‘Cosy Pine Martens’ in Soft Pastel
Two Online Pastel Art Workshops
Draw cute Pine Martens cuddled together in a tree stump using soft pastels/pastel pencils. Working over two sessions you will learn to use tone and draw realistic textures from fluffy fur to grainy wood bark. There will be a step-by-step drawing demonstration, starting with a quick warm up and then looking at pastel techniques such as blending, feathering and layering, scumbling and layering colours plus lots of drawing tips along the way.
The session will last approximately two hours. There will be plenty of time to ask questions and I will make some time for individual feedback on your artwork at the end of the session (you may need to allow another 15 mins on class time if you would like feedback).
Workshops are recorded and a link will be emailed to participants after the event. If you cannot make the workshop time/date you can still take part by catching up later with the recording, which will also be available for sale from my website.
Please note - the link, meeting ID and passcode to the session and reference photo link will be in the 'additional details' section of your Eticket from Ticketsource.
Materials
Reference photo. This will be on screen, but you might prefer to have them printed out or viewable on a separate device. The references I will be using are available to download from a link on your ticket.
HB/pastel pencil for initial drawing
Soft Pastels
Pastel pencils
Blending stumps or other blending tools
Pastel paper (I use Pastelmat)
Bristle brush
Putty rubber
Fixative or hairspray
About the workshop host
Bethany Milam is a Fine Artist working in a variety of media. Bethany lives in Hampshire and has a passion for nature, and birdwatching. She is also an avid and continually curious nature journaler, who enjoys documenting the natural world through art.
Bethany is an experienced and enthusiastic teacher. She runs regular classes as well as one-off workshops and demonstrations both online and in person. A patient and generous teacher she hopes to inspire students of all ages and teaches with a growth mindset approach.
A donation from the ticket sales from this workshop will be made to the Mammal Society.