Shary Bartlett is a Canadian mixed media artist who lives in Vancouver, Canada, and teaches fine arts at Capilano University and Langara College. She is one […]
UPDATE 6/25/15: Congratulations to the three giveaway winners! F.Yost, Anish Babu and Malaika. Back in February we announced the launch of Sharlena Wood’s Craftsy online class […]
We recently tried samples of another new surface for pastels called Pastel Premier. We love to try new surfaces especially those developed specifically for pastel artists. Not […]
As PanPastel Colors are dry colors there are several advantages to using them compared to using wet color mediums. Including how they work on delicate or thin […]
In this short video Johannes Vloothuis demonstrates how to add highlights and texture using soft pastel sticks (similar to the dry brush technique used in watercolor painting). Johannes shows […]
In this short video Johannes Vloothuis demonstrates easy ways to use PanPastel to correct and enchance watercolor paintings. Learn how to use PanPastel to: 1. Unify areas of […]
One of everyone’s favorite PanPastel characteristics is that they are fully erasable with any eraser. Yes, any eraser will work. Making them very forgiving as you can […]
Carolyn Dube has been experimenting with different ways to “seal” PanPastel without using fixative. In this post at her excellent blog A Colorful Journey she shows how […]