Up: [[Visual Arts]] Created: 2023-03-06 I did a Skillshare class with Jekaterina (Kate) Katelnikova, making a soft pastel of a water lily. Kate is a talented artist but not a great teacher. She was soft-spoken, mumbled a bit, and was at times difficult to understand. Still, I was able to copy a lot of what she did and I’m not unhappy with the results. Mine’s more vibrant than hers and less blended, but I like vibrant. I am especially happy with the variations of colour in the water. #Art ![[Soft pastel Water Lily kh.webp|400]] The most useful learning for me was the idea of [[Underpainting]]. I’ve heard of that before, but didn’t know that it applied to soft pastel. It adds a nice depth of colour, and makes it easier to blend colours.