Liz Haywood-Sullivan

78 videos found
LHS-Live Demo: Travels with your Sketchbook
2:00:34
LHS-Live Demo: Travels with your Sketchbook
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The best way to really capture your travel experiences is not by taking photos. It is by slowing down to really see it, and draw it in a sketchbook. Sketchbooking is an easy, portable way to bring your art with you. In this demo I share with you my ...
LHS-Kickstart Your New Year
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LHS-Kickstart Your New Year
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Where do you want your Art to take you? If you have been painting for awhile this is an important question for reflection. I offer some tips on goalsetting, getting help in evaluating your art, and thoughts on guiding your art where you want.
LHS-Rainy Reflections (part 1)
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LHS-Rainy Reflections (part 1)
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Capturing rain reflections on a sidewalk at dusk is made easier by beginning with a darker paper. A good exercise in working with value.
LHS-Rainy Reflections (part 2)
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LHS-Rainy Reflections (part 2)
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Capturing rain reflections on a sidewalk at dusk is made easier by beginning with a darker paper. A good exercise in working with value.
LHS-Live Demo: Sunstreaks on Water
1:58:43
LHS-Live Demo: Sunstreaks on Water
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Let me show you how to capture the subtle play of sunlight and shadow on water. This can be a complex subject which can require some finesse to accomplish.
Sunstreaks on Water (part 1)
32:27
Sunstreaks on Water (part 1)
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Let me show you how to prepare your painting to the point you can add in those subtle sunstreaks that cast across water at sunrise or sunset.
Sunstreaks on Water (part 2)
24:48
Sunstreaks on Water (part 2)
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Let me show you how to prepare your painting to the point you can add in those subtle sunstreaks that cast across water at sunrise or sunset.
pastel painting of a waterfall painted by Liz Haywood-Sullivan
1:46:25
LHS-Live Demo: Capturing Waterfall Drama
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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 ...
LHS-Live Demo: Ripples on Water
2:01:07
LHS-Live Demo: Ripples on Water
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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 of a moonlit marsh
1:54:27
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.
LHS-First Layer of Water: What Lies Underneath (part 1)
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LHS-First Layer of Water: What Lies Underneath (part 1)
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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)
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LHS-First Layer of Water: What Lies Underneath (part 2)
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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
30:58
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
29:01
LHS-Second Layer of Water: Mirror Reflections (part 2)
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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.
LHS-Second Layer of Water: Mirror Reflections (part 3)
26:10
LHS-Second Layer of Water: Mirror Reflections (part 3)
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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.
Moving water pastel painting by Liz Haywood-Sullivan
24:27
LHS-Third Layer of Water: Moving Water (part 1)
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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
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LHS-Third Layer of Water: Moving Water (part 2)
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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)
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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)
27:34
LHS-Fourth Layer of Water: What Lies on Top (part 2)
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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-Mapping Moving Water
25:18
LHS-Mapping Moving Water
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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.
Liz Haywood-Sullivan live demo picture
1:59:41
LHS-Live Demo: Tumbling Creek
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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.
LHS-Mark Making for Water
26:45
LHS-Mark Making for Water
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Focus on specific techniques for painting realistic water. These include working over an underpainting, dragging, using a sponge, your fingers and brushes.
LHS-Water Final Touches
24:55
LHS-Water Final Touches
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Working on a gallery painting, I show you how I evaluate and make the final marks to finish the water on a icy creek.
how to paint sand with pastel
26:28
LHS-The Color of Sand (part 1)
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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
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LHS-The Color of Sand (part 2)
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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-Intro to Arial Perspective Principles for Water
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LHS-Intro to Arial Perspective Principles for Water
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This video describes and illustrates principles of aerial perspective that apply to painting water. Representational painters are magicians - we take a 2D surface and convince people it has three dimensions. These principles are essential tools in ...
LHS-Arial Perspective in Water Reflections (part 1)
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LHS-Arial Perspective in Water Reflections (part 1)
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This full demo incorporates many of the aerial perspective principles laid out in my introductory video. The focus is on how the execution of reflections can indicate three-dimensional distance and depth.
LHS-Dark and Stormy (part 1)
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LHS-Dark and Stormy (part 1)
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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)
27:56
LHS-Dark and Stormy (part 2)
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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.
LHS-Creating and Using Snow Logs
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LHS-Creating and Using Snow Logs
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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
38:17
LHS-Fall: Turn up the Color! (part 1)
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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
27:18
LHS-Fall: Turn up the Color! (part 2)
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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
2:01:20
LHS-Live Demo: Colorful Autumn
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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 pastel painting
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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 by Liz Haywood-Sullivan
30:56
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
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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
18:44
LHS-Dealing with Greens (part 1)
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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
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LHS-Dealing with Greens (part 2)
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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 demo on neutrals image
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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
2:01:05
LHS-Aerial Perspective in the Sky Demo
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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 paints a tree
23:15
LHS-Painting a Tree: Massing and Volume
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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 demo sketch
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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
21:15
LHS-Editing for Better Compositions
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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?
pastel painting of fog
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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.
Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting demo
28:34
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.
LHS-Arial Perspective in Water Reflections (part 2)
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LHS-Arial Perspective in Water Reflections (part 2)
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This full demo incorporates many of the aerial perspective principles laid out in my introductory video. The focus is on how the execution of reflections can indicate three-dimensional distance and depth.
pastel painting of fog by Liz Haywood-Sullivan
26:05
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.
Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting
31:01
LHS-Painting Water Vapor Not Mashed Potatoes
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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..
Shadows on a wall pastel part one Liz Haywood-Sullivan
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LHS-Shadows on a Wall (part 1)
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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
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LHS-Shadows on a Wall (part 2)
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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 demonstration reference photo
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LHS-Scaling Up Your Image Properly
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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.
Pastel painting by Liz Haywood-Sullivan
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LHS-Shadows on a Wall (part 3)
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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 reference
23:27
LHS-The Why of Blue Skies
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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.
Liz Haywood-Sullivan demo image
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LHS-The Value of a Viewfinder
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This short demonstration shows the proper use of a viewfinder outdoors, and how it will help you find the best composition.
LIz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting demo
1:55:24
LHS-Demo: The Dance Between Sky and Water
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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 ...
Liz Haywood-Sullivan demo photo
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LHS-Using Cropmarks for Perspective
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How you can use cropmarks to help get perspective right (even if you don’t know perspective).
Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting image
24:25
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
7:29
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
29:23
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
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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
27:54
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
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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
29:18
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
4:46
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?
Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting demonstration
5:13
LHS-Introduction to Underpainting
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What is underpainting? How does it work?
Liz Haywood-Sullivan Monochromatic Underpainting demonstration image
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LHS-Evaluating Color Options for a Monochromatic Underpainting
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A discussion on how you choose a good color to start a monochromatic underpainting.
Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel underpainting demo
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LHS-Monochromatic Underpainting Demonstration (part 1)
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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
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LHS-Monochromatic Underpainting Demonstration (part 2)
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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
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LHS-Monochromatic Underpainting Demonstration (part 3)
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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
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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
24:56
LHS-Complementary Underpainting Demonstration (part 2)
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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 painting demonstration
21:44
LHS-Complementary Underpainting Demonstration (part 3)
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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 painting demonstration
27:09
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
27:41
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
28:42
LHS-Freeform Underpainting Demonstration (part 3)
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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 pastels image
6:48
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
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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.
Liz Haywood-Sullivan pastel painting demo
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LHS-Putting It All Together
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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.