Pastel Landscape Mastery: Architectural Elements
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3 Hours of Instruction
15 Videos
14 eBooks
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Lesson Description
A look at drawing architectural features as part of a pastel landscape drawing. In this lesson, we create a landscape painting of Venice with pastels. This scene features colorful buildings and water.
Lesson Materials
Toned pastel paper, soft pastels, pastel pencils, NuPastels.
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Course Curriculum
Lesson 1: Introduction and Materials (4:34)Lesson 2: Landscape Structure and Atmospheric Perspective (13:52)Lesson 3: The Sky (8:08)Lesson 4: Trees and Foliage (31:59)Lesson 5: Rocks in the Landscape (22:58)Lesson 6: Architectural Elements (18:57)Lesson 7: Water (20:23)Lesson 8: Silhouettes (16:06)Lesson 9: Technique - Dry Wash (9:33)Lesson 10: Technique - Wet Wash (10:04)Lesson 11: Technique - Scumbling (11:24)Lesson 12: Technique - Feathering (13:48)Lesson 13: Oil Pastels (26:23)Lesson 14: Matting and Framing (10:54)Lesson 15: Conclusion (2:21)
Loved the colours. You drew these buildings as you went along, but I feel I need a few location marks to help with accuracy. I’m learning so much about technique. Thank you.
Am not finding the resource photo anywhere. Can we see as we watch video?
Hi Carol,
Try clicking on the “photo reference” link in the description box above.
I absolutely love this video. I have always been afraid of this kind of scene. But you explained it, and worked the painting perfectly so I can understand. Thank You
Really great lesson; it looked intimidating but as always, you clear the way for success. I learned a lot & managed to get the perspective correct.
What is the purpose of blocking everything in with the dark grey? I also find a few pencil “landmarks” along the way very valuable & the blocking does away with those. I forgot to do it with the second group of buildings I don’t see a difference.
Thanks.
i struggle with the lack of information about what colours you use, whether or not your using soft pastel or nupastel. Otherwise its good. i had never considered this approach before.
That is so unbelievably cute. I love it. Even though I have just watched you do it, I don’t know how you do it. Amazing.
This is brilliant, Matt! I love the effect of pastel drawings and am excited to start trying to master the use of pastels. My main problems with other mediums are that I focus too much on detail and I work too tightly thereby putting too much pressure on myself and losing the enjoyment of creating. I love impressionist art and I hope that using pastels will help me draw more loosely and create art that I am more interested in. Thanks Matt. You do make it look easy, though! I need to keep at it until Iām happy with the outcome.
hi matt,
can you use water and fixative to add more texture into a pastel painting?
Hi Jeff,
A better approach would be to prepare the surface before hand with gesso and perhaps some acrylic medium if actual physical texture is what you’re after.
Loving this lesson. Amazing how the color does all the work when you learn how to use it. Looking forward to trying this one.
Hi Matt,
Can you provide more detail on how you add contrast and depth to the walls of the buildings? I understand that you layer color on, but how do you apply it, and what colors do you choose for it?