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Introduction to Soft Pastels: 4 Week Course

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This company produces very interesting and informative talks and classes.

Patricia
, reviewed on 02 Sep 2024

Rest less events cast the net wide, amazing value for money

Ann
, reviewed on 07 Jan 2025

Rest Less Events is just fantastic, it opens up another world for people...

Cidney
, reviewed on 21 Feb 2025
  • DURATION 60 mins x 4
  • CAN I WATCH LATER? Yes! Sign-up and we'll email you a recording
  • HOW TO ATTEND Attendance is live via Zoom
4.8 out of 5 Average rating

This company produces very interesting and informative talks and classes.

Patricia
, reviewed on 02 Sep 2024

Rest less events cast the net wide, amazing value for money

Ann
, reviewed on 07 Jan 2025

Rest Less Events is just fantastic, it opens up another world for people...

Cidney
, reviewed on 21 Feb 2025

Event Description

Materials needed:

  • Soft pastels
  • Kitchen roll / toilet paper for blending
  • Paper 
  • Optional - fixative spray or hairspray
  • Objects to draw from - i.e. vases, flowers, fruit, vegetables

Join Caitlin, founder of Barely Drawing, for a 4 week course on ‘introduction to soft pastels’ - this is the first course on this theme that Caitlin is offering and participants can look forward to learning about the basics of colour mixing, exploring the medium, looking at a variety of techniques and styles when using soft pastels and will be given a few hints and tips along the way. The course will be suitable for all abilities.

  • Duration: 60 mins x 4
  • Online Zoom event: Join from your computer, phone or tablet (a recording will be available)
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Meet the Host, Caitlin

Caitlin Heslop is a London based artist working predominantly in pencil, pastel and oil paint. Caitlin loves drawing from nature and from memory, this dualistic way of working brings a dreamlike quality to her work. Caitlin set up Barely Drawing in 2016, a drawing collective aimed at gathering individuals together both in person and online to cultivate creativity within community.

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What if I can’t make the event?

If a recording’s available for the event, you can still register for it and we will send you an email with a link to a recording shortly after it ends.

Will my camera be on and will I be visible to the other people?

Your camera and microphone does not need to be on for you to enjoy the event. The choice about whether to do this is completely yours.

How do I watch the live event?

Rest Less events are hosted on Zoom, a computer application that allows you to attend online events just by clicking a link. For detailed instructions, please go to our "FAQ" page, which you can find a link to in the nav bar at the top of the page.

How do I sign-up for and access the recording? (Recorded events only)

Book the event as normal (as if you are attending live). After the event ends you will automatically receive a post-event email with a link to the recording, as long as the event was recorded. You do not need to do anything else and there is no separate booking process for recordings only. Please note it can take up to 24 hours for Zoom to process recordings.

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