Dry Pastel Course
Gain expert control over dry pastels, mastering colour, light, and atmosphere. Explore materials, layering, and edge techniques to produce glowing skies, portraits, interiors, and abstracts. Ensure your works stay clean, vibrant, and ready for display with professional conservation and framing skills.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
This Dry Pastel Course builds your skills to handle light, colour, and atmosphere confidently. You'll cover basics of materials, value block-ins, and composition, progressing to blending, layering, and precise colour methods. Create skies, interiors, portraits, fog, glass, and abstract scenes, plus learn conservation, framing, and documentation for durable, exhibition-quality pastel art.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Pastel colour expertise: craft vibrant palettes for light, mood, and atmosphere.
- Pro layering techniques: blend, glaze, and control edges for sharp, clean results.
- Atmospheric rendering: depict skies, fog, glass, and skin with realistic depth.
- Archival practices: select materials, fixatives, and framing to preserve pastels.
- Studio workflow: plan, document, and refine pastel pieces for exhibitions.
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