Pastel Landscape Mastery: Rocks in the Landscape
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Lesson Description
A look at drawing rocks in the landscape with pastels. In this lesson, we create a pastel landscape drawing of a small waterfall scene that features rocks and water.
Lesson Materials
Toned pastel paper, soft pastels, pastel pencils, NuPastels.
Lesson Resources
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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)
I would really like to see your photo reference before the drawings
Look just below video, it will say in blue letters ‘photo reference’
“Reference image” are the exact words!
I am disappointed not to see using the soft pastel sides and creating layering of colors. Feel this is way too basic for an intermediate pastel artist.
Hi Carol,
Thanks for your comment. The colors are developed by layering and blending. Are referring to scumbling to produce optical color?
hi matt,
11.some instructors forbid using black ever….
2.is it true it make the painting look flat,dead…
i really can’t tell at this point of my art journey…
thanks for your comments!
raquel
Amazing…it all looks so easy now to make a beautiful waterfall landscape…will try soon and upload!
Thank you so much!
I cannot download the video, when I hit the download button on the download page it doesent do anything. Help?
I am having the same problem and cannot download the video. Has anyone answered this yet?
Hi Aura,
When you click on the button, a dropdown area appears underneath. If you are on a computer with a smaller screen, like a laptop, you will have to scroll down the page after clicking on the button to see all of the download options.
I see what happened now. It added to the bottom of the webpage, but that was below my screen and so I did not see the change occur. Thanks Matt. I knew it had to be something simple like that! I love your classes and am learning so very much every day! Thank you.
Amazing…it all looks so easy now to make a beautiful waterfall landscape…will try soon and upload!
Thank you so much!
It may be a good idea to include the reference photo in the video to compare.
Could you change the angle of the camera so that we can see the pastel you are using and your strokes as you are working. It is frustrating that all I can see is the back of your hand most of the time.
Does the color of the paper have much effect on the painting?
Do you apply a fixative when painting is complete?
As the new guy here I can’t say enough about all that is offered here. I do have to agree with Bonnie Keller, it would be so much more beneficial if the camera was on the left side showing pastel to paper. I found myself on a couple occasions trying to look around your hand. Great job, great place I’ll be hanging here for awhile.
Hello matt
Tried making the rocks once in pastel but i got too overwhelmed added to many layering on top.
I wanted to know if the same result can be achived using coloured pencils as i am more confident in that
I echo the comment made by Bonnie regarding being able to see the strokes you use and the marks on the paper rather than the back of your hand. It gets in the way of one truly understanding the process
Hello Matt,
This is my second time doing this lesson. I purchased this course before joining. It is so cartoonish, by a great reference for improvements. I did use a really cheap set of pastels that didn’t work like the Rembrandts.
This time I have been struggling with this lesson. mostly because I am new with soft pastels. I have a limited colors as I purchased the Rembrandt pastels in the small groups of five and do not have blacks, dark greys or browns.
Since I do have dark colors as well as greens, purples, and burnt sienna I am wondering if I substitute colors to create a secondary color scheme?
I do really enjoy drawing and painting rocks so I want to work on this until I am satisfied.
Also one more question. I am thinking of going through this course with oil pastels. Do you think that would work? I do really enjoy oil pastels. the oil pastel course was really fun though I struggles, I also learned so much.
I hope that you and your family are well. I do appreciate your suggestions, hard work, and confirmation on my thoughts and questions.
Teri
Hi Teri,
You can certainly use oil pastels if you wish. But keep in mind, that although oil pastels are called “pastels”, they are quite different from soft pastels. Layering and blending oil pastels is a different process from soft pastels. This means that blending and layering the oil pastels will produce different results if applied in the same manner as soft pastels.