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  • How to find the actual colours in your reference photos
    A step by step guide using Pixlr Using Pixlr Using Photoshop
  • How to pick the correct colour background for your subjects
    In this video I show you how to pick the right coloured background for your pet portraits and wildlife art.
  • Starting pastels - what you need to buy
    what you need to know to start
  • Sharpen pastel pencils
    how to sharpen pencils, various methods
  • Sharpen Pastel pencils - crank handle
  • Sharpen pastels by hand
  • How dark should your underlayer be?
    In this video I discuss Pastel underlayers - How dark to go and also tips for adding details on top.
  • How to layer Pastel Pencils over soft Pastels
    In this video I show you How to layer Pastel Pencils over soft Pastels - using PanPastel, Unison, Faber Castell.
  • How to use blending tools & which work best
    In these videos I show you how I use pastel blending tools and which work best. More tools options
  • Save your ruined pastel
    I show you how to remove pastel
  • Storing soft pastels
    This is how I store my pastel sticks
  • Pastel primers
    Best primers to make pastel paper at home
  • Pastel Supplies
    Basic supplies
  • Best Pastel Pencils
    pastel pencils reviewed
  • Best Pastel Papers
    a review of various pastel papers
  • Soft Pastels
    Soft pastels reviewed
  • More pastel pencils reviewed
  • Pastel Papers
  • Best black pastel pencils
  • PanPastel toold vs make up tools
  • Make pastelmat board from paper
  • Pick the right paper colour for pet portraits
  • How to tone Pastelmat paper
  • Pastel fixatives
  • Pastel fixative - spectrafix
  • Pastels - are they toxi
  • Oil painting for beginners - what you need to buy?
    Are you confused about "what oil paints to buy" ? here I discuss oil painting supplies, including oil paints, painting canvas, mediums, thinners, brushes etc
  • Preparing a canvas ready to paint with Oils
    Sealing the drawing and tonal under-painting
  • How to mix colour with Oils and Acrylic paint
    In this video on How to mix any colour with oil and acrylic paint, I show you the simple oil painting techniques, I use to match any colour.
  • How to paint wet on wet
    How to paint wet on wet in Oils.
  • How to paint a tonal under painting
    In this video I show you how to paint a tonal under painting.
  • How to varnish an Oil painting
    Varnish an oil painting - this works on alkyd oils, and acrylic paintings too.
  • Glazing for Oil paintings
    Glazing Oil painting technique - How to use Liquin
  • Glazing fur 15 min lesson
  • How to paint feathers - 30 min lesson
  • How to paint an Elephant - 30 min lesson
  • Painting dark to light
  • how to paint eyes - lesson
  • Make a palette at home
  • Black fur - acrylics vs oils
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