How to Paint Light Using Soft Pastel Step by Step Beginner Friendly Lesson!

Since the medium of soft pastel is an "Opaque" medium.... How would be go about painting translucent light?

Join me in this BEGINNERFRIENDLY lesson with LOTS of instruction and REAL TIME as I guide you through an effective way to capture brilliant translucency with soft pastels.

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Supplies:

How to Make Your Own Boards for Pastel Painting (video lesson):
   • How to Make Your Own Boards for Paste...  

Matt Board: (this is the 16" x 20" size, but I also buy the large 32" x 40" boards and cut to many sizes). See video lesson above for cutting guide.
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Liquitex Clear Gesso: I use this product to make my own pastel surfaces. Sometime I just add a coat with a foam brush directly to an underpainting, or sometimes I add color (as in this video) and apply to board.
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Golden Fluid Acrylics (Green Gold): https://amzn.to/3KLPS8X

Jack Richeson Handrolled Pastels / 40 Half Stick Landscape Set (this is my product review video... if sold out on Amazon, try www.DickBlick.com):
https://www.amazon.com/vdp/03aaa5f409...

My Product Review Video for Prismacolor NuPastels:
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