Tutorials Archives - How to Pastel https://www.howtopastel.com/category/tutorials/ Info, opinion, and training on how to pastel with artist Gail Sibley BFA, MA Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:35:02 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.howtopastel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-cropped-HowToPastel-logo-1-32x32.jpg Tutorials Archives - How to Pastel https://www.howtopastel.com/category/tutorials/ 32 32 15 Minutes To Paint En Plein Air In Cayman https://www.howtopastel.com/2025/03/15-minutes-to-paint-en-plein-air-in-cayman/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2025/03/15-minutes-to-paint-en-plein-air-in-cayman/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2025 18:19:06 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=32407 15 minutes to paint? Yes, it’s possible! See how I skipped my usual thumbnail sketch (😱), grabbed my pastels, and made the most of a fleeting plein air moment.

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2025/02/desperate-times-call-for-desperate-measuresin-art/feed/ 12 Getting Back To The Easel…With Rufus https://www.howtopastel.com/2025/01/getting-back-to-the-easelwith-rufus/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2025/01/getting-back-to-the-easelwith-rufus/#comments Fri, 24 Jan 2025 21:34:31 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=32209 Getting back to the easel after a long break can feel daunting, but painting Rufus, a dog commission, was just the spark I needed to get me painting again.

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