Using Soft Pastels on Backgrounds in Coloring Books

If you've ever wondered how to use soft pastels in coloring books, you're in the right place. I'll show you different tools and my FAVORITE way to get the color on the paper!

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[eugenemorrill]

Here is a little TIP: If you would like to save the sharp side of your X-acto knife, scrape the pastels with the dull side of the blade. It works just as well and does not dull your knife.

[DiannaGutoski]

Thanks, I just started with pastels and I learned alot from this video.

[chainilotus]

Little late to add this but if you have trouble with using the exacto knife or are nervous using something so sharp, I use the diamond painting pans. If you drag the pastel across the ridges you can create the dust and you can wipe out the tray and reuse.

[kimberlyzinzow]

I absolutely love all of your Tutorials! You explain things so well that anyone can understand and learn from you! My coloring has improved so much from watching you! I subscribe to many others but you take the cake!!! Keep it up please!

[khaalis]

Thank you so much for this! I've only been coloring for about 8 months and backgrounds prove to be my Achilles Heel. May I tell you how many backgrounds I have done in my completed pictures? None. Zip. Nada. Zero. Goose egg. All of my pictures have one thing in common though -- white backgrounds! Ha! At least I am consistent! So this video will lift me into the stratosphere of art!

[normawingo]

I’m just so happy that Johanna hasn’t run out of ideas. Great, inspiring video. I love the museum theme, so creative. Lovely

[pennyrockysmomma]

Thank you! I’ve just started using pastels, and I’ll have more success after watching this!

[dkehlenbach]

Great tips - many thanks for sharing! I just started using pastels to hand-color my black and white photographs and these techniques will work great!

[berryfairy]

What an awesome idea ... I color a lot of fairy and nature scenes and it takes a long time to create soft, magical backgrounds with pencils, so this is perfect 😊

[Shariba]

Fantastic demonstration of how you use your pastels for a background. Thank you so much for showing us Erin. ❤️

[AmazinGraceXOXO]

Dude. This helped me so much. The circle thing you did and then you flip it to the side to overlap the circles and mix the colors.... such a common sense thing and yet I've never thought of that lol

[lasalsera-xd]

23:13 What do you call the plastic sheet you use under the paper? I want one but I don't know what it is called 😂

[deborahjane]

Thank You For Sharing. Looks Beautiful.

[kathybradley]

Thanks for sharing the background techniques, Erin!

[kimberlywalker]

Beautiful picture. .. I agree with you leaving the birdcage alone draws the eye...love your coloring book☺

[jandermom]

Great tutorial! Do you use a fixative spray to set the pastel? If so, which one?

[robinsummers]

Thanks Erin for the video on how to use the pastels different ways. I have had the Mungyo pastels in my save for later cart forever. I really need to jump on the bandwagon and get them.

[sheilapechman]

Terrific tutorial. I've kept away from using my pastels but now I feel confident thanks to your instructions. 😊

[crystalgillis]

Color Shapers...Thank you! I've been looking for that product name for months. Now I can finally order some! 😊

[NisesSanctuary]

Pastels add so much to a picture and I love using them. It’s amazing what can be done with them.