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Sea Spray & Energy: Crashing Waves in Pastel
Art in Action: Live Class Replay
Course Summary
Capture the movement, sparkle, and power of the ocean with expressive soft pastels. In this lesson, you’ll explore how to create dramatic waves, glowing water, and airy sea spray while keeping the piece loose, fresh, and full of life. Perfect for artists who want to loosen up, build confidence with landscapes, and bring motion into their work.
🎨 Course Takeaways
- Learn how to paint crashing waves with movement and rhythm
- Create glowing water using layered blues, greens, and violets
- Use pastel marks to suggest foam, mist, and sea spray
- Understand how contrast helps waves feel dramatic and dimensional
- Add birds and atmosphere for storytelling and scale Build confidence working loosely instead of over-blending
🎨 Lessons You’ll Learn
-Blocking in sky, horizon, and ocean shapes
-Building wave forms with value changes
-Layering cool and warm color into water
-Creating white foam without flattening the painting
-Using splatter, broken marks, and texture for spray effects
-Finishing details that keep the piece lively and balanced
Course Curriculum
Andrea Gianchiglia
Artist | Instructor
