Pastel Techniques with Paul deMarrais - Acrylic Matte Medium Demo

In this free tutorial on pastels, artist Paul deMarrais demos the different ways he uses acrylic matte medium by painting a lake scene.

Video Timeline:

00:41 - 01:32
Sketches (rough in) with vine charcoal

01:32 - 02:16
Paul adds a purple pastel undertone

02:16 - 04:05
Liquitex Acrylic Matte medium is applied with 1inch foam

04:05 - 06:00
Paul draws shapes into the wet underpainting and then dries the painting with a hair dryer

06:00 - 08:00
Paul adds layering to the trees, water, sunlit areas

08:00 - 09:07
The sky is addressed with layers

09:07 - 11:37
Paul adds neutral green to distant scenes, more color in the water to add reflection, adds orange to the lake shore

11:37 - 14:10
Paul uses vine charcoal to tighten up the images, like the trees, in his painting, adds coral, cobalt turquoise to the lake shore, adds a dark to the water reflection and finger blends

14:10 - 18:24
More detail is added

Materials used in this demo:
Multimedia Artboard Panels
(http://www.cheapjoes.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=multimedia+artbord+panels)
Vine Charcoal
(http://www.cheapjoes.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=vine+charcoal)
Paul uses his own homemade pastels
Liquitex Matte Medium
(http://www.cheapjoes.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=liquitex+acrylic+matte+medium)
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