Comments on: Birch Trees with Pastels

By: Lisa Henning

Lisa Henning — Mon, 12 May 2025 23:48:59 +0000

I completed the birchtree forest and then did the Christmas sketch in May! Good times, as always, learned a lot, had some laughs and I’m off to find the Photoshop lesson next.

By: Denise Davis

Denise Davis — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:43:15 +0000

Paint net.com has the same features and you can add brushes and other features to it.

By: Denise Davis

Denise Davis — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:40:15 +0000

Paint.Net is another program that has the same features that Photo shop has and you can add brushes and other things to it. It is free.

By: Yen Blue

Yen Blue — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 15:03:55 +0000

In reply to matt. Thank you so much Matt !

By: matt

matt — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 17:42:00 +0000

In reply to Yen Blue.

Hi Yen,

Thanks so much for your comments. Here’s a lesson series that includes sun rays…https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/graphite-elephant-live-lesson-series/ It’s a different approach though since this drawing was completed with graphite.

By: Yen Blue

Yen Blue — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:57:50 +0000

Hi Matt, I am a new member and I love your teaching methods ; very detailed and easy to follow. I learned a lot through this live lesson and thank you! I was really excited to see the reference photo as I really wanted to learn how to express the happy sunshine playful on the leaves, the trees , the ground …I liked your final image in a different way with different feelings: you created the forest on a rather cloudy day , a little bit sad, calm and peaceful …and it’s also a beauty! Would you teach us how to achieve the sun rays through sceneries? Thank you!

By: Joan Rodgers

Joan Rodgers — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 01:21:27 +0000

I use a tiny hand-held vacuum to collect pastel dust as my painting progresses. It works well.

By: Gordon Carter

Gordon Carter — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 10:55:23 +0000

Would this course be suitable if I use oil pastels?

By: Sheila Mitton

Sheila Mitton — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 16:15:18 +0000

Loved following this one, not been able to follow live, learnt a lot. Loved the festive game at the end too, thank you

By: Thomas Richmond

Thomas Richmond — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 13:35:47 +0000

In reply to Thomas Richmond.

thank you, Matt, for answering my question at about 10 min: into lesson 7.
i am amazed at this painting as well as the past oil pastel works that have been on “Live Lessons.”
I keep looking down that path to see what is there.
Looking forward to the Photoshop lessons, I have an old Elements package so I’m sure I’ll be able to follow along.
Happy Holiday to all the folks in this community tom