No medium is complete without the correct surface, however – and none more so than pastel. Apply pastel to the wrong paper and even the slightest touch will smear the delicate pigment everywhere. I do believe that this is the reason so many people consider pastels to be messy. Marry your purely pigmented little friend to the correct surface though, and magic happens!
Tag: Pastel Pencils
Popular Pastelmat Paper and Van Gogh Soft Pastels Tested
Just when you thought you have tried out all types of pastel paper, along comes a new one that promises to be better. I have heard much about Clairefontaine’s Pastelmat paper, but I was a little sceptical. After all good pastel paper is plentiful. Would Pastelmat offer something different? Keep reading to find out plus check out the video review below.
Fight the Fur-Fear: Tips for Short Fur in Pastel Pencil
It’s probably the scariest three-letter word out there if you are just starting out in drawing realistic animals. I remember looking at fur and thinking it couldn’t be too hard. Just a bunch of lines right?
Caran D’Ache – Pastel Pencil Luxury
We all have our Achilles heel and I’ll admit that art supplies are mine. It’s therefore quite fair to admit that I probably didn’t need the Caran D’Ache Pastel Pencil set I bought. Well, that is until I had used them. It is now quite fair to admit that I pretty much cannot do without them!
50 Shapes of Pastel: An introduction to Pastels (Part 1)
Its fair to say I’ve fallen for pastels hook, line and sinker. I do believe we each have a medium that is meant for us. From the moment I first put this medium to paper I knew I had found ‘my’ medium, the medium that finally magically set my inner-artist free. Pastels are renowned for being bright and intensely pigmented, easy to use and popular in many genres.
A Chat with Wildlife and Equine Artist Graham Kearney
Recently I had the opportunity to chat with well-known Equine and Wildlife Artist Graham Kearney. I confess to being more than a little starstruck as I have been following his career for close on 7 or 8 years and have always been in awe of his work.
Product Review: Stabilo Carbothello Pastel Pencils
It is no secret that I am a pencil addict, so it was with great anticipation that I awaited the arrival of the Stabilo Carbothello pastel pencils on the Artsavingsclub pencil rack. They definitely did not disappoint when they finally found their way into my greedy hands!