I've got you, babe. I'm at work. I will fill you in when I get off❤❤

@@autumnrain1892 Thank you!! 😊😊

Clairfontaine (sp) Pastel Mat or Strathmore Sand Grain paper and makeup sponges and applicators to blend

Use a make up brush to get rid of excess dust, it works for me 😁

Yess!! I began loving pastels as a medium when I started using Pastel Pencils. With the pencils you are able to draw details and you don’t have the mess of handling them, but you’ve still got the wonderful texture and vibrancy of pastels! For bigger areas and more loose sketching I still use my set of pastel blocks I also have way more colours as blocks and blending is a bit easier because of the surface area. I can recommend the Pastel Pencils by Stabilo (not sure how available they are outside of Germany) and by Faber Castell (a bit scratchier, but those are the ones I got started with). Hope that helps!

YAS! Thank you for noticing! I am trying my best to experiment and it can be so much fun especially when it goes well. I hope you're staying creative friend!

ik right??? i liked every sketch he's done! I get it though, when i get a vision for my painting i'll try to stick to it, otherwise i'll hate it. it's not like the sketches that he erased weren't good, they just didn't fit his vision

Me too! I cried a little inside every time a drawing was crumbled.

Thank you for making those suggestions! Dunno if he will see them, but others like me can still use them.

Back then sanded papers didn't exist and artists used paper, then gesso and the like. Claiming they're awful might be a bit of an extreme imo😅 for sure sanded paper makes it easier and the colors come out more vibrant, however you can layer on unsanded paper using just a bit of fixative everytime you want to layer or prep your canvas with gesso and pumice powder, then sand it to give it that grit. 😊 Source: been learning from well known pastelists resources :)

@@letym2271 they didn't exist in the past, yes, which is why Edgar Degas' pastel paintings are super fragile, badly degrading and are very difficult to conserve because he only had access to awful ingress papers. We are lucky to make the most of modern innovation and be assured in the knowlege that pastel art made with modern paper supports will last far longer than Degas' without art conservationist intervention. :)

The issue with the right paper initially frustrated me. Even paper designated as "pastel paper" wasn't very good, too toothy (and admittedly, a somewhat low budget brand). But I tried that, watercolor paper and just high quality hot pressed paper and for me, the latter worked best so far. I've not tried sand paper yet because I'm only recently trying out the chalk (watercolor is my usual medium) and don't want to spend much money on it, but I probably should if it's at least more workable.

Thank you!!! 😭❤ AND RIGHT! THESE ARE FANCY FANCY!

I agree!!!

Right? What a gift!!

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I heard Nupastel is going to be discontinued! I cant get them affordable where I live anyway, so I use Rembrandt.

@@margaretf667 Yeah, I forgot about the whole discontinue thing.

What about the jack richeson soft pastels? I feel them very very soft.

YAS!! Thank you for coming back! Sending you creative vibes!

I Find it kind of comforting! It means that everything I learn will have relevance even if I switch mediums in the future. Drawing and painting skills transfer to other genres and mediums.

And your drawing is fantastic

I missed y'all!!! So happy to be making videos again! ❤☺