LIVE ONLINE WORKSHOP
Creative Color in PastelS
with Aline Ordman, Master Artist & Mentor
Learn to paint creatively colorful pastels
The process of creating a pastel from the initial drawing to the finish piece
How to create a painting designing by seeing the values first and then adding the details.
Start to understand how to create interesting colors by understanding how to use muted colors in contrast to intense colors
How to create a focus in their paintings.
The 5 Ss…Squint to Simplify, create the important Shapes, Stand back to see that it is working…and Stop so as not to overwork.
The value of interesting strokes to create a loose but illustrative painting.
Audience: Fine Art Painters
Medium: Pastel
Stages: Aspiring, Emerging
Session Dates & Times:
March 10 & 11. 2027
8am-2pm MST / 9am-3pm CST/MDT / 10am-4pm EST /
3pm-9pm GMT
$176.00
15 in stock
WORKSHOP Description
Working from their own photo references, students will transform these into pastel paintings using the principles of color, value and design. Along with a painting demonstration each morning,
Aline will talk about understanding color in terms of temperature, intensity and value while translating those ideas using pastel technique.
Using Padlet, Aline can see each students’ progress along the way and their finished paintings in order to critique and help them.
Subject matter is up to the individual student though Aline will demo a different subject matter each day. The idea is to understand the process of pastel painting regardless of subject matter.
🎥 WORKSHOP RECORDINGS available for 1-YEAR after the workshop ends!
🎥 NOTE: Workshop Recordings may be offered for sale at a future date at Mastrius, with the consent of the instructor.
High School, University, and College students get 20% OFF. See FAQs at the bottom of page.
Supply List
Most supplies can be purchased on line for reasonable prices. The larger sheets of paper can be cut into smaller sizes and I suggest working small at least in the beginning. Suggested sites: Art Supply Warehouse, Jerry’s Artorama, Cheap Joe’s, Dick Blick and Dakota Pastels. Dakota Pastels has everything!
VINE CHARCOAL….just a few pieces
DRAWING BOARD
YOUR OWN PHOTO REFERENCES ANY SUBJECT MATTER
PASTEL PAPER CHOICES:
The best papers are the sanded ones. Sennelier has a nice smooth tooth but if any water gets on it it acts like acid; Colorfix Art Spectrum is rougher but I love it. UArt is very popular though I don’t tend to use it and it may need a tone put on, Pastel Mat and Canson Velvet are my favorite papers to use. I prefer toned paper but if UART or some other untoned paper are being used, it is advisable to put a tone on it. This can be done using alcohol and pastel or watercolor.
PASTELS:
Pastels vary a lot in softness and expense. If you are just starting out, then there are half stick sets available and a good way to get more colors for less money. The best ones are by Unison, and are available at Dakota Pastels (google it) but if you want to get full sets, you may find the other sources cheaper.
A selection of some hard and soft is best. For hard and cheap pastels, Nu Pastels are good. A large set isn’t too expensive and a good addition to any sets.
Terry Ludwig soft and rectangular…a favorite of mine
Great American also soft and rectangular and a favorite
Blue Earth also soft and rectangular…wonderful pastels
Unison…a great solution especially if you only get one kind.
Schminke creamy but am preferring the Terry Ludwigs
Girault
Ones I would avoid are Rembrandt and Windsor Newton.
There are many others, but these are the best for me.
Any further questions, please contact me at ordmanaline@gmail.com
Instructor Bio
I often say I am a painter rather than an artist. I love to create pictures that reflect the beauty I see in anything from a lovely pose to a beautiful landscape. I do not feel I am breaking new ground or creating something never before seen. But I can get lost in the stroke of a paintbrush or the feel of a pastel on paper.
Art has become for me a synthesis of teaching and painting. I learn more about painting as I teach and they are equal passions for me. I am drawn to light…that flicker on the shoulder as a figure enters a sunlit space or the way light enters between the trees and then diffuses its color to the surrounding leaves. Creating a safe space for students to succeed or fail and learn to love the process of creating a painting is as important for me as creating a successful painting.
