How to Paint a Breaking Wave in Soft Pastels
What you'll learn
- How to use soft pastels to paint a breaking wave
Requirements
- Beginner knowledge of soft pastel drawing
- Have an assortment of soft pastels
Description
This seascape course teaches how to paint a breaking wave in soft pastels. Whether you are a beginner or experienced artist in pastels, this course will guide you through every process of drawing and painting a wave. Each lesson provides clarity on how to mount pastel paper to an adhesive board, how to choose your color palette, and how to use a simple grid method to draw the shapes and placement of the wave. Soft pastels can be diluted with water or rubbing alcohol to create a rich base of translucent colors when using an underpainting technique. This course will teach you how to select your colors for the underpainting and apply the wash. Then, by understanding the anatomy of a wave, you will learn how to paint seawater, seafoam, and water reflections in the wave.
Who this course is for:
- Aspiring artists
- Landscape and seascape artists
Course content
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Instructor
![Rita Ginsberg](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 5.0 Instructor Rating
- 2 Reviews
- 23 Students
- 4 Courses
Rita grew up in Michigan and worked as a graphic designer for two printing companies spanning 25 years. During this period of her life, she was skilled in technical ink drawing, watercolor airbrush illustration, typography, and printing methods. Her artistic expression grew as she began to draw charcoal portraits for friends and family. But not until her children were grown did she find the time to develop her love of art. She now spends most of her time in her art studio. She has developed a love of painting with soft pastels and it has become her favorite medium of choice. She began by commissioning pet portraits and soon expanded her interests to include painting wildlife birds, animals, and seascapes. Her paintings are detailed and realistic in style exhibiting the beauty and harmony of her subjects. She is a member of the Mount Pleasant Artists Guild and a member of the Pastel Society of South Carolina. Her work is showcased in Mount Pleasant Artists Gallery and group exhibitions in Charleston South Carolina. She was an award winner in the 2019 PSSC Exhibition Show. She currently resides in Mount Pleasant SC with her husband Steve.