Hi everyone! Here is the blogpost that has step-by-step photos and materials used: www.bethanyfieldsblog.com/painting-marsh-landscape/

Bethany I loved this lesson. Not only are you a great artist you are a wonderful expressive teacher. You explain what you are doing and why in a very clear manner. You also have a lovely voice. I have recently moved over from watercolor painting to pan and pastel pencils. I am thoroughly enjoying the process and that's why I love your videos because I am learning so much. Please keep them coming.

Thank you so much, for sharing this wonderful tutorial! ✨️🙏❤ Greetings from Sweden! 🇸🇪

After watching a couple of your videos I thought I'd give pastel another try and boy, am I glad I did. I'm really having fun.

@BethanyFields

3 жыл бұрын

Ronald, I'm so glad to hear this! Thank you! :)

@rebeccawong1

2 жыл бұрын

Mr Bergeron, was it a success?

Bethany, You are an upbeat, encouraging teacher and a pleasure to watch. The marsh picture is lovely and I enjoyed watching the underpainting and the following layers of pastel. Your discussion of the light touch issue informative. It is SO easy to fill the tooth of the paper quickly and get lost in heavy pastel that won't accept highlights. Thank you!

You are such a great teacher. I have learned a lot from watching your KZread videos. Keep them coming. I am a retiree stuck in the house because Covid. Need you.

@BethanyFields

3 жыл бұрын

You can do it!

Thank you Bethany. Very thoughtful of you to release the video. Lovely painting. And also I really appreciate your step-by-step instructions. You are a lovely person 🌷

@BethanyFields

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! Thank you!

That is so beautiful! You are a master.

@BethanyFields

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Wow, Bethany, thank you SO much for this video. I have learned SOOOOO much watching it as a beginner. I was feeling SO frustrated with my painting but now after watching this one video of yours, I feel I can make beautiful art. I am feeling tearful now, just typing this. I have a passion for art but I was feeling frustrated and I have learned so much from this video. Thank you so much for posting this free tutorial. You are such a blessing to watch and you explain things so well. I think doing an under painting is going to change things greatly for me. I did purchase some clear gesso that I was putting on top of watercolor paper but I was not able to get many layers in and it was eating up my pastel too quickly. But I can see now by the way you did this painting, that I can use that clear gesso once again (I bought a BIG bottle of it - lol) to save $$ on pastel paper b/c pastels and papers are so expensive and being retired now and with the current covid situation, I have to watch my $$ closely. God bless you for sharing your expertise with all of us. I'll be looking forward to more videos. It is so rare to find real time art tutorial videos. Signing off from Southern California, Renee

@BethanyFields

4 жыл бұрын

Renee this is wonderful to hear! Thank you for sharing! :D

Love the use of glazing, warm and cool colors, and letting the complementary underpainting remain in the foreground. Also enjoyed how you added the building with just a stroke of the roof and more definition of the surrounding trees. Marshes are my favorite subject! Keep ‘em coming 😁

@BethanyFields

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Thank you Bethany for this tutorial. I think your pastel painting is so much more interesting and beautiful than original photo.

@BethanyFields

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

Lovely!

Thank you so much for taking the time to walk us through this painting step by step. I have been wanting to paint a marsh landscape but I've had trouble. I really like the underpainting using alcohol. Thank you!!

@BethanyFields

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Hello Bethany - first time viewing your videos and I love it!!! Love the way you go thru it slowly, with a full explanation of your reasoning for your methods.....thank you - great job teaching - love it....

@BethanyFields

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jan!

Love your mark making. Would never have thought to use this technique for water and it's lovely. Very pleasing scene done so well.

@BethanyFields

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

The overall effect has this impressionistic feel...wonderful!

Hi Bethany your one of my favorite pastel artist, thank you for posting this lesson on KZread.

@BethanyFields

4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

I love your mark making - thanks 😀

@BethanyFields

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Such a beautiful painting! I love your style, Bethany!

@BethanyFields

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Darleen!

Thank you so much! I am newer to the art world and I have fallen in love with pastels! This was such a helpful tutorial. I learned so much. I didn't paint along since it is getting late, but am so excited to try this tomorrow, especially with the alcohol underpainting. I really loved that look. I have subscribed and look forward to watching more of your videos!

@BethanyFields

3 жыл бұрын

Nanette, thank you!

Thank you so much Bethany I really enjoyed the step by step instructions, it really helped me to understand composition, as well as tone and color temperature, I am a beginner with pastel so it is really helpful. I will continue to watch your tutorials to improve my technique 😀

@BethanyFields

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Keep working on it; you’re improving. A friend reaches for the hand and she touches your heart

Thank you very much! It was really helpful! ❤

You are a wonderful, concise instructor! I am new to pastels and to landscapes ~ so plan to learn a lot from you! Will check out your Patreon site!

@BethanyFields

3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

Amazing work!

@BethanyFields

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Love this! Thank you!

@BethanyFields

Жыл бұрын

:)

I painted along with you but as with watercolor, paper and quality materials matter. I will invest in some. thank you for sharing your talent!

@BethanyFields

11 ай бұрын

Have fun!

Chapeau madame sublime. Merci

It's fantastic 😍

@BethanyFields

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

Gorgeous

Nice work in your painting

Wonderful

@BethanyFields

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Super! Bravo! Merci! 🤗🤩🌹☀️🌲🌟

Hi Bethany, I absolutely love your style and ease of your art! I've been painting with acrylics for a while and really want to do pastels since I've seen your work! Could you tell me which brand of pastels you use and any other material you use! Thanks a million! Charles

@BethanyFields

3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thank you Charles for your comment! I'm so glad you love this lesson. :) I have a blog here: www.bethanyfieldsblog.com/best-pastels-for-beginners/ that is all about the best pastels for beginners or those who haven't yet curated their palette. I also have a "resources" tab you can click on for more info! :D

Awesome 😎😍❤️

@BethanyFields

2 жыл бұрын

:)

Your working is very great

@BethanyFields

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Lovely Painting! I just found you and subscribed!

@BethanyFields

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

My medium is watercolors, but still learned so much! Thank you. Pastels look like a fabulous medium. The paper appears to be more expensive than cotton watercolor paper. Would you say the pastels themselves stretch longer than a tube of watercolor paint?

@BethanyFields

3 жыл бұрын

Hmmm... it depends on how large you paint and how "sanded" your surface. I don't buy pastels often anymore and some are years old! The nice thing about pastel is they never "go bad" :)

amezing

Hi Bethany. Lovely tutorial. Can I ask you if there is anything else you can use in place of Isopropyl alcohol in your under painting? Thanks for sharing (-: Marion

@BethanyFields

4 жыл бұрын

You can use odorless mineral spirits! It takes a bit longer to dry. Depending on your paper you can also use water! :D On the paper I use (Uart), water tends to buckle unmounted papers. Test yours before committing. Thank you for watching!

Hi Bethany! Thanks for the lessons and congratulations on your channel. I'm a acrylic painter but i'm really interested in pastels. I wanted to ask you a question regarding making your own pastel paper. I live in Brazil and we don't get a lot of pastel paper options here. Its basicaly Canson Mi-Teintes Touch and Pastelmat, and they are both quite expensive. My question is, have you tried pastel grounds or another type of acrylic ground for pastels on watercolor paper to paint on? I've seen some videos on youtube about that and it might be the easiest way for me to DIY my surfaces, considering my country. But I wanted to know how it compares to the real deal, like Uart / Colourfix papers, in terms of holding the pastels safely, blending and all the important stuff, so I can decide in which I'll invest when visiting the US. Thanks again

@BethanyFields

4 жыл бұрын

I have used clear gesso before to create a surface on watercolor paper. It is a bit grittier and less uniform than a machine made sanded surface. Play with your application and see what you think! ;) Thank you for asking!

Thank you so much for your clear concise instruction and for sharing your talent. Love it and want MORE of the same x

@BethanyFields

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

HELLO BETHANY, BEAUTIFUL WORK!!! CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW YOU GET YOUR TERRY LUGWELL, DIANE TOWNSEND AND REMBRANDT PASTELS SO SMALL. I HAVE THEM IN HALF STICKS, BUT YOURS SEEM TO BE ABLE TO EASILY DO SUCH LOVELY DETAILED PASSAGES. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR KIND GENEROUS EXPERTISE.

@BethanyFields

4 жыл бұрын

Well, it's because I've worn them down to the nubs! haha. I break them in half and use them until they're tiny. Lots of painting! :D

Love your work. Do you have to use a certain weight paper to use the alcohol?

@lgraham5867

4 жыл бұрын

Also.....how do you decide what color of paper to use?

@BethanyFields

4 жыл бұрын

I use sanded papers especially formulated for pastels. Regular papers will buckle with water or even alcohol. I use this oatmeal color most often because the company only makes it or black paper. I do a lot of toning though if I want a different color. :)

Bethany, it is absolutely criminal that you don't have hundreds of thousands of followers. The amount of knowledge you share in one video is crazy. I recommend you to all my art friends but sadly that's not many 🥹 you are so talented

@BethanyFields

9 ай бұрын

Oh you're so kind! Thank you for the recommendations! :)

Bethany looks like a Model. So pretty! And her art is magnificent.

@BethanyFields

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! You're too kind. :)

@josephineherrera8508

3 жыл бұрын

Although your comments was probably made in kindness, I and I am sure others, find comments directed to the appearance of the presenter, highly irrelevant and inappropriate. Please concentrate on what is being taught.

Have you ever done any videos on ways to practice different techniques?

@BethanyFields

4 жыл бұрын

Every week! :D I do full online lessons over on my Patreon page. :)

Regarding Patreon, do you provide reference images to learn from?

Is rubbing alcohol any different from hardware white alcohol? Thank you!

Hi Bethany, what kind of paper are you using?

@BethanyFields

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Patti. :) This is Uart sanded pastel paper.

Hi really great What kind of paper you use ?

@BethanyFields

3 жыл бұрын

This is on Uart sanded paper :)

Hi. Can I use some hard pastels too?

How do u fix ur artwork? Which fixative?

@BethanyFields

3 жыл бұрын

I don't use any fixative! :)

What brand of fan brushes do you use?

@BethanyFields

4 жыл бұрын

This is a Royal Langnickel brush. :)

@michaelroe535

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, hope you are all well.

how do you sign your pastels?

@BethanyFields

3 жыл бұрын

With a graphite pencil

Can you please show us the hOtel color on the Cecil along , this is very familiar , thanks

@BethanyFields

3 жыл бұрын

Farah, I'm not sure what you mean....?

Your good content is rewarded by a thumb up by Abdullah Nasher the 3d animator and artist.

beautiful. Why is it called painting if you're not using paint?

@BethanyFields

2 жыл бұрын

A "painting" is usually a piece where the support is mostly covered with pigment (pastel is dry pigment, the same used in oil paints). A "drawing" typically has more of the paper/support showing through. Good question!

What do you think of prismacolor unpasteurized? Lmao pastels

@BethanyFields

3 жыл бұрын

Love them!

Nice painting video but way, way too many ads. It is so disruptive. I'm paying $5/mo to support this KZread channel and wonder why you have to have so many commercials?

@BethanyFields

2 жыл бұрын

KZread places the ads as it sees fit. Thank you for watching!

I understand why you and others have ads on your videos but seriously 18 in one video? Sorry but that’s ridiculous

@BethanyFields

3 жыл бұрын

That is a lot! I have nothing to do with these numbers however. Those ads are set by KZread and completely out of my control. Thank you for sticking with the video. I hope you enjoyed the painting.

@kerry5586

3 жыл бұрын

You can install a youtube ad blocker that stops all the annoying ads. I don't mind one at the start that you can quickly skip by, but 18 is madness.