Three Tips for Painting Water with Pastel: Marsh Demo

THS IS A VIDEO LESSON AND DEMO ORIGINALLY FOR MY PATREON INSIDERS. I AM RELEASING IT ON TH-cam. IF YOU ARE AN INSIDER YOU CAN SEE THE ENTIRE MONTH OF WATER DEMOS AND LESSONS IN MAY 2019!
Would you like to paint bodies of water that feel natural and look like they are a part of the landscape rather than pasted on top of the land? In this video I share three of my favorite tips for painting water especially in wetland areas. I hope you enjoy the demo! As always I welcome your comments and questions and likes!
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[@CupCakesCreations]

Beautiful! This is so valuable Karen! thank you for sharing!

[@treborekcohcs40]

love your videos

[@giselaschutz3633]

Thank you for the lesson. I live in Germany and I am so glad, that I can see your livedemos per internet. I learnt a lot and have a
lot of fun trying it out myself.

[@KarenMargulis]

Wonderful! It is my pleasure to share!!

[@donnabrooks7783]

Hi Karen! You are my favorite pastel Artist and painter. I am always so excited to watch a new video and learn from you. Thank you!

[@KarenMargulis]

Thank you so much!

[@1DaTJo]

Excellent. Just what I wanted to learn, thanks Karen. 💖

[@KarenMargulis]

Glad it was helpful!

[@barbaraeastbourne5398]

I like the way you changed the composition and your advice on painting water…

[@KarenMargulis]

Thanks Barbara!

[@lisamartin1567]

Wow! When you made the little illustration of drawing water with straight horizontal lines versus curvy lines it made such a difference! I never thought of the edges or banks of water being so flat but it makes a world of difference! Also the sky colors being flipped into the water was a great tip! I’m so glad I found your video! Thank you for a great lesson!

[@KarenMargulis]

Thanks Lisa! I am glad you discovered my videos!! Thanks for watching!

[@aiken314]

This is beautiful. I love marshes like this.

[@KarenMargulis]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@sharonjacob9771]

My favourite, your marshes. I love how I can now see what you have done as a finish after the end of the demo. I have watched you for more than a year and now can see the harmonizing of the color, the little spice marks etc. Love your teaching style, consistent and clear.

[@KarenMargulis]

Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind words!

[@rrichardson340]

this was beautiful and very helpful since I'm new to pastels

[@KarenMargulis]

Thank you so much 😀

[@KathyBrooksArt]

So beautiful and so many great lessons. I love marshes! Thank you.

[@KarenMargulis]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@petrajimenez7323]

Beatiful painting ! Thank you for the lesson .

[@KarenMargulis]

My pleasure 😊

[@fredadepriest668]

Thanks for the 1, 2, 3 of painting water.

[@KarenMargulis]

You’re welcome 😊

[@magalysuarez3233]

Thank you very much 🥰

[@KarenMargulis]

You’re welcome 😊

[@claudiachappel3350]

Love it! Thank you! I love your video lessons!

[@KarenMargulis]

So glad! Thanks for watching!

[@canadaverydry]

I love all your lessons Karen! : )

[@KarenMargulis]

Thank you so much!! I appreciate it!

[@marionwigzell7334]

Thank you for sharing Karen. Very valuable advice, particularly to draw water with straight lines and angles rather than curves (-: Marion

[@KarenMargulis]

Thank you Marion!

[@dianaangelflower6202]

This demo was excellent !! I'm going to do this one next and use my colored pencils which have been collecting dust. LOL

[@KarenMargulis]

Wonderful! Thanks for watching and have fun!

[@BillieMoan]

Thanks Karen…this was a great help

[@KarenMargulis]

Thank you Billie!

[@minnahumble2294]

You are a very good teacher and talented artist. I really like your painting. It’s beautiful. The one thing that bothers me is the light green in the foreground, but it’s not a finished piece so maybe that will be modified.

[@KarenMargulis]

Ok, thank you

[@pastelline7162]

Thank you 🙏🗼

[@KarenMargulis]

You are so welcome

[@doloresvincent8987]

Merci

[@derekparks9270]

Karen-- can you post a video demonstration of an alcohol wash?

[@naomibrik8843]

Hello Karen, which paper do you use? Thanks a lot for your lessons

[@KarenMargulis]

Thanks for watching! I used Pastelmat for this painting but I also like to use Uart and LuxArchival sanded papers.