Three classes designed for absolute beginners — built to be fun, approachable, and completely stress-free. For the artist who has always wanted to try pastels but didn't know where to start, what to buy, or whether they were "good enough" to begin.

A Beginner's Guide to Nupastels / Everything you need to know to get started — no complicated art lingo, no fancy supply list
The anatomy of a pastel, how to hold it, layer it, blend it, and make it do what you want
Backlit Pathway in Pastel / Put it all into practice with a lush, atmospheric forest scene — your first real pastel painting
What you'll walk away with
A clear understanding of what pastels are and how they behave
The ability to hold, layer, and blend pastels for the results you actually want
Simple approachable techniques with no complicated art lingo
A completed atmospheric landscape painting you made yourself
The confidence to call yourself a pastel artist and mean it
A foundation you can build on with every class you take from here
Michelle T., Texas
-Stephie, NJ
$75.00
One time
$20/month
If you're serious about growing as an artist — not just finishing one bundle and stopping — the membership is the move. You get this, plus everything else, plus me, live, twice a month. For less than a dinner out.