due to the mess ,dust, & cost of setting up but these videos are so captivating Im getting really interested & might possibly jump in sometime soon!
Thank you! I don't want to say you should as everyone works differently. But for me dark to light is key with pastel, similar to oil painting. Glad this was helpful :-)
Thank you Emma you are a very generous person doing tutorials on TH-cam and they are just wonderfull. There are a lot of people out there that can’t afford to do Patreon so thanks again. All the best JOY
Beautiful work Emma, thanks for generously sharing your years of knowledge. Your love of animals shows through when you describe the pup you are working on and it also comes through into your finished work. ❤️👍🏻
I ordered the pastel set you recommend. Have been practicing with pastel pencils and pan pastels. Your work is stunning. Will check out your patreon page. Thank you for an amazing tutorial
Just finished a German/Belgian shepherd found the hair quite difficult as there was enough for half a dozen dogs, I may go back and rework it after this excellent video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Emma for sharing those beautiful pastels. Your tutorials have helped me greatly. Those Unisons look heavenly. I did not see where to fill out for the drawing. Could you possibly add my name please? They would make lovely bluebells. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing this! It's gorgeous and I need to do some fur types. I want to work larger, I always seem to work small around 8x10. Do you find pastel pencil on velour isn't as easy as with pastelmat or a sanded paper?
Pencil on it's own is quite tricky on velour. I only really use the pencils for detail on top of the soft pastel. I also find that working bigger makes life easier, more room to make details. Too small can be difficult.
Hi Shannon, my tutorials are made using my full range of colour but I add colour codes on Patreon to help you see what I'm using. I make use of the colours from the 36 set a lot, but at this stage of my work I don't restrict myself to those colours. It's always possible to substitute for colours you have or layer them up to blend and mix which is a good exercise to do when you have less colours.
Hi sorry ...dumb question time... what do you mean by hard pastel...I want to buy a tin, however, I'm confused as I found Faber Castel Polychromos Pastel Set ? is that the one?
Hi, no question is dumb :-) Here is a link to the black hard Faber Castell I use www.jacksonsart.com/faber-castell-pitt-monochrome-crayon-burnt-black-soft?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=087408522c31eeb1f982bc0eaf81d35f I only really use the black but yes the Polychromos are a very nice harder pastel which also come in sets. Mostly I use Unison which are much softer but I like the FC for my darkest blacks.
Pastelmat can take many many layers. Rubbing it in is not filling the tooth of the paper, simply smoothing it to allow more layers. If I was filling the paper it would not let me apply even more layers. It's personal preference if you want the texture of the paper to show and sometimes I do. But not in this case.
Beautiful! Although, you've got two dogs in your painting, regarding the photo you're working from. The Shepard's head is just looking over another long haired pup's back. It's not his chest at all.
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Fascinating how you make the fur come alive.
The level of detail with pastels & the visual “softness “ is amazing, i use colour pencil & never thought i would consider using pastels due to the mess ,dust, & cost of setting up but these videos are so captivating Im getting really interested & might possibly jump in sometime soon!
You're so amazing. I have learned so much from you. Waiting with great anticipation for delivery of my first Usison pastels!
I've used pastels for years, but self-taught. No wonder I have trouble! I didn't know you should start with dark. Beautiful work.
Thank you! I don't want to say you should as everyone works differently. But for me dark to light is key with pastel, similar to oil painting. Glad this was helpful :-)
Thank you Emma you are a very generous person doing tutorials on TH-cam and they are just wonderfull. There are a lot of people out there that can’t afford to do Patreon so thanks again.
All the best JOY
Brilliant. Just mesmerising.
Beautiful work Emma, thanks for generously sharing your years of knowledge. Your love of animals shows through when you describe the pup you are working on and it also comes through into your finished work. ❤️👍🏻
Thanks Rhonda! I do believe I like animals more than most people, so I chose the right job. Thanks for watching :-)
Sooo beautiful.... fabulous tutorial.
Beautiful tutorial, most helpful and encouraging, loved every minute of it, thank you so much.
This is a fabulous video Emma. I think I will try your ideas. Thank you for sharing😊
great artist ... thank you so much Emma
That dog is a clone of mine. Great video, as usual.
Excellent tutorial again 😁
But I love your way of working. Wonderful results, thank you for showing us.
I ordered the pastel set you recommend. Have been practicing with pastel pencils and pan pastels. Your work is stunning. Will check out your patreon page. Thank you for an amazing tutorial
Thanks for watching Tanya, having the Pans, pencils and soft sticks will have you well set up to create! Have fun :-)
Just finished a German/Belgian shepherd found the hair quite difficult as there was enough for half a dozen dogs, I may go back and rework it after this excellent video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank You Emma!!!
Great tutorial i loved it!! Very helpful. Thankyou 🥰❤
Thanks so much, amazing work
Thanks so much it is a great help for me
Very beautiful
Amazing🙏🏼😍🙏🏼
Thank you Emma for sharing those beautiful pastels. Your tutorials have helped me greatly. Those Unisons look heavenly. I did not see where to fill out for the drawing. Could you possibly add my name please? They would make lovely bluebells. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing this! It's gorgeous and I need to do some fur types. I want to work larger, I always seem to work small around 8x10. Do you find pastel pencil on velour isn't as easy as with pastelmat or a sanded paper?
Pencil on it's own is quite tricky on velour. I only really use the pencils for detail on top of the soft pastel. I also find that working bigger makes life easier, more room to make details. Too small can be difficult.
Are your patron videos made using your 36 colour unison set? Or do you use other colours in these?
Hi Shannon, my tutorials are made using my full range of colour but I add colour codes on Patreon to help you see what I'm using. I make use of the colours from the 36 set a lot, but at this stage of my work I don't restrict myself to those colours. It's always possible to substitute for colours you have or layer them up to blend and mix which is a good exercise to do when you have less colours.
Hi sorry ...dumb question time... what do you mean by hard pastel...I want to buy a tin, however, I'm confused as I found Faber Castel Polychromos Pastel Set ? is that the one?
Hi, no question is dumb :-) Here is a link to the black hard Faber Castell I use www.jacksonsart.com/faber-castell-pitt-monochrome-crayon-burnt-black-soft?___store=jacksonsart_en&acc=087408522c31eeb1f982bc0eaf81d35f
I only really use the black but yes the Polychromos are a very nice harder pastel which also come in sets. Mostly I use Unison which are much softer but I like the FC for my darkest blacks.
Hi Emma, loved this demo! Have just signed up on Patreon but cannot find the tutorials, please help, it's a bit frustrating! Thank you.
Thanks for signing up Kathleen, I've replied to you over on Patreon :-)
Can't find your patreon channel
www.patreon.com/emmacolbertart
I hear you saying ; don,t fill the grain too soon, but because of your rubbing you do!
Pastelmat can take many many layers. Rubbing it in is not filling the tooth of the paper, simply smoothing it to allow more layers. If I was filling the paper it would not let me apply even more layers. It's personal preference if you want the texture of the paper to show and sometimes I do. But not in this case.
Beautiful! Although, you've got two dogs in your painting, regarding the photo you're working from. The Shepard's head is just looking over another long haired pup's back. It's not his chest at all.
She is teaching how to paint long hair...so what is your point? One dog, two dogs, who cares? It's about learning how to paint the coat
Thanks Dust Bunny, it's funny how photos can be interpreted. It's definitely one dog with a very hairy chest :-)
Your work is just amazing..I cannot master velour paper.I always use pastel mat.Thankyou,Jason so much.