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 Wed, 05 Jun 2024 23:16:20 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 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 How To Choose Different Value Options For Thumbnails https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/05/how-to-choose-different-value-options-for-thumbnails/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/05/how-to-choose-different-value-options-for-thumbnails/#comments Fri, 31 May 2024 17:09:31 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=30414 We're often told to try different value options when creating thumbnails of a subject. But how do we do that? Gail spills the beans!

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]]> https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/05/that-nostalgic-feeling-the-one-pump-in-winnaleah-tasmania/feed/ 4 From Thumbnail To Underpainting https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/02/from-thumbnail-to-underpainting/ https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/02/from-thumbnail-to-underpainting/#comments Fri, 09 Feb 2024 18:23:09 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=29547 How do you go from thumbnail to underpainting? Gail gives examples of a thumbnail with a corresponding underpainting along with the final pastel.

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