Soft Pastels For Beginners

Always wanted to learn how to use soft pastels? Confused with all the different types of soft pastel brands and surfaces out there? Then start this wonderful journey into the world of coloured soft pastels for beginners!

In this class, we will look at:

• What soft pastels are
• The different brands and main types of soft pastels
• Different surfaces to use soft pastels on
• How to blend soft pastels
• How to darken and lighten colours
• How to create beautiful vibrant pastel paintings!

On completion of this class, you will be able to apply and practice the techniques demonstrated on your own complete piece of artwork.

This class will give you the structured direction and make the process easy for you to quickly get started using soft pastels.

This class is aimed at beginners with no prior knowledge required at all.

All materials used and demonstrated will be explained and links will be provided in the resource sheet to enable easy access.

My name is Imran Mughal, and I’m a graphic designer, illustrator and artist and have worked with dry mediums such as soft pastels for many years. I want to make this process as simple and easy for anyone wanting to start in the world of soft pastels.

You can get in touch with me on my social media channels and can ask me any question you like on this class.

So sit back, relax, and lets get started!

SketchingFineArt Instagram

SketchingFineArt YouTube channel

• Introduction
• What are soft pastels?
• Surfaces for soft pastels
• Brands demo - conte
• Brands demo - rembrandt
• Brands demo - sennelier
• Brands demo - unison
• Blending techniques part 1
• Blending techniques part 2
• Applying methods
• Exercise 1: Darkening - part 1
• Exercise 1: Darkening - part 2
• Exercise 2: Lighten - part 1
• Exercise 2: Lighten - part 2
• Exercise 3: Sketch - part 1
• Exercise 3: Sketch - part 2
• Exercise 3: Sketch - part 3
• Exercise 3: Sketch - part 4
• Exercise 3: Sketch - part 5
• Class Project
• Final thoughts