Free Pastel Tutorials

Old Shed in the Snow Chalk Art Tutorial

This is an actual building still standing after over 100 years. Originally this shed was a kitchen, built separate from…
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Enjoy a mug of hot chocolate in chalk pastels with this step-by-step tutorial! When I shared the Sketch Tuesday topic,…
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One of our favorite Five in a Row books is Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening. Of course…
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Chalk pastels and construction paper are such a good match. A piece of black construction paper truly shows off some…
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We have been learning so much about our solar system from Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Astronomy elementary textbook. So, it…
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Like many of you, one of our favorite books for this time of year is Cranberry Thanksgiving. We first discovered…
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We recently enjoyed this tutorial again for a little Blueberries for Sal Five in a Row fun. Blueberries: A Pastels…
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Nana’s leaf a pastels tutorial is a fun and easy one to enjoy in celebration of fall leaves! This lesson…
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Today we are going to paint a very simple scene but with a new technique. It will be a “less…
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Fresh with visions of roadside lace in our heads, Nana led us in a very quick pastel lesson. We’d brought…
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In these days from Memorial Day leading up to Independence Day, we celebrate freedom! I often think of one of…
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We’ve seen quite a few hummingbirds this summer. At dawn, when a few of us would go out on the…
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We are in birthday season here at Hodgepodge! In honor of all birthdays, Nana shares a birthday cake chalk pastel…
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