Welcome artist friends to my channel. I hope you enjoy this pastel demonstration on how to paint ocean waves. I would love to hear from you in the comments section below and help support your efforts as a growing artist as well. Thanks for watching!🙏
Absolutely beautiful painting. Instruction great . Waves are not easy and require time and many layers, with a good underpainting. Your work is lovely. Very good instruction. Thank you. I will stay tuned and look forward to more!
@@MT-bc6xf Your comments certainly brighten my day. Thank you! I work on many different themes and not always seascapes. But, I'm glad you have joined my channel and I hope I can offer some useful tips you can use in all your pastel creations.
I really enjoyed watching your video - I wish we could see you in person with every step! Is there a way to get a list of the exact papers, etc you used and the colors. I find that as a beginner, I do not have the range of colors nor know the best brands to buy (same with papers).
@@susansimmonds8977 thanks so much Susan. For this wave I used Uart sanded paper. A 400 -500 grade is good especially if trying an underpainting with rubbing alcohol. Especially if you are a beginner, don't be too concerned with brands of pastels. Try to build up your sets and buy some cheaper sets until you get a good feel for the pastels. I still use Dick Blick student grade pastels and I have great results with them. I do recommend Nu Pastels that are smaller sticks and a medium to hard pastel. If you have really soft pastels use them for the top layer. I hope this helps and I'll try to add materials I use more often. Thanks!
@@PastelArtwithRitaGinsberg Sure will! Loved how you built up the ocean from the colours in the different layers. Also keen to try a few different flick methods after your demonstration. Finished product had good realism. Also liked your method of freehand drawing a straight line by using the trace paper as a reference in your fog and boats picture. Nearly 40 years of art and drawing and I'd honestly never seen that.
Wow, your painting is inspired. Beautiful. May I ask what soft pastels you used on this one and what are your favorite pastel pencils. Love the sea spray and many colors dancing in the water. ❤
It looks like I've used NuPastels for the blocking in process before applying the alcohol wash. I used Great American soft pastels and other miscellaneous pastels I had mixed in my box. Thanks for asking!
Love watching you. Please can you let us know the color of your chalks when you color in 'white' and foam on waves and water? Can't tell if it's yellows, greens, greys...it would help to know as we develop the color/value skills. Thank you!
Yes! the sponge applicators do wear out quickly. But, my fingertips wear out quickly too! lol Sometimes I buy makeup sponge applicators and use those. They are much cheaper too. Thanks.
@@PastelArtwithRitaGinsberg Yes, I hear you. DId you know that you can get those makeup sponge applicators at the Dollar Tree? I got like 20 of them for $1. I have watched many of Les Darlow's RU-vid video tutorials and he uses nonsanded paper with the PanPastels, but when I try it, I have a really hard time getting the pan pastels to adhere to the paper. I'm using the same paper he uses -- Canson MiTeintes unsanded paper. I've asked him about it a few times in the comment section of the videos, but he never responds to me. (boo-hoo)
@@reneekroyer5104 That is good to know about the dollar tree! I've been starting to use Pastelmat paper for several of my projects and I usually have to create a base layer first and rub it in using paper stump blenders. Then once I have a base, the next layers will blend nicely with a sponge applicator. Feel free to visit my website and review my newsletter. Www.ritaginsberg.com/copy-of-newsletter-4
@@PastelArtwithRitaGinsberg I tried Pastelmat one time using my PanPastels and wow it sure was different than Uart 400-600 grit which I am used to. I noticed right away that it did not blend well at all and I think that is why a lot of very experienced artists (I'm a very newby, only painting 1-1/2 years now) love it because they know what they are doing and they put down their marks and move on without blending a lot. I try to not blend a lot either because I love the fresh, impressionistic look, but I did manage to get a nice hydrangea painting using the Pastelmat and pans. I then did the final layers with soft pastels like Schminckes. I will most definitely check out your website and sign up for your newsletter as I purchased the entire set of pans and I was wondering if I jumped the gun. lol I am now getting social security as I turned 65 and so I felt I had money to burn. I went on a pastel craze. I did visit your website and wow, I love the bird and bark painting you have on there. You must also be using pastel pencils too to get the fine detail. Great job. Loved it. When you said that you use a paper stump blender, do you mean those paper ones that have a pointed end like a pencil? I have several of those but rarely use them as they didn't do a great job on Uart sanded paper, but I havent tried them on Pastelmat.
I added a couple of links in the Description area of the blending tools and foam covers I use for blending. Also a link to the color shaper that is a good tool. To see the information in the description area you need to click view more. Thanks for your question!
I'm using a sanded paper. I have a link to the type in the description area. It grips the pastel and holds several layers. White paper won't hold layers of pastel. I would recommend testing the paper you are using first.
