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Tutorials
Tutorials about special topics and methods in composition, preparing or just improving paintings
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Loose and fancyful skies by Margret Evans >October 2009
DUSTBIN: Plein Air sketches in ”stealth mode”by Charlotte Herczfeld >October 2009
Pastel wet and dry by Malcolm Jarvis >December 2009
Dance your paintings 1/3 by Charlotte Herczfeld >December 2009/January 2010
PanPastel obtaining luminosity by Kathrine Hansen >February 2010
The value of value studies by Malcolm Jarvis >March 2010
Dance your paintings 2/3 by Charlotte Herczfeld >February 2011
Creating a non-grounded painting by Malcolm Jarvis >March 2011
Underpainting possibilities by Richard McKinley >April 2011
Authenticity & Your Art by Casey Klahn, Artist and Author of The Colorist >February 2012
Expanding your horizons! by Ryan Evans > April 2013
Experimenting with scribble by Julie Hodgson >May 2013
Dry pastel underpainting by Charlotte Herczfeld >May 2013
What is the most important in a portrait, colour or value? by Charlotte Herczfeld >May 2013
Library challenge Winner by Annika Östmann > Sept.2015
Sketching with pastels by Jeremy Lee > 2/2019
Edgy about Edges by Niall O´Neill > 1/2020
Keep an eye on your vision by John King > Winter 2021
A pet portrait of an Australian shepherd by Glenda Lyons > Spring 2022
Painting a Winner by Silja Salmistu > Summer 2022
Painting copper and metal jugs & pots by John King > Autumn 2022
Wet pastelunderpainting-Some techniques and experiments by Jutta Fleschutz > Summer 2023
Outdoor painting-Experience and Challenge by Kerstin Birk > Winter 23/24
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How to...
Interesting articles about different brands of pastel or paper, tools, framing, tips and tricks etc.
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Get a grib on straight lines by Charlotte Herczfeld > June 2009
How to sharpen pastel pencils by Dorthe Krogh Nielsen > July/August 2009
Travelling lighter by Liz Haywood-Sullivan, PSA > December 2009
Travelling Europe and painting with pastels by Steven Hill > May 2010
Framing pastelmat 1/3 by Marie-France Oosterhof > January 2010
Framing pastelmat 2/3 by Marie-France Oosterhof > February 2010
Framing pastelmat 3/3 by Marie-France Oosterhof > March 2010
Packing and sending by Post by Charlotte Herczfeld > November 2010
Simple protecting framing by Charlotte Herczfeld > June 2011
Do-it-yourself: Portable pastel box/"Easel" by Charlotte Herczfeld > December 2011
How to make new pastels from crumbs, bits,nubbins, and dust by Charlotte Herczfeld > September 2012
How to fix that dirty fingerprints or smudge by Charlotte Herczfeld > November 2012
Quick and easy cleaning by Charlotte Herczfeld > March 2013
Morocco Art Competition by Jenny Keal > April 2014
How to make a perfect photo Part 1 by Dolores Saul PGE > Autumn 2018
Tape the perfect horizon by Dolores Saul PGE > Spring 2021
Frame or not to frame by Roger Holmes > Winter 2021/22
How to use a wet underpainting by Dolores Saul PGE > Winter 2023/24
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Pastels and Materials
PanPastels by Charlotte Herczfeld > September 2009
How to choose a light bulb by Alberto Piedra > November 2009
Clairefontaine Pastelmat by Tracy Koziura > November 2009
Paper and PanPastel panache by Charlotte Herczfeld > November 2009
Pantastical underpainting - PanPastels in a supportive role by Charlotte Herczfeld > December 2009
Protecting your pastel: The sealed package framing by Marie-France Oosterhof > May 2010
Make 90° bevel mat the easy way by Marie-France Oosterhof > September 2010
The man who makes the rainbows by Miranda Innes > April 2011
Henry Roché pastels by Charlotte Herczfeld > March 2012
Derwent pastel pencils by Charlotte Herczfeld > April 2010
Grabability by Charlotte Herczfeld > June 2011
Sennelier Card - pros and cons by Ryan Evans > June 2012
Fisher 400 and Clairefontaine PastelMat compared by Ruth Mann > June 2012
Canson Mi-Teintes, my pros and cons by Marie-France Oosterhoof > June 2012
Pastel Card and Sansfix by Charlotte Herczfeld > June 2012
Home made pastel grounds by Clea Müller > June 2012
Schmincke Pastel Primer by Dorothee Röhler > June 2012
An artist´s take on Roché pastels by Ruth Mann > October 2012
Light weight boxes for art materials by Yvonne Jensen > December 2012/January 2013
Mirror, mirror, on the wall...by Charlotte Herczfeld > October 2013
How to paint an eye in pastel by Dolores Saul > September 2014
Faber Castell Polychromos, artist pastel sticks and pencils by Susanne Mull > April 2014
Visiting Hawai´i- Panpastel and Uart sanded paper by Dolores Saul PGE > May 2016
Loosing up and practicing by Roger Holmes > Spring 2021
Demos
Demonstration of entire pastel paintings by experienced painters
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Meet the master: The unknown Monet by Debra Mancoff > May 2009
Degas captured in Silver by Charlotte Herczfeld > June 2009
Degas getting in shape by Charlotte Herczfeld > July/August 2009
The colourful world of Degas by Charlotte Herczfeld > September 2009
Isatis Tinctoria - The origins of pastel by Marie-France Oosterhof > December 2010/January 2011
Composition analytics by Frank M. Schwietzer > February 2013
Workshop experience in Paris with Nadine Roulleaux by Elisabeth Blass > February 2013
Creating Fur by Karin Kiesling > Winter 2016
Making waves by Catherine Hutter > June 2016
Workshop with Cuong Nguyen by Dorothea Schulz PGE > May 2017
Suffolk meadow by Ruth Mann PGE > Summer 2021
Pool Party- Creation of a realistic wave by Dolores Saul PGE > Autumn 2021
Painting an unstill still life by Silja Salmistu > Spring 2023
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