In this workshop, we learn to make sense of the colours in our palette and use them to build pastel work that is fresh and bright, not muddy and over worked. Begin to understand your light source so you can make creative decision that pay attention to colour harmony and balance, while infusing energy and atmosphere into your work. Group discussion and a pastel demonstration will guide you through all the important stages of building your pastel and will include:

• Understanding colour and value
• Colour temperature - and how to use it
• Using broken colour
• Putting colour harmony and balance into your work
• Understanding and using reflected light

The workshop includes handouts, demonstrations, exercises, individual tutoring to deal with your specific needs and goals, group discussion and a final critique. Exercise are designed to develop new skills and challenge our approach to working. Materials are not included. Each class is limited to 14 people. 

In this workshop we will cover key principles of composition, cropping and editing to bring out your subject, and how to effectively build your image from a sketch to a finished pastel painting.  Group discussion and a  pastel demonstration will guide you through all the important stages of building your pastel and will include:

• cropping and editing your subject
• Creating a value map to guide your colour application
• How to work with the pastel wet and dry
• How to build a strong underpainting
• How to simplify the details 
• Strategies in when to use hard and soft pastels- how to layer pastel

Each workshop includes handouts, demonstrations, individual tutoring to deal with your specific needs and goals, group discussion and a final critique. Exercise are designed to develop new skills and challenge our approach to working (materials not included). Each class is limited to 14 people.