Knysna: Introduction to Soft Pastels Workshop with Bev (30 May ’26)

Name: Knysna: Introduction to Soft Pastels Workshop with Bev (30 May ’26)
Start: 2026-05-30T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-30T12:30:00+02:00
Location: 19 Queen St, Knysna, 6571, South Africa

Schedule

Sat May 30 2026 at 09:00 am to 12:30 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

19 Queen St, Knysna, 6571, South Africa | Knysna, WC

A hands on introduction to soft pastel, various brands of pastel pencils, a few soft and hard pastel sticks as well as various pastel papers.
What you will learn:
This introductory workshop on soft pastel will take you through the various types of soft pastel available as well as which paper to use. You will learn how to blend colours together, apply with various applicators, use blending stumps and Sofft tools as well as sponges and brushes. You will learn how to apply pastel add alcohol and paint in the background.
Date: Sat, May 30th 2026
Time: 9:00 – 12:30 (3.5 hours)
Place: The Deckle Edge Knysna, 19 Queen Street
Workshop space is limited so booking is essential
Materials supplied for use in the workshop:
Comprehensive notes
2 x A4 piece of Canson Mi-Teintes pastel paper
1 x A5 piece of Clairefontaine Pastelmat
Copier paper for blending
Various Panpastel colours
Various Pastel pencils
Various soft pastel sticks
Various hard pastel sticks
Cretacolour white pastel stick
A piece of kneaded eraser.
A tombow eraser
Sofft tool applicators
Sofft tool sponges
Various brushes for blending
Masking tape
ISO-Propyl Alcolhol for background exercise
Each attendee gets a 10% Deckle shopping coupon for the day and some refreshments.
Student to bring:
Apron, 30cm ruler, a notebook & pen to make notes, any soft pastels they wish to try out
Recommended age: All welcome from 16 years and up.
Cost: R785