Using SOFT PASTELS in your adult coloring - A PencilStash Tutorial

How to use SOFT PASTELS in your adult coloring! These are a nifty tool to utilize as your background or a large area you want to create a soft look for. Come try them out with me!

I hope you enjoy!

Medium: Soft pastels
Coloring Book: Me Time by Leska Hamaty
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[sirishavura]

U are a genius .i never even thought of using soft pastels for background. Amazing idea and loved ur Way of explaining and featured art works were superb.

[arteramgopal]

Thank you so much for sharing these creative tips! Loved the idea with the white pencils...Just got hold of some soft pastels, and can't wait to get started!

[jamtjamt]

OMG this is one of the most interesting and detailed tutorials I have ever seen. Thank you very much! Hugs and blessings from Miami.

[judymooreperezful]

It is so generous of you to take the time to teach those of us new to this hobby, thanks.

[sabinetsamtsukakis]

Thank you so much... it's 4 o'clock in the morning here in Germany.
Me.. I musst learn how to use soft pastells, with my pencils and here iam😉😅.

So happy I found you, happy new year❣️🎉🎊💕✨

[justme-hjdj]

Oh, how I wish I had seen this before beginning my coloring book journey! I just finished my first page, an undersea picture. There are a lot of fish on a boring white background. I so want a pale blue or greenish blue background, but I do not feel my colored pencil skills are good enough to do such a large area smoothly without lots of streaks and pencil marks. Then I remembered having to make huge pictures out of butcher paper to decorate the school cafeteria with various themes. One theme was the Twelve Days of Christmas Texas Style. I had to do two panels, one with our state bird, the mockingbird, and the other with covered wagons. Since I have no confidence in my drawing ability, I did the main components on paper and then transferred them to the butcher paper...again boring white! I had to do something, and then I remembered seeing boxes of dirty broken pastels in my closet. I didn't have time for my usual negativity and lack of confidence, so I just started drawing with the pastels...a huge tree for my mockingbirds, and a prairie, mountains, and sky for my covered wagons. I absolutely shocked myself...everything looked okay. No, artists everywhere were not shaking in their books, but it was fine for decorating an elementary school cafeteria. But, I digress! I figured maybe I could do a background for all my fish. Unfortunately, I used wax pencils! I see you have another tutorial about putting down a soft pastels before using colored pencils. I hope that applies to wax pencils as well as oil based. I will definitely watch. If not, I will keep these tutorials in mind for when I can afford another set of pencils, this time oil based.I will definitely watch. Thanks so much!

[kimswan]

Hi Rachel!  Loved your video!  I'm just entering the world of adult coloring and am truly amazed and inspired by all of the talented artists out there!  I don't have an art background, so this is a wonderful forum to learn about all of the vast techniques and art supplies used to create such unimaginably gorgeous works of art inside of a coloring book...who knew!?  I'm finding that playing around with my colored pencils, markers and gel pens has helped me to think outside the box when selecting colors for my jewelry designs.  Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and creative spirit with the rest of us.  Have a blessed day!

[brandonsmith]

Thanks for sharing the pastel a bird work with pastels before but I want to give it a try

[Gabbi_Plants]

Thank you! A year ago I bought some soft pastels to use this way, but the video I watched made no distinction between oil and wax based pencils, and up until very recently I used only prismacolors. I had planned to use my pastels on an intricate Basford double page spread. I would totally have ruined it. So thank you!

[nomorejunkiebusiness]

Hi I'm new here this was a good tutorial I'm a color pencil artist I spend way too much time on backgrounds I have a set of prismacolor nu pastels but never took time to learn to use them thanks for such an informative video

[kiwess]

I just joined your channel and I love it. Your voice is very soothing as well. A tip I want to share with you and your group is if you don't have the money to buy the pastels, you can use Dollar General eyeshadow and create similar effects. You'll definitely want to use the Fixative just as you would with the pastels.

[ziel_ona]

Your video helped me so much. I've bought some chalk pastels cause many colorist use them in a wonderful way, but I didn't know how to use them. Now I know. Thank you very much! <3

[laurainehoughton]

Thanks. Just brought some pastels and this was very useful video. Love the way you present your videos.

[soucky]

Thank You Rachel for this excellent tutorial, Soft Pastels are amazing and love the result too!

[Jinxs-Journey]

Aww so glad you can still upload even when not home

[juliesartworkshop]

Wow!! This is my first time to watch your video and you're so talented!!! 😍❤️❤️

[ruthranieri]

Thank you for doing the two pastel videos I am now thinking I might like to try it myself with my colored pencils.

[coloringwithd]

Great tutorial. I especially like the white pencil info. I can see how both can be used in coloring. Thank you for sharing this video. Have a nice day 🌻🌻

[glenislyon]

I really enjoyed your video. I will most definitely be giving this a go. Thanks for sharing. ... Glenis (Australia)

[charlottekunkel]

Thanks Rachel for another helpful tutorial. Love the trick with the oil pencil. I've watched a few videos about using pastels but they didn't explain how they work or don't work with colored pencils. I also use Prismacolors and I'm so glad you illustrated what happens when you put pastels over the wax pencil! What a mess that would be! The hard part is figuring out my colors & doing the background before I color the page. It's something I definitely want to practice as pastels are cheaper than using my pencils (and I love the soft look)! Looking forward to your next video!! 😊