"First Snow" - A Video Tutorial for Creating a Pastel Painting
First Snow
"First Snow" is a pastel painting of our home in North Carolina after the first snow of 2010. Everything looked so beautiful and fresh. Even the leaves had not yet fallen completely from the trees, but each branch had its own collection of fresh snow. I took pictures that morning and used one of the images to create this 21" x 29" painting in pastel. I used Soft Pastels by Rembrandt, Unison, and Sennelier, and Hard Pastels by Prismacolor. This video tutorial takes you through each step and my process in creating this piece. Enjoy! First Snow Pastel from Susan Vaughn on [...]
