Clouds: Shape and Volume
Learn how to use color to create volume and sense of weight in the clouds
Sun Rays and Glow Effects
Learn how to create the dramatic effect of sun rays passing through the clouds or the sun glow.
Color & Light During the Day
Learn how the sky color palette changes during the day.
Focus on the Skies!
In this course the Sky is the main player! It sets the mood. It defines the space. It's the center of interest.
While we capture the dramatic skies we’ll learn:
- how to paint realistic clouds
- how to create the illusion of depth and atmosphere in the sky
- how the colors in the sky (and in the landscape) are affected by the time of day
- how to create a beautiful effect of rays of light shining through the clouds
- how to paint the glowing sun bathing the surrounding sky and clouds in warm light.
Reviewing the Color Basics will help us learn how to use colors properties (Color Value, Temperature and Chroma) to convincingly capture the mood of any scene and the effect of the shining light.
Teachable.com provides unlimited time access to this course - you'll have many years to master the techniques I teach.
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Materials:
UART sanded paper, 400 grit, neutral color, demo size 9"x12"
Pastelmat (or another brand of pastel paper), mid tone gray or brown color, demo size 14"x10"
Hard and Soft pastels
Isopropyl Alcohol (you can use water instead)
Flat synthetic brush about 3/4"
Bristle brush for corrections
Artists' Masking Tape to attach the paper to the board
Foam core board
Glassine or Tracing paper to protect the finished project
Meet Lana
Lana Ballot is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America and a member of the IAPS Master Circle. Confident and expressive use of color and painterly mark making are characteristic of Lana’s work.
Lana Ballot is a professional artist and pastel painting instructor, living on Long Island, NY. Lana shares her passion for pastel medium and coastal subjects with students through online classes and workshops.
Lana has been exhibiting and won awards in National and International Juried competitions, including the Pastel Society of America’s annual show Enduring Brilliance and the prestigious Pastel Journal’s Pastel 100 competition. In 2017 and 2019, French magazine Pratique des Arts featured Lana’s coastal work in its Pastel issues. Her work was featured on the cover of the Plein Air Magazine and the Pastel Journal. In 2021, Lana was one of the instructors for the Pastel Live, International online pastel event organized by the Streamline Publishing. In 2022, Lana was part of the group of American Women Artists working in pastels, invited to exhibit in the international show Pastels of the World in Bourbonnais, Montluçon, France.
Example Curriculum
Testimonials
What my students are saying about my Self-Study and Zoom classes and workshops:
"I’ve signed up for this course, and I’m absolutely blown away by the professionalism, quality, tons of useful information, and priceless tips that Lana is delivering at each session. She is a great educator!
Highly recommended to everybody who wants to improve his painting skills!"
Mena L.
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"Thank you for another inspiring and educational workshop... Your instructing is excellent in the way you have designed your course. It all flows and reads very well.
It’s builds intuitively. Easy to follow with your demos and the videos with homework help to cement the new information, as well as building confidence, and the ability to become a better painter, and to seek out more classes with you."
Deborah L.
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"In a word, the workshop was “masterful.” But, I will go beyond just one word to express my deepest appreciation of your dedication to your craft. Whether the way you taught, emailed preparatory materials, painted, or critiqued, you exemplified the traits of a master. Thank you.
I learned a lot and plan to take future workshops with you."
Lisa D.
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"I have always admired your work, so I was thrilled to be able to take this class from you. Being a teacher, I can spot a good teacher a mile away, and you have what it takes to do that...you know how to break down the steps needed to get the lesson across to students and help them paint a successful painting. Thank you so much for offering this workshop!
Thank you again!"
Carole P.