This DVD from the "Art Is" video series features artist Gail Price demonstrating the variety of pastels, including soft, hard, iridescent, and pencil. The properties and usage of each type are explained. 28 minutes.

In this video workshop, Maggie Price shows how an underpainting "road map" of values and temperatures will lead you to a beautiful final painting, strong in value structure and flooded with sunlight. DVD. 100 minutes.

Follow along with Deborah Secor as she shows how to get started with pastel the easy way. Learn basic strokes, as well as how to use tools such as scrapers, erasers, blenders, and reference photographs. Finish by completing a landscape painting.

Artist Sandra Angelo demonstrates six basic techniques for creating quick drawings that look like impressionistic painting using non-toxic, inexpensive, portable oil pastels. This DVD runs approximately 40 minutes.

In this video workshop, Maggie Price shows how to effectively use photo references to create paintings that go beyond copying to lively, lifelike art. DVD. 98 minutes.

Watch and learn with Deborah Secor as she shows how to use light, photo references, nearby vs. distant shadows, linear perspective, sun hole shapes, shadow values, aerial perspective, semi-transparent shadows, color recipes, and more.

If you're interested in painting portraits in pastels, this is a "must-have" for your collection. Jael walks artists through every step in the process, from sketching a subject, to adding the finest details and shading, with stunning results.

Discover how to create luminous landscapes using layers of soft pastel with renowned artist M. Katherine Hurley. Start by learning about soft pastels, paper, and fixative, then follow along as Hurley demonstrates underpainting and building layers.