Short, focused lessons, weekly projects and a kind, supportive community
to help you create artwork you're proud of.
£15 / $18 month or 2 months free with a yearly membership, cancel any time
"An amazing range of bitesize tutorials that cover drawing and pastel skills and techniques, It's like having Sue on speed dial!" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
...but looked at a reference photo and thought,
"I haven't got a clue where to start."
The Soft Pastel Skills Hub gives you a place to practise individual drawing and soft pastel skills without the pressure of creating a finished masterpiece every time.
Instead of starting another full portrait, you can focus on one skill at a time, whether that's drawing, fur direction, whiskers, water, colour or backgrounds.
As those individual skills improve, you'll stop second-guessing yourself, start making your own artistic decisions, and create artwork you're proud of.
"I gained information in minutes that could have taken me years to discover." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"My confidence in painting new subjects has increased enormously since joining the Soft Pastel Skills Hub and Art Club.
I love that I can dip into the Hub and quickly find a short lesson on exactly what I need. While working on a dog portrait, I referred to tutorials on short hair, long hair, wet hair, black dogs and different coat colours. I gained information in minutes that could easily have taken months or even years to work out on my own.
The Hub and Art Club have accelerated my learning and encouraged me to paint subjects I would never have attempted before. Before joining, I mainly painted landscapes. Since then I've completed three dog portraits and a cat portrait.
Even projects like the Christmas baubles and coloured peppers proved invaluable. When I tackled a detailed chandlery scene, all those earlier exercises helped me confidently draw the different shapes, surfaces, shading and shine. It made the whole painting enjoyable instead of intimidating."
Keith Walton
"Sue has given me the confidence to finally say, "I am an artist." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"The Soft Pastel Skills Hub has completely changed the way I approach my art. The bite-sized lessons have given me the confidence to choose my own colours, improve my drawing skills, and create artwork without relying on someone telling me exactly what to do.
I love that I can quickly revisit a specific technique, whether it's fur, whiskers or colour, whenever I need a refresher.
Art Club has also helped me see shapes instead of objects, which has transformed both my drawing and painting. Most importantly, Sue has given me the confidence to finally say, "I am an artist."
Choose what you need, when you need it
Instead of wondering if you're about to spoil your painting...
👉 Go into the Hub
👉 Choose a whisker lesson
👉 Return to your painting with confidence
Instead of wondering where to start...
👉 Go into the Hub
👉 Choose the fur lesson that matches your subject
👉 Return to your painting with confidence
Build your confidence with short, focused lessons whenever you need them.
👉 Go into the Hub
👉 Choose the Water lessons
👉 Create water with confidence
Can't find what your looking for?
Send a request to Sue to add it to the Hub!
The Hub isn't designed to be completed, choose only what you need and move forward with confidence
Animals: (48 Tutorials)
Land/Sea/Sky: (39 Tutorials)
Backgrounds & Textures (23 Tutorials)
~ Supplies (25) ~ Colour Skills (36) ~ Artistic Process (10) ~ Computer Skills (20) ~
~ Personal Development ~ Community & Offers ~
Build confidence through regular practice
Join me live for 1 hour, 4 Tuesdays / month. We work through weekly and monthly projects designed to build your confidence step by step that help you keep improving in a kind, supportive environment.
Can’t make it live? No problem. Every session is recorded and available the next day.
You can ask questions, get help every week, and keep improving with kind, clear guidance along the way.
Learn how to draw freehand, using shapes,with full and partial grids and tracing (like an expert).
Short weekly projects to help you with motivation and improve your pastel skills.
Monthly projects where we draw or trace then pastel a complete pastel painting together.
Over 300 drawing and soft pastel tutorials to choose from
Feel more confident creating soft pastel art you’re proud of, with small studies, gentle guidance and a supportive community behind you.
Cancel any time
Hello, I'm Sue Kerrigan-Harris, it's nice to meet you!
I am a professional soft pastel artist, qualified teacher and coach.
Unison Pastel Associate Artist.
Founder of the Soft Pastel Skills Hub.
Teacher to over 1000 students world-wide
My proven teaching style boosts your confidence as well as your soft pastel skills. The HUB is my membership program to help you be the best artist you can be.
"My confidence and ability have grown beyond measure" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Since joining the Hub, I have really enjoyed the weekly live sessions, where I have been challenged and attempted things way out of my comfort zone. From painting marbles and metal to being encouraged to draw freehand instead of tracing everything, this has grown my confidence and ability beyond measure.
The Hub itself is a fantastic resource of all types of information, I particularly enjoy the colour section, but everything there is so useful.
Thank you Sue for providing this and being a lovely, supportive and enthusiastic tutor, I’m looking forward to lots more in the future."
Jude Sullivan
✔️ You'd love to feel more confident every time you pick up your soft pastels.
✔️ You want to build real skills one manageable step at a time, without feeling overwhelmed.
✔️ You'd like to trust your own colour choices and creative decisions instead of relying on a list.
✔️ You enjoy short, focused lessons, weekly projects and live support that keep you motivated and making progress.
✔️ You want to stop second-guessing yourself and start creating artwork you're proud of.
✔️ You'd love to know exactly what to practise next, so every drawing helps you grow your skills and confidence.
As soon as you join, I'll personally welcome you and show you exactly where to start. You'll know which lessons to begin with, where to find everything, and how to start building your skills and confidence from day one.
Every month you'll enjoy a new Hub tutorial (it might be something you've requested) and a new Art Club topic.
Over 300 drawing and soft pastel tutorials to choose from
Feel more confident creating soft pastel art you’re proud of, with small studies, gentle guidance and a supportive community behind you.
Cancel any time
“Everything in the Hub is like having a personal art tutor right there whenever I need guidance. Sue’s instructions are like gold.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Olive D.
"I'm not great with the techy stuff but I find the Hub easy to navigate. The Hub allows me to keep up with progress at a time to suit me.
The Hub is now so full of content we are really spoiled for choice in what to do next. So many hint tips and direction that I’ve learned so much but still find myself playing the recordings to refresh my learning.
It's like having my own personal Tutor on speed-dial .. for which I cannot thank you enough. I particularly like the split format of Art Club, some small weekly projects and for a larger topic spreading the art over a few weeks. It makes the whole process much more enjoyable for me and gives me confidence to post it online.
The Hub is now a lovely group of supportive members and I do hope it may continue for a long time. Thank you Sue xxx"
Connie Glasgow
"After watching the Warm Grey Colour Tutorial I realized that I do not know much about colour. We see colour every day but don’t really look at it.
The backgrounds have also been so good. You never know how and what to do with them. So, putting the computer skills together with the backgrounds you learn so much to better the hard work that goes into doing a picture.
I think the biggest thing with the hub though is that it keeps you motivated.
When you are battling you sometimes just want to give up. Knowing that there is a place you can go to learn keeps you going and adds a lot of enjoyment to what you are doing."
Marilyn Runzer
Over 300 drawing and soft pastel tutorials to choose from
Feel more confident creating soft pastel art you’re proud of, with small studies, gentle guidance and a supportive community behind you.
Cancel any time
The Hub is designed for short, focused lessons that fit around your life.
Every Art Club session is recorded, so you can watch whenever it suits you.
The Hub isn't designed to be completed, simply choose the skill you'd like to improve.
That's exactly why I created the Hub -to help you build confidence one manageable step at a time.
You can cancel your membership whenever you like. Your membership will run until the end of the period you've paid for.
Feel more confident creating soft pastel art you’re proud of, with small studies, gentle guidance and a supportive community behind you.
Cancel any time