Loosen Up: Expressive Pastel Mark-Making Techniques!

Painting loosely and expressively can be challenging. And you won't learn to paint loosely unless you practice in the right ways. In this tutorial you'll learn the fundamental mark-making techniques PLUS an extremely simple and fast pastel painting exercise that will quickly improve your expressiveness. Develop your own loose pastel painting style! Clint Howard, PSA Materials mentioned in the video: Prismacolor Nupastels Cretacolor Hard Pastels Rembrandt Pastels Fisher 400 Sanded Paper UART 400 Sanded Paper Clairefontaine Pastelmat Artists referenced in the video: https://www.jacobaguiar.com/ https://www.tonyallainfineart.com/ https://marlabaggetta.com/ https://madcharcoalart.com/ https://www.michaelfreemanartist.com/ https://www.mcdermott-art.com/ Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:08 - Mark-Making Techniques 06:52 - Make Your Own Marks 08:49 - Loosen Up Exercise 1 15:10 - Loosen Up Exercise 2 20:46 - Bonus Tip