Karen Margulis/Brenda Boylan Pastel Bundle

Karen Margulis: Expressive Pastel Painting Consistently create successful pastel paintings by utilizing a system that will help you overcome fear, gain confidence, and allow you to be bold in expressing your new-found personal style. Karen Margulis knows the challenges many pastel artists face: Relying too heavily on reference photos, not allowing a personal touch Jumping right into a painting without proper preparation Adding fine details without having a solid foundation first Getting stuck halfway through a painting and not knowing where to go next Dull, muddy colors Overworking a painting and not recognizing when done is done Not having a solid system to follow each time you create a new painting When you study with Karen, you’ll discover the ‘like clockwork’ system she uses to stay creative and consistent … all without compromising quality.  Here’s just a hint of what you’ll discover with Karen: LOOSEN UP and be more free in your work Use more INTERESTING COLORS and move away from only local colors Overcome Fear of the BLANK CANVAS Know exactly when a painting is FINISHED EXPLORE the pastel medium and experiment with UNUSUAL techniques Together with Karen’s breakthrough course, we’re making another hot-selling pastel video available at a special bundled price. Brenda Boylan: Pastel FUNdamentals Pastels the EASY way : In “Pastel FUNdamentals”, Brenda Boylan shows you the secrets she has learned over her career that make the difference in how a landscape turns out. She shows you the right way to hold the pastels, how and when to vary the pressure for effect, and more like…  How to give your work harmonious color What to do with broken pastels How to demystify framing challenges for pastel paintings How to apply darks lightly as shapes Brenda’s method for a solid underpainting The “lights on” secret The right way to apply isopropyl alcohol so it just melts in What paper is perfect for texture and depth How to use the flat edge of the pastel for big impact The right order to apply pastels to keep them clean The “sky hole” trick for a captivating sky A way to get grasses and weeds to look realistic How using edges can guide the eye The “step back” technique and why you MUST know it And so much more!