Springtime in Soft Pastel 19.99 €

1) Introduction

Explaining what this Art Class is all about.

2) Support, Community and Feedback

3) The Materials in general

A general overview of the materials we will use in this Art Class. Each session has a specific video on that too.

4) Introduction

Introducing what we do in this section.

5) Materials

The materials you need for this section. You can also download the booklet with references you may need for this section.

6) Drawing the Leaves

Our first step.... drawing some leaves.

7) Drawing the Snowdrops

What are leaves without a flower?

8) Adding some Snow

In the spring it can still snow, let's add that to enhance our scene a bit.

9) Drawing a single more detailed Snowdrop

Let's draw our first more detailed single flower.

10) The Project

Each section will have a project that will help you to recap what we've learned and practice to grow even more confident in it.

11) Introduction

12) Materials

13) The Background

Instead of creating some flowers first, we're going to add a background for texture effects.

14) Blocking in the Flowers

Blocking is a special technique you can use to get started with drawing an object with soft pastel.

15) Adding Stalks

Flowers don't float in the air, let's addd the stalks.

16) Creating Rocks

Since we're creating a scene, let's add some rocks.

17) Drawing Leaves

Crocus flowers have leaves, let's add them.

18) Detailing the Flowers

Next step for the flowers is defining them.

19) Detailing the Rocks

After the flowers the rocks now need some details too.

20) Adding the Fence

Let's add a bit more interest to this drawing by adding a fence in the background.

21) The Project

Each section will have a project that will help you to recap what we've learned and practice to grow even more confident in it.

22) Introduction

23) Materials

The materials you need for this section. You can also download the booklet with references you may need for this section.

24) Creating a background

A quick example of how to do a background in case you don't have colored paper. If you have colored paper, you can skip this lesson. We'll do more in-depth backgrounds in the next session.

25) Drawing the base layers

The first step for the flower in the foreground

26) Adding Details

Detailing this first flower.

27) Drawing the Stalk

Floating flowers again? No way, let's add the stalk.

28) The Back Flower

Drawing the second Flower.

29) Adding Shadows and Highlights

Adding some basic shadows and highlights to the flowers.

30) Drawing the second Stalk

Another stalk.

31) Adding deep Shadows

Adding some deeper shadows for contrast.

32) Adding a Leaf

To enhance the composition a bit, we're going to add a leaf.

33) Final Corrections

I'm not totally happy with the shape of the first flower, this lessons shows how to correct your work.

34) The Project

Each section will have a project that will help you to recap what we've learned and practice to grow even more confident in it.

35) Introduction

36) Materials

The materials you need for this section. You can also download the booklet with references you may need for this section.

37) Creating Backgrounds

Let's create some interesting dark backgrounds ourselves, instead of relying on the paper color only.

38) Drawing Grape Hyacinth Flowers

What's a background without some flowers? Right, empty, so let's add flowers to some of the backgrounds.

39) The Project

Each section will have a project that will help you to recap what we've learned and practice to grow even more confident in it.

40) Introduction

41) Materials

The materials you need for this section. You can also download the booklet with references you may need for this section.

42) Blocking in the Flower

We need to cover the black nicely with color.

43) Defining the Flower

Let's make this flower a bit more pretty.

44) Light and Shadow

The drawing is a bit flat at the moment, let's do something about that.

45) Adding Details

Starting to look good, but we can do better.

46) Drawing the Heart of the Crocus

Let's get to the heart of the matter.

47) Making the Background more interesting

A completely black background might be a bit boring, let's add a little color to it.

48) The Project

Each section will have a project that will help you to recap what we've learned and practice to grow even more confident in it.

49) Introduction

50) Materials

The materials you need for this section. You can also download the booklet with references you may need for this section.

51) Drawing a Background and the first Tulip

Let's start with drawing the Background. Later on that will be hard to do. We're also going to draw the first tulip.

52) Drawing the second Tulip

Drawing another Tulip.

53) Drawing the third Tulip

Three is key.

54) Adding some Contrast

To make the tulips really stand out from the paper, we'll add some flowers for contrast.

55) Creating a blurred Background

It's not a field with tulips yet, let's make sure it will be.

56) Finishing Touches

Time to finish this drawing by adding some more contrast.

57) The Project

Each section will have a project that will help you to recap what we've learned and practice to grow even more confident in it.

58) Watch only when really done :-)

59) Bonus Lecture