Dry Pastel Course
This course equips you with professional techniques for dry pastel painting, focusing on controlling colour, light, and atmospheric depth. From essential materials and layering methods to rendering realistic skies, portraits, interiors, and special effects like fog and glass, you'll produce vibrant, clean artworks ready for framing and exhibition, complete with archival preservation strategies.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain hands-on skills to master light, colour, and atmosphere using dry pastels. Start with basics of materials, value studies, and composition, then advance to blending, layering, and precise colour techniques. Create stunning skies, interiors, portraits, fog, glass effects, and abstract scenes, while learning conservation, framing, and documentation for professional, long-lasting artwork.
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Develop skills
- Master pastel colours to craft glowing palettes capturing light, mood, and atmosphere.
- Develop pro layering skills for seamless blending, glazing, and sharp edge control.
- Render atmospheric elements like skies, fog, glass, and skin with realistic depth.
- Implement archival processes selecting materials, fixatives, and framing for durability.
- Establish studio workflows to plan, document, and refine pastels for exhibitions.
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