I know this tutorial was made 7 yrs ago and i don't know if you read comments any more but there is a better way of making a complete dark background that will save you 9+ hours. The best way is to "paint" your "soon to be" dark areas with a light amount of paint thinner before you put any dark pigment on the paper then press hard with one pass of your color pencil of choice and as you are putting down pigment the solvent will melt your color pencil wax evenly so that you only have to make one pass. easy peasy

So clever❤

Thank you!

It’s beautiful I would hang that picture in my home thanks for sharing

You are so talented your pencil work is beautiful

thank you!

thx i needed this bc im learning drawing and it's very very wonky and very messy ☹️

thank you!

Now cassandra,move to germany and start ww2 again...

thank you!

Nice. I just laminate them in a satin lamination sheet. Unified everything beautifully.

You’ve literally just described me trying to paint 🙈😂 except mine never turn out half decent ! ……..looks great! 👌🐸

How about slowing it down so people can actually see what you are doing?

Can you slow down

I am trying a new style, and it scares me. This video really helped! Thank you

wow che resa fantastica ... matite davvero eccezionali ❤❤❤

Thank you!

Thank you!

Amazing you were able to get further helpful information from Alyona Nickelsen, it is amazing how you can read some instructions for varnishing but without someone to show you such as in the video you can feel very lost, especially being new to creating artwork. I think a main reason to varnish or use a fixitive for my colored pencil work is to be able to get a good result in scanning it for stories ete and being able to keep it in good condition as more work is created.

If you’re still active I hope everything is ok?

Adorable ❤

I am deaf artist. I ask you that, Gloss medium. Water based or solvent? Example: Brustro acrylic gloss varnish. Please reply me.

So beautifully done! Love the candle glowing through the glass.

12 pencils wow, been buying colouring pencils for at least 30 years must have at least between 1000 to 2000 pencils.

I use several brands of white and some of white colours keep them with blending and burnishing kit.

Gorgeous, great work!!!!!

Great tips!

Love it

Me too with the terrible faults on the paper 😔!! Its really saddening . There are also numerous other people complaining about this regular defect in pastel mat! If its not lines - its divets , or dints , or scratches all around the edges, either way its not on for such an expensive paper , people have phoned the help line & got replacements !! Maybe ring them up !! As you sounded dissatisfied & disappointed ! As you should be ! But you’re art is amazing , beautiful plucky little bird & as you said a casual viewer may not see the defects . But deffo complain ! They need to adress the manufacturing faults that are still happening , I bought mine off amazon! It was a pad , the last 4 sheets had the damage . Anyway , i still love PM , But am wary now & dont trust it Shame

Cala' ?

Thank you!

The one with the sunglasses is nice! - The background "gives it away" in a good way - saying look, this realism was done with pencils. Cool.

Hi mate , Your pateron account t says in active?

I loved your work, and the way you explained how to use inktense ❤ thank you

I have been starting my lightfast collection just bought a set of 100, bought a set of 48 last year and a tin of 36 years ago..

Great video.information I needed.

So glad to see you are back Cassandra!!! I was disappointed when you stopped uploading and wasn't sure if you would be back, actually I had given up but while searching for tips on using pastelmat I found you were back!!! YAY, and as I also worked in aged care, I totally understand the issue!! Glad you are back and I will keep an eye out for new videos!!

Thanks for sharing. I've no idea what to do with mine, but have an idea now.

How are you doing Cassandra? I hope you are really well enough to restart your channel soon. It would be such a shame considering all the work you've put in, to build up a channel of over 19 000 subscribers. I enjoy your tutorials very much - you were one of the first channels I discovered when my art journey started a couple of years ago.

I dont relate much to art youtubers but in this vid I did and its amazing. Great video keep up!

So sorry you’ve been suffering with this condition and hope your feeling better now, Ive been immersing myself in art too suffering a condition which can be extremely painful and frustratingly affect me being able to be upright which puts a hold on any art, I suffer a spinal csf leak which has left me very debilitated, thank you for posting your story It makes me realise im not alone with suffering a chronic unusual condition, Im hoping to use my art as a form of income in time as I am unable to work now, Ive recently turned to coloured pencils as easier with my condition, im researching any self employment tips so I can get my artwork out there and start making an income .

I hope you get well soon.

That piece is gorgeous! Also, my favorite flower.

Whatever you do, stay away from Poland and Czechia

Heil Cassandra Das führer auf Deutschland

Awesome!

Thank you for sharing your story with us. I hope that you have found an answer to relieving your pain. Have you found any relief changing your diet? Your bird is wonderful! And I agree that once you go BIG it's hard to go small.

“Hi- that is rad!!”

I just got the 100 set in a gorgeous wooden box! They are great!

Nice! 😮