So fun to see you work on you pastel painting. Im a pastel artist all my growing up life. I’m so happy to see this first illustration that’s new to me. I’ll be watching more. Your great artist. And not afraid to hold back. Now I know something new!❤
Hello Les, Woo hoo, I just got your , sky, land and sea, artist blend Today! I followed the Q code to the pan pastel web page, then I did a search for you in TH-cam. I’m so glad you have a site, thank you. I have never tried these before. I started my art learning with colouring books and will be using your set in the books I have with thick paper. I may try following along with your tutorials here on you tub. Since I have most if not all your Colour’s, I’ll have to compare with each video to ensure I have the colours. I only have the 20 in your set. I’m so excited to try to color freehand like you are demonstrating. Woo hoo! ❤️💐🙏
I've been following your channel for several years, I'm a big fan of yours! :) I love your paintings, you are my favourite pastel artist. The landscapes (especially the clouds) you paint inspired me to imagine a beautiful and colorful location for one of the novels I'm writing. Thank you for sharing your talent!
Same here! Agreed it is incredible how good and easy to follow the demonstration is. I am new to pan pastels, been using the sticks for years but excited to get started.
What a wonderful video Les, you are an amazing teacher and artist. I got a set of Pan Pastels as a gift last year and your video has inspired and helped me to see what I can do with them. This was so useful - I'm going to check out your workshops next! Thanks ever so much.
Hi Les, I'm late to the party, I've just purchased pan pastels found this post and want to tell you how much you have helped me with this demonstration. Awesome watching you work, Thank You Lee
Your videos are so inspiring.. I love to work with soft pastels and have picked up great techniques thanks to you. I've not tried pans yet. Will have to get stuck in I guess!
I tried for the first time the pan pastel today on Pastelmat. I love the way the color is absorbed by the paper and the transparency that this technique provides. Will have to try to use Pan Pastels more, now that I have ordered a 20 piece landscape set and 5 piece darks.
I paint but I’m no artist. What I have found with pastels, even the ordinary ones is the excitement of being so close to the paper instead of at the end of a long brush. I now have some pans, they feel like silk.
Thanks- I have opened out my pan pastels while you were talking and painting the amazing misty view outside my window. Very happy with how the pan pastels work.Thanks for the inspiration
I am at the beginning of your video. I really like your instruction and explanations in the introduction. I have all the equipment. I just have never launched in before. I look forward to going ahead. Thanks!
Fabulous as ever! Do you have an equipment list of products you’ve used here? I’m interested in the pens and also the Pan Pastels. Would you recommend buying individual pans or a starter set?
Hi Tricia, If you go on my website you will see lists for the workshop STORM LAURA. The links are there for the ink pens and Promarkers. Also PanPastel are releasing sets with my colours any day now. And there will be a list of retailers on their website that stock them. If you need anymore info contact me via email lesdarlow@sky.com Cheers
@@lesdarlow Thanks for getting back to me. I'll have a look on your website for the pens and will perhaps wait for the new Pan Pastel sets to come out. Very exciting for you! Best wishes
Hi Les. I have only just discovered you and am loving your work. I have only ever used pan pastels for backgrounds to my detailed pet portraits. Do you get through lots of sponges, because I seem to rub away the tips of them even on pastelmat. Do I detect a Blackburn accent in there? Thanks for the demo...I look forward to discovering more of your stuff. xx
Hi. Can you possibly let me know what brand of wet and dry to buy as I cannot afford the pastelmat paper please? Also, what do you mean when you say the pastel has had little or no impact on the tooth? Many thanks x
Why do you not use canvas to paint with Pan Pastels? I only use canvas panels to use with Pan Pastels on my landscapes, they look like real soft impressionistic oil paintings.
Greetings from Gibraltar. I love your work, but would you please stop saying 'if that makes sense'? It makes perfect sense - you are speaking in English. Still learning about Pans from you though :)
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I just watched this again 2024 also terrific worth every second! Thank you.
You are one of the most talented painter I ve ever seen! I ve been watching you for years!
arh thank you thank you thank you
Oh, wow! That's beautiful! You're making me want to buy some.
So fun to see you work on you pastel painting. Im a pastel artist all my growing up life. I’m so happy to see this first illustration that’s new to me. I’ll be watching more. Your great artist. And not afraid to hold back. Now I know something new!❤
just ordered a few pans after watching your video. You are by far one of the best artists I've watched to date!
Hello Les, Woo hoo, I just got your , sky, land and sea, artist blend Today! I followed the Q code to the pan pastel web page, then I did a search for you in TH-cam. I’m so glad you have a site, thank you. I have never tried these before. I started my art learning with colouring books and will be using your set in the books I have with thick paper. I may try following along with your tutorials here on you tub. Since I have most if not all your Colour’s, I’ll have to compare with each video to ensure I have the colours. I only have the 20 in your set. I’m so excited to try to color freehand like you are demonstrating. Woo hoo! ❤️💐🙏
I've been following your channel for several years, I'm a big fan of yours! :) I love your paintings, you are my favourite pastel artist. The landscapes (especially the clouds) you paint inspired me to imagine a beautiful and colorful location for one of the novels I'm writing. Thank you for sharing your talent!
thank you thank you thank you
I am a self taught artist based in Canada. Love pan pastels. You are such an inspiration. Its great to learn new techniques. Thank you for the videos.
Merci du Québec ! Vous m'avez apporté une grande aide !
Watching this again in 2024 because I love it so much. Just bought some new Pan Pastels colors which I can't wait to try.
Same here! Agreed it is incredible how good and easy to follow the demonstration is. I am new to pan pastels, been using the sticks for years but excited to get started.
Wonderful!
Me too
You will love them!
Thank you so much for this! I just got my pastels and struggled watching other videos. Your demo made so much more sense!
Hi Les ! Thank you very much for this great demo. It remains for me to put into practice all your welcome advice! Your skies are fantastic 😄
What a wonderful video Les, you are an amazing teacher and artist. I got a set of Pan Pastels as a gift last year and your video has inspired and helped me to see what I can do with them. This was so useful - I'm going to check out your workshops next! Thanks ever so much.
Hi Les, I'm late to the party, I've just purchased pan pastels found this post and want to tell you how much you have helped me with this demonstration. Awesome watching you work, Thank You Lee
great stuff
Wow!! 👏 Beautiful paintings, learned so much! Thank you 😄
Your videos are so inspiring.. I love to work with soft pastels and have picked up great techniques thanks to you. I've not tried pans yet. Will have to get stuck in I guess!
This was such a joy to watch! So much talent and so much useful information! Thanks!
Amazing... Have bought pan pastel and am definitely going to try this kind of method.. Thanks
Your a FANTASTIC teacher Thank you for sharing your talent, Now I need to buy some pan pastels they look like a lot of fun 😊
I tried for the first time the pan pastel today on Pastelmat. I love the way the color is absorbed by the paper and the transparency that this technique provides. Will have to try to use Pan Pastels more, now that I have ordered a 20 piece landscape set and 5 piece darks.
Wow how wonderful to find you Live!
Love your pan pastels you do wonderful work
Beautiful! I have a number of pans so I will be trying some skies. Thank you Les!
Love your skies - beautiful
I paint but I’m no artist. What I have found with pastels, even the ordinary ones is the excitement of being so close to the paper instead of at the end of a long brush. I now have some pans, they feel like silk.
Thanks- I have opened out my pan pastels while you were talking and painting the amazing misty view outside my window. Very happy with how the pan pastels work.Thanks for the inspiration
Wonderful!❤️. Thank you so much for your tutorials! It really is helpful to watch the progress.
Vibrant skies and so beautifully done 😍
Love this was my first demo of pan pastels amazing
Fantastic artist!
That was so informative! Thank you!
Wow just wow! Stumbled onto your TH-cam page and can’t wait to see more of your work. Hope you might come to the US for teaching workshops!
I hope so too!
Dammit!! now im gonna have to buy pan pastels that looks so satisfyingly good! thanks for sharing Les ! Keep on Keeping on ......
Ha , theyre so good
Thank you for sharing your art!
I am at the beginning of your video. I really like your instruction and explanations in the introduction. I have all the equipment. I just have never launched in before. I look forward to going ahead. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Stunning as always. Can you provide a list of your materials please ... (like I haven’t spent a small fortune already!)?
Love it and thanks for all you are learning us eh me 😁👌
Thanks for the sharing your thoughts almost I learn from you
This is great! I just received my first set of pan pastels. Now need to figure out which paper to use.
canson are alwasy good and pastelmat
❤️💚💙 A pop star too! 😘
Would you come to New Zealand sometime?
Fabulous as ever! Do you have an equipment list of products you’ve used here? I’m interested in the pens and also the Pan Pastels. Would you recommend buying individual pans or a starter set?
Hi Tricia, If you go on my website you will see lists for the workshop STORM LAURA. The links are there for the ink pens and Promarkers. Also PanPastel are releasing sets with my colours any day now. And there will be a list of retailers on their website that stock them. If you need anymore info contact me via email lesdarlow@sky.com Cheers
@@lesdarlow Thanks for getting back to me. I'll have a look on your website for the pens and will perhaps wait for the new Pan Pastel sets to come out. Very exciting for you! Best wishes
Hi Les. I have only just discovered you and am loving your work. I have only ever used pan pastels for backgrounds to my detailed pet portraits. Do you get through lots of sponges, because I seem to rub away the tips of them even on pastelmat. Do I detect a Blackburn accent in there? Thanks for the demo...I look forward to discovering more of your stuff. xx
lots of sponges indeed. but i use canson mi teintes most of time so its a little easier on them... Im a northener indeed. not blackburn though
Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you! 😊
Gorgeous
I did not know this style.
When you work on a canvas, do you spray a final fix on it?
no fixing
What paper do you use on this painting please
Have you ever used Uart paper with PanPastels? It is easier to get in the US than PastelMat paper. Uart is a more sandpaper texture.
Hi. Can you possibly let me know what brand of wet and dry to buy as I cannot afford the pastelmat paper please? Also, what do you mean when you say the pastel has had little or no impact on the tooth? Many thanks x
no idea with wet and dry... Tooth only holds so much pastel. But with pans its different as it hardly affects the tooth
What brand of pan pastels do you use?
there is only one brand - Panpastel :)
Why do you spray a canvas with a fixative before you use the pan pastels on the canvas, and would you do that even if you were using pastels.
i didnt spray it
@@lesdarlow oh sorry, I thought you said you did, which means I have to watch the video again.😊
Can we use PanPastels over acrylic, on a canvas? I saw an artist do that but I can't find this information anywhere.
not that i know of
Can you give a list of colours used in the comments?
Why do you not use canvas to paint with Pan Pastels? I only use canvas panels to use with Pan Pastels on my landscapes, they look like real soft impressionistic oil paintings.
Do you use fixative?
no
What paper is this on?
He said it’s a pastel paper,I do believe he said it just as he’s doing the water area.
Is it the regular Canson mi- teintes 98 pound (cheaper) or the mi-teintes Touch (expensive and heavier paper) that you are using?
canson mi teintes
Greetings from Gibraltar. I love your work, but would you please stop saying 'if that makes sense'? It makes perfect sense - you are speaking in English. Still learning about Pans from you though :)