Thank you so much for watching Pam, please don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions about the techniques and supplies I use.👍

Hi Mary so glad this was helpful. I have a lot videos here with various skin types. Thank you so much for watching 👀 ❤️

Thanks heaps and for taking the time to watch this video. Everyone has different ways of doing things. There is no wrong or correct way, whichever way gets you to the end result.

steve smith Thank you for taking the time to watch this video. This fellow's face took a while to form. Layers, layers, and more layers. Appreciate your comments as always.

Excellent Wilma, please contact me if you have any questions and thank you for watching and taking the time to comment 🎨👍

G'Day Peggy, Nike!!!!!

Many thanks Rj Twymon again:) Appreciate you taking the time to comment.

Thank you so much for watching and your kind words.

@@Xrissart 🙏 NAMASTE 💜🌹

G'Day Judy, thank you for your question. This applicator is called a "Sofft Tool" by PanPastels (yes double "ff" I didn't misspell it, funny). You can purchase the tool and sponges separately, there are various shapes. I use these all the time with PanPastels. If you get a chance you can see some of my other videos where you will see me use these all the time. Thank you so much for watching and stopping by:)

Many thanks Lorressia for watching and taking the time to comment. The brushes I use in this project are "Sofft" applicators by Panpastel. An absolute necessity when using Panpastels. It also works well when blending with soft pastels and pastel pencils.

Weasel282 thanks for watching. Pastelmat is a versatile paper and great for coloured pencils, I even use solvent. I have a few videos where you see me using this method.

Hi Joy, thank you so much for watching. I used Pastelmat and with this surface I lost track of how many layers I used. So the answer is many layers. This paper is by far one of the best surfaces I've used with the techniques and the way I paint. Again thank you and happy painting 😍🎨

Thea, thanks heaps for watching and taking the time to comment. Fixatives? That's always a very good question. I try to avoid using fixative because no matter how good the quality the fixative, it almost always dulls the pigment or alters the colour of the pigment. In this video I didn't use fixative. Tip? the paper has a lot to do with it (what paper do you use?) or maybe you are blending more than you need to, perhaps isolate and plan ahead where you think you will have to paint quite a bit of detail and apply pigment accordingly. Again thanks for watching, appreciate it:)

G'Day RJ Twymon, thank you for watching and appreciate your comment. I had some viewers that asked for some real time painting faces, so I thought to show some examples. I finish this painting in an another painting video on my channel "Painting with PanPastels and Pastels Pencils Jack of Hearts".

Hi Teresinha, thank you for watching:)

,you are welcome

Hey Jay, oils are my first love and discovered Pastels and PanPastels along the way, planning do some oils soon. Thanks for watching !!

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Loree thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. I paint both ways. When I'm painting flat, I slightly raise my surface and yes this makes it easier to film. I do have some videos where I paint on the easel, for example my Element series (the Animals and Lady Element paintings).

Karen Sizemore thank you for your comment. Good point will do that next time.

I totally agree. A lot of artists on KZfaq never show you the reference.

Hi Daisy thank you for watching and your question. The PanPastel colours I show you here are Orange Tint, Red Iron Oxide, Burnt Sienna Shade, Red Iron Oxide Ex-Dark. Hope this helps and happy painting :)

Xrissart thanks

Karen Sizemore thank you for watching. That's a good point, I might do that in the future

Hi Brenda, thank you so much for watching and your question. There's no real mystery other than keep on layering, but be careful what colours you're using to ensure you don't get mud. Then you also have to consider the surface you're using. Just recently I have uploaded about 8 Beginner PanPastels videos where I consentrate on the surface with same subject. Happy to answer as many questions as you have. Happy Painting.

@@Xrissart Thanks for showing the reference photo...that way we can't see that you are actually making YOUR painting just as the photo .

Hi Cindy, thank you for watching and thank you for your question. Longer brown tool you ask? That is also a Sofft Tool applicator, the spongy bit is replaceable, that's also available from the same art supply store you purchase your PanPastels. All the Sofft Tools get pretty chewed up, and it also depends how much pressure you apply on the surface. Again thank you for watching:) Happy Painting.

Xrissart Thanks for your response. Will have to look for that particular soft tool! Trying to lighten my pressure when applying pastel. Your videos are very helpful !

@@cindyfoster4353 All good Cindy, perhaps you can also try using a synthetic bristle brush. This technique is best on Pastelmat and has taken my work to a whole new level. Please also feel free to contact me about the art supplies and techniques I use.

Xrissart Thank you I was just looking at synthetic tools on amazon. Also waiting for the “grit” that you paint on quality paper to make it more like pastel Pat. Love the pastel mat but it takes forever to come to Canada in the mail and when it arrived the pad was a tad bit warped which made taping it down impossible. Wish I could just buy it in a store but I am really enjoying the pastel mat so I will try making my own. I tried the cheaper pastel paper from Strathmore at our local craft store and there is no comparing . I had pretty good results with 5000 grit sandpaper that I found in my garage, but I am sure with time it won’t stand up too well :) Again, I appreciate your help. My art keeps me sane and your kindness is appreciated💕

@@cindyfoster4353 Ok cool, when the time comes I would like to know how get on with making your own paper. So we'll talk again in the future 👍🎨

Hi Brenda thank you so much for watching and your question. I'm using Pastelmat by Clairefontaine, in my opinion one of the best surfaces to work on with Pastels. Happy Painting 👍🎨😍

Hi Marg thank you so much for watching and your question. The blue helps me gage my values when painting skin tones. Dark green and anthracite works well too.

Hi Lori, thank you for your feedback. Happy to answer more of your questions. Happy painting.

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