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Liz Haywood-Sullivan

The Fine Art of Pastel

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In my career as a designer, I had worked in numerous design disciplines, but had never really felt a master of any of them. When I left design to focus strictly on my fine art, I wanted to try doing something all in, and the pastel medium caught my attention. I was intrigued with pastel because of its tactile, immediate nature, the intense colors, and the thrill of painting light. I chose not only to work exclusively in pastel, but to focus strictly on landscapes. I figured at some point I’d get bored, or run out of things to say, and look around to other media. Wrong. Instead, the longer I work in pastel the more opportunities open up. The depths of the medium are endless.

This has led me to teaching. Until you try teaching you don’t know if you will like it, or even be good at it. As my career progresses, teaching has become more and more an important part of who I am as an artist. Interacting and sharing with students has informed my work and made me a better artist. The past ten years I have devoted to being president of two art non-profits, first the International Association of Pastel Societies, and currently, the North River Arts Society. After this interlude in the non-profit sector, and after teaching around the world, I believe now is the right time to bring my instruction online to you.

My instructional videos will closely follow my own interests in the pastel medium, which includes living the life of an artist. I can’t separate the two. In addition to lessons in how to use this stunning medium I will also be discussing traveling with pastels, how they are made, framing and presentation, inventory, and so much more. I am open to your suggestions.

It is exciting to bring these videos to life, and I look forward to working with Epiphany to share my love of this remarkable medium with you.

Liz Haywood Sullivan Artist

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Liz Haywood Sullivan water painting

LHS-Intro to Layers of Water

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This is an introduction to the layering technique and terminology that I use in all of my water instruction videos. I recommend that you watch this basics video first.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan in her studio

LHS-Introduction

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Welcome to my Epiphany Fine Art page. Let's take a tour of my studio.

Liz Heywood-Sullivan pastel painting demo

LHS-Painting a Tree: Construction

657views

The basic construction of a tree is discussed from the trunk to the envelope of smaller branches

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting demo

LHS-Painting a Tree: Doing Skyholes

686views

Everyone wants to know how to do skyholes. In this video I show you how to paint different types of skyholes, and also discuss why they appear the way they do.

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Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting of a moonlit marsh

LHS-Live Demo: Moonrise on the Marsh

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It's one of those moments that stops you in your tracks when you come across it. The rising moon has a magic all its own. It doubles when its reflection is captured in water. Let me show you how to capture the effect of this fleeting moment in time.

pastel painting of a waterfall painted by Liz Haywood-Sullivan

LHS-Live Demo: Capturing Waterfall Drama

57views

Waterfalls are dramatic and dazzling. But they can be elusive and difficult to capture, and easy to overdo. Let me give you some techniques to capture a moment in the life of an eye-catching waterfall, with it's splashes and energy. Hint: Don't first ...

Liz Haywood-Sullivan live demo picture

LHS-Live Demo: Tumbling Creek

61views

The subject of this live demo is a swiftly flowing creek full of active, energized water tumbling over a shallow rocky streambed. Let me show you how I approach this complicated type of moving water and chip away at its intricacies, layer by layer.

pastel painting by Liz Haywood-Sullivan

LHS-Live Demo: Colorful Autumn

113views

Pastels are known for their color and this season is designed for pastel’s brilliant colors. But how do you paint fall without the colors looking too garish? Join Liz as she demonstrates how to use underpainting as a tool to develop realistic fall color.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan demo on neutrals image

LHS-Live Demo: The Superpower of Neutrals

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In this LIVE demo I will (attempt to) paint a complete 16x16 painting using just one box of 36 neutral toned pastels on top of a monochromatic sepia colored underpainting. I wish to show you how critical neutrals, including grayed-down colors, are to ...

pastel painting of clouds by Liz Haywood-Sullivan

LHS-Aerial Perspective in the Sky Demo

161views

Representational artist are magicians. We take a two-dimensional surface and with our toolbox of techniques we convince viewers our painting is three dimensional. One of the powerful tools we have to achieve this is aerial perspective. In this ...

LHS-Live Demo: Ripples on Water

LHS-Live Demo: Ripples on Water

118views

A stone thrown into a still pond creates the perfect image to demonstrate the various layers found in water. By approaching painting water as it's having multiple layers assists the pastelist in understanding how to paint realistic water. This ...

LIz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting demo

LHS-Demo: The Dance Between Sky and Water

169views

Liz’s first demonstration with Epiphany has her painting the coastline of New England in the USA where she lives. Liz is known for her skies and water, the subject of her 2013 book “Painting Brilliant Skies and Water in Pastel”. Join us as she ...

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They ask you to slow down, not rush into a painting, and apply a more deliberate approach. If you take a deep breath and enter into your painting process by using these steps, it will help you achieve more successful compositions, more accurate drawings, and better values. These steps will make the adolescent stage of your paintings (when they inevitably start to fight you back) less painful, and lead to more successful painting outcomes.

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LHS-Begin with Simple Shapes and Value Sketches

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The first step is to break down your reference image into easily understood shapes and values, giving you the opportunity to learn the “language” of your potential painting.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel demonstration

LHS-Editing for Better Compositions

132views

Learning how to edit is a lifetime skill. The more practice you do, the stronger your compositions get. So how do you choose the best composition from a photo reference?

Liz Heywood-Sullivan pastel painting demo

LHS-Painting a Tree: Construction

657views

The basic construction of a tree is discussed from the trunk to the envelope of smaller branches

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting demo

LHS-Painting a Tree: Doing Skyholes

686views

Everyone wants to know how to do skyholes. In this video I show you how to paint different types of skyholes, and also discuss why they appear the way they do.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel demonstration reference photo

LHS-Scaling Up Your Image Properly

95views

Check out this fail proof technique to scale up your image (without using math!). A good way to find the best cropping to fit on your paper.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan demo image

LHS-The Value of a Viewfinder

91views

This short demonstration shows the proper use of a viewfinder outdoors, and how it will help you find the best composition.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan demo photo

LHS-Using Cropmarks for Perspective

91views

How you can use cropmarks to help get perspective right (even if you don’t know perspective).

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting demo

LHS-Putting It All Together

118views

Pulling together all the Good Bones steps in the previous videos, Liz shows how they work together to provide a solid start to any representational painting.

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Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting of a moonlit marsh

LHS-Live Demo: Moonrise on the Marsh

35views

It's one of those moments that stops you in your tracks when you come across it. The rising moon has a magic all its own. It doubles when its reflection is captured in water. Let me show you how to capture the effect of this fleeting moment in time.

pastel painting of a waterfall painted by Liz Haywood-Sullivan

LHS-Live Demo: Capturing Waterfall Drama

57views

Waterfalls are dramatic and dazzling. But they can be elusive and difficult to capture, and easy to overdo. Let me give you some techniques to capture a moment in the life of an eye-catching waterfall, with it's splashes and energy. Hint: Don't first ...

how to paint sand with pastel

LHS-The Color of Sand (part 1)

39views

I get asked this all the time. It's a conondrum because sand is a chameleon. It changes it's color based upon the source and color of the light hitting it. So how do you paint it? Let me show you.

Color of Painting Sand with Pastel

LHS-The Color of Sand (part 2)

32views

I get asked this all the time. It's a conondrum because sand is a chameleon. It changes it's color based upon the source and color of the light hitting it. So how do you paint it? Let me show you.

LHS-Water Final Touches

LHS-Water Final Touches

19views

Working on a gallery painting, I show you how I evaluate and make the final marks to finish the water on a icy creek.

LHS-Mark Making for Water

LHS-Mark Making for Water

21views

Focus on specific techniques for painting realistic water. These include working over an underpainting, dragging, using a sponge, your fingers and brushes.

LHS-Mapping Moving Water

LHS-Mapping Moving Water

33views

This discussion goes over several common surface conditions the artist will encounter when painting moving water. I introduce the important concept of using of dark, medium and light lights for mapping.

LHS-Fourth Layer of Water: What Lies on Top (part 1)

LHS-Fourth Layer of Water: What Lies on Top (part 1)

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The final layer of water is what sits on the top surface. This could be water itself in the form of a splash, or it could be a leaf or waterlily quite literally floating on top. I'll demonstrate developing the painting in preparation for the final ...

LHS-Fourth Layer of Water: What Lies on Top (part 2)

LHS-Fourth Layer of Water: What Lies on Top (part 2)

33views

The final layer of water is what sits on the top surface. This could be water itself in the form of a splash, or it could be a leaf or waterlily quite literally floating on top. I'll demonstrate developing the painting in preparation for the final ...

Liz Haywood-Sullivan live demo picture

LHS-Live Demo: Tumbling Creek

61views

The subject of this live demo is a swiftly flowing creek full of active, energized water tumbling over a shallow rocky streambed. Let me show you how I approach this complicated type of moving water and chip away at its intricacies, layer by layer.

Moving water pastel painting by Liz Haywood-Sullivan

LHS-Third Layer of Water: Moving Water (part 1)

48views

Water rarely sits still. Whether it is a gust of wind ruffling the surface, a pebble or fish breaking the surface, or currents running deep underneath, the surface of water is constantly moving. Building on the first two layers this video shows how ...

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting of water

LHS-Third Layer of Water: Moving Water (part 2)

42views

Water rarely sits still. Whether it is a gust of wind ruffling the surface, a pebble or fish breaking the surface, or currents running deep underneath, the surface of water is constantly moving. Building on the first two layers this video shows how ...

Liz Haywood Sullivan water painting

LHS-Intro to Layers of Water

399views

This is an introduction to the layering technique and terminology that I use in all of my water instruction videos. I recommend that you watch this basics video first.

LHS-How Neutrals Work for You

LHS-How Neutrals Work for You

256views

This is an important discussion of how neutrals work in pastel and why they are integral to a successful painting. This impacts your choices of which pastels you should consider purchasing for your palette.

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Liz Haywood-Sullivan demo sketch

LHS-Begin with Simple Shapes and Value Sketches

130views

The first step is to break down your reference image into easily understood shapes and values, giving you the opportunity to learn the “language” of your potential painting.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel demonstration

LHS-Editing for Better Compositions

132views

Learning how to edit is a lifetime skill. The more practice you do, the stronger your compositions get. So how do you choose the best composition from a photo reference?

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel demonstration reference photo

LHS-Scaling Up Your Image Properly

95views

Check out this fail proof technique to scale up your image (without using math!). A good way to find the best cropping to fit on your paper.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan demo image

LHS-The Value of a Viewfinder

91views

This short demonstration shows the proper use of a viewfinder outdoors, and how it will help you find the best composition.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan demo photo

LHS-Using Cropmarks for Perspective

91views

How you can use cropmarks to help get perspective right (even if you don’t know perspective).

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting demo

LHS-Putting It All Together

118views

Pulling together all the Good Bones steps in the previous videos, Liz shows how they work together to provide a solid start to any representational painting.

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Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting image

LHS-Working on Paper vs. Sanded Paper

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A discussion of the differences in these two popular pastel painting surfaces. Plus, the best places to get paper and pastels.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel demonstration image

LHS-Using Black vs. White Paper – Vive La Différence!

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This is a striking demonstration of how a color changes on different colored surfaces.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting demo

LHS-Pastel Painting on Black (non-sanded) Paper Demonstration (part 1)

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Working on paper requires a light hand. Watch how to build up layers to get correct values. Also, working on black allows you to work with stronger, brighter pigments. Perfect for a brilliant and dramatic sunset!

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting

LHS-Pastel Painting on Black (non-sanded) Paper Demonstration (part 2)

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Working on paper requires a light hand. Watch how to build up layers to get correct values. Also, working on black allows you to work with stronger, brighter pigments. Perfect for a brilliant and dramatic sunset!

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting demonstration

LHS-Pastel Painting on White Sanded Paper Demonstration (part 1)

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Painting the same sunset image, but using an underpainting on white sanded paper instead. Working on white produces a brighter, softer effect.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting demonstration

LHS-Pastel Painting on White Sanded Paper Demonstration (part 2)

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Painting the same sunset image, but using an underpainting on white sanded paper instead. Working on white produces a brighter, softer effect.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting demonstration

LHS-Pastel Painting on White Sanded Paper Demonstration (part 3)

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Painting the same sunset image, but using an underpainting on white sanded paper instead. Working on white produces a brighter, softer effect.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel paintings

LHS-Comparing the Final Paintings on Black vs. White

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The final results of the same image painted on black paper vs. white sanded paper. What do you think? Do you have a favorite?

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LHS-What are Pastels?

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A discussion of how pastels are made, and what makes their colors standout.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan colormixing photo

LHS-Colormixing with Pastels

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This is important! This is the bedrock principle of how to paint with pastels. How to layer pastels of the same value but different hue to create vibrant paintings. Pastelists colormix to get the colors we want.

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Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting demonstration

LHS-Introduction to Underpainting

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What is underpainting? How does it work?

Liz Haywood-Sullivan Monochromatic Underpainting demonstration image

LHS-Evaluating Color Options for a Monochromatic Underpainting

78views

A discussion on how you choose a good color to start a monochromatic underpainting.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel underpainting demo

LHS-Monochromatic Underpainting Demonstration (part 1)

100views

Learn how getting the right value is more important than choosing the right color. Using four values of one color is a good place to start if you’ve never done an underpainting before.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan Monochromatic Underpainting demonstration image

LHS-Monochromatic Underpainting Demonstration (part 2)

83views

Learn how getting the right value is more important than choosing the right color. Using four values of one color is a good place to start if you’ve never done an underpainting before.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan Monochromatic Underpainting demonstration image

LHS-Monochromatic Underpainting Demonstration (part 3)

87views

Learn how getting the right value is more important than choosing the right color. Using four values of one color is a good place to start if you’ve never done an underpainting before.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel underpainting demo

LHS-Complementary Underpainting Demonstration (part 1)

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This demo shows how working with opposite colors on the color wheel can enliven a predominantly green landscape.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel underpainting demo

LHS-Complementary Underpainting Demonstration (part 2)

79views

This demo shows how working with opposite colors on the color wheel can enliven a predominantly green landscape.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting demonstration

LHS-Complementary Underpainting Demonstration (part 3)

73views

This demo shows how working with opposite colors on the color wheel can enliven a predominantly green landscape.

Liz Haywood Sullivan pastel painting demonstration

LHS-Freeform Underpainting Demonstration (part 1)

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In this demo, underpainting colors are still chosen based on value, but the technique and rationale for choosing color is more random and mixed up.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel underpainting demo

LHS-Freeform Underpainting Demonstration (part 2)

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In this demo, underpainting colors are still chosen based on value, but the technique and rationale for choosing color is more random and mixed up.

Liz Haywood Sullivan pastel painting demonstration

LHS-Freeform Underpainting Demonstration (part 3)

45views

In this demo, underpainting colors are still chosen based on value, but the technique and rationale for choosing color is more random and mixed up.

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pastel painting by Liz Haywood-Sullivan

LHS-Capturing a Sunlit Moment (part 1)

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In this demo I go back to the sunlit Italian alleyway from my video on how cropmarks can be used to help create perspective. Here I use a solid sepia color underpainting to create the underlying color and texture of stucco. This demonstrates how ...

Pastel painting by Liz Haywood-Sullivan

LHS-Capturing a Sunlit Moment (part 2)

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In this demo I go back to the sunlit Italian alleyway from my video on how cropmarks can be used to help create perspective. Here I use a solid sepia color underpainting to create the underlying color and texture of stucco. This demonstrates how ...

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting

LHS-Dealing with Greens (part 1)

70views

Using a colorful underpainting, in this two part introductory video set, let me show you how using warm colors can make greens really sing.

Part three of a pastel painting by Liz Haywood-Sullivan

LHS-Dealing with Greens (part 2)

70views

Using a colorful underpainting, in this two part introductory video set, let me show you how using warm colors can make greens really sing.

Liz Haywood Sullivan paints a tree

LHS-Painting a Tree: Massing and Volume

81views

The next step in this series, how to paint the canopy of a tree's leaves. Leaves group in volumes and rules of how light falls across a volume apply. Includes practical exercises in painting volumes.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting demo

LHS-Foliage Through the Seasons

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Starting with a winter tree profile, I demonstrate the evolution of spring, summer and then fall foliage on the same painting.

Liz Heywood-Sullivan pastel painting demo

LHS-Painting a Tree: Construction

657views

The basic construction of a tree is discussed from the trunk to the envelope of smaller branches

Shadows on a wall pastel part one Liz Haywood-Sullivan

LHS-Shadows on a Wall (part 1)

56views

Learn how to drape shadows down a wall and across a walkway by following the direction of the building surfaces. Painting shadows requires subtlety in the range of values you use, and the way they can change value and hue within the shadow itself.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting

LHS-Shadows on a Wall (part 2)

42views

Learn how to drape shadows down a wall and across a walkway by following the direction of the building surfaces. Painting shadows requires subtlety in the range of values you use, and the way they can change value and hue within the shadow itself.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting demo

LHS-Painting a Tree: Doing Skyholes

686views

Everyone wants to know how to do skyholes. In this video I show you how to paint different types of skyholes, and also discuss why they appear the way they do.

Pastel painting by Liz Haywood-Sullivan

LHS-Shadows on a Wall (part 3)

37views

Learn how to drape shadows down a wall and across a walkway by following the direction of the building surfaces. Painting shadows requires subtlety in the range of values you use, and the way they can change value and hue within the shadow itself.

LIz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting demo

LHS-Demo: The Dance Between Sky and Water

169views

Liz’s first demonstration with Epiphany has her painting the coastline of New England in the USA where she lives. Liz is known for her skies and water, the subject of her 2013 book “Painting Brilliant Skies and Water in Pastel”. Join us as she ...

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Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting

Finding Composition in the Clouds

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Raise your hand if you’ve ever gotten lost in painting clouds! Let me show you how to work with big shapes to develop a pleasing composition in a cloudy sky.

pastel painting of clouds by Liz Haywood-Sullivan

LHS-Aerial Perspective in the Sky Demo

161views

Representational artist are magicians. We take a two-dimensional surface and with our toolbox of techniques we convince viewers our painting is three dimensional. One of the powerful tools we have to achieve this is aerial perspective. In this ...

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting

LHS-Painting Water Vapor Not Mashed Potatoes

102views

Learn how to work with translucency and edge management to create wispy, ethereal clouds with light and movement, not heavy and dense like mashed potatoes..

Liz Haywood Sullivan pastel painting reference

LHS-The Why of Blue Skies

60views

Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue? Or why a blue sky is lighter at the horizon? Watch this video for why this important to know as a landscape artist, and how it makes for better paintings.

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pastel painting of a waterfall painted by Liz Haywood-Sullivan

LHS-Live Demo: Capturing Waterfall Drama

57views

Waterfalls are dramatic and dazzling. But they can be elusive and difficult to capture, and easy to overdo. Let me give you some techniques to capture a moment in the life of an eye-catching waterfall, with it's splashes and energy. Hint: Don't first ...

Liz Haywood Sullivan water painting

LHS-Intro to Layers of Water

399views

This is an introduction to the layering technique and terminology that I use in all of my water instruction videos. I recommend that you watch this basics video first.

LHS-First Layer of Water: What Lies Underneath (part 1)

LHS-First Layer of Water: What Lies Underneath (part 1)

77views

When you begin a water painting you will be evaluating your reference, whether on location or from a photo, to determine what is the first layer. This first layer is the ground the rest of your painting relies on. Start watching my water series with ...

LHS-First Layer of Water: What Lies Underneath (part 2)

LHS-First Layer of Water: What Lies Underneath (part 2)

65views

When you begin a water painting you will be evaluating your reference, whether on location or from a photo, to determine what is the first layer. This first layer is the ground the rest of your painting relies on. Start watching my water series with ...

Pastel painting of water by Liz Haywood-Sullivan

LHS-Second Layer of Water: Mirror Reflections (part 1)

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Building on your understanding of what lies underneath now we move to how reflections sit on top of water. This full demo offers tips and techniques in how to create accurate and realistic reflections on a quiet mirror-like surface.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel water instruction

LHS-Second Layer of Water: Mirror Reflections (part 2)

38views

Building on your understanding of what lies underneath now we move to how reflections sit on top of water. This full demo offers tips and techniques in how to create accurate and realistic reflections on a quiet mirror-like surface.

LHS-Second Layer of Water: Mirror Reflections (part 3)

LHS-Second Layer of Water: Mirror Reflections (part 3)

40views

Building on your understanding of what lies underneath now we move to how reflections sit on top of water. This full demo offers tips and techniques in how to create accurate and realistic reflections on a quiet mirror-like surface.

Moving water pastel painting by Liz Haywood-Sullivan

LHS-Third Layer of Water: Moving Water (part 1)

48views

Water rarely sits still. Whether it is a gust of wind ruffling the surface, a pebble or fish breaking the surface, or currents running deep underneath, the surface of water is constantly moving. Building on the first two layers this video shows how ...

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting of water

LHS-Third Layer of Water: Moving Water (part 2)

42views

Water rarely sits still. Whether it is a gust of wind ruffling the surface, a pebble or fish breaking the surface, or currents running deep underneath, the surface of water is constantly moving. Building on the first two layers this video shows how ...

LHS-Fourth Layer of Water: What Lies on Top (part 1)

LHS-Fourth Layer of Water: What Lies on Top (part 1)

35views

The final layer of water is what sits on the top surface. This could be water itself in the form of a splash, or it could be a leaf or waterlily quite literally floating on top. I'll demonstrate developing the painting in preparation for the final ...

LHS-Fourth Layer of Water: What Lies on Top (part 2)

LHS-Fourth Layer of Water: What Lies on Top (part 2)

33views

The final layer of water is what sits on the top surface. This could be water itself in the form of a splash, or it could be a leaf or waterlily quite literally floating on top. I'll demonstrate developing the painting in preparation for the final ...

LHS-Water Final Touches

LHS-Water Final Touches

19views

Working on a gallery painting, I show you how I evaluate and make the final marks to finish the water on a icy creek.

LHS-Mapping Moving Water

LHS-Mapping Moving Water

33views

This discussion goes over several common surface conditions the artist will encounter when painting moving water. I introduce the important concept of using of dark, medium and light lights for mapping.

LHS-Mark Making for Water

LHS-Mark Making for Water

21views

Focus on specific techniques for painting realistic water. These include working over an underpainting, dragging, using a sponge, your fingers and brushes.

how to paint sand with pastel

LHS-The Color of Sand (part 1)

39views

I get asked this all the time. It's a conondrum because sand is a chameleon. It changes it's color based upon the source and color of the light hitting it. So how do you paint it? Let me show you.

Color of Painting Sand with Pastel

LHS-The Color of Sand (part 2)

32views

I get asked this all the time. It's a conondrum because sand is a chameleon. It changes it's color based upon the source and color of the light hitting it. So how do you paint it? Let me show you.

LHS-Live Demo: Ripples on Water

LHS-Live Demo: Ripples on Water

118views

A stone thrown into a still pond creates the perfect image to demonstrate the various layers found in water. By approaching painting water as it's having multiple layers assists the pastelist in understanding how to paint realistic water. This ...

4 videos found

LHS-Creating and Using Snow Logs

LHS-Creating and Using Snow Logs

39views

The color and contrast of snow is difficult to accurately capture in a photo. Then again, it's tough to paint snow en plein air! Let me show you an easy way to capture the true color of snow by creating a snow log that is very helpful in your studio.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting

LHS-Fall: Turn up the Color! (part 1)

59views

Have fun delving into playing with fall colors. Starting with a warm toned underpainting, I then turn the trees green and finally drift brilliant fall colors on top. This way fall colors look integrated into the foliage canopy and not garish.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting

LHS-Fall: Turn up the Color! (part 2)

47views

Have fun delving into playing with fall colors. Starting with a warm toned underpainting, I then turn the trees green and finally drift brilliant fall colors on top. This way fall colors look integrated into the foliage canopy and not garish.

pastel painting by Liz Haywood-Sullivan

LHS-Live Demo: Colorful Autumn

113views

Pastels are known for their color and this season is designed for pastel’s brilliant colors. But how do you paint fall without the colors looking too garish? Join Liz as she demonstrates how to use underpainting as a tool to develop realistic fall color.

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LHS-Dark and Stormy (part 1)

LHS-Dark and Stormy (part 1)

48views

Working on a charcoal colored sanded surface, I use a variety of markmaking methods to create the dynamic of swirling snow in a stormy winter scene.

LHS-Dark and Stormy (part 2)

LHS-Dark and Stormy (part 2)

36views

Working on a charcoal colored sanded surface, I use a variety of mark making methods to create the dynamic of swirling snow in a stormy winter scene.

pastel painting of fog

LHS-Painting Fog (part 1)

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Painting fog is fun! Using black paper as a base helps set the atmosphere for this demo on how to use neutrals to push and pull color and value through a foggy Maine coastline.

pastel painting of fog by Liz Haywood-Sullivan

LHS-Painting Fog (part 2)

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Painting fog is fun! Using black paper as a base helps set the atmosphere for this demo on how to use neutrals to push and pull color and value through a foggy Maine coastline.

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LHS-How Neutrals Work for You

LHS-How Neutrals Work for You

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This is an important discussion of how neutrals work in pastel and why they are integral to a successful painting. This impacts your choices of which pastels you should consider purchasing for your palette.

Liz Haywood-Sullivan demo on neutrals image

LHS-Live Demo: The Superpower of Neutrals

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In this LIVE demo I will (attempt to) paint a complete 16x16 painting using just one box of 36 neutral toned pastels on top of a monochromatic sepia colored underpainting. I wish to show you how critical neutrals, including grayed-down colors, are to ...

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