Hello Susan. I have usted it for a couple of painting with good results. I have even wet it for the underpainting. A disadvantage is thak it consumes more pastel but otherwise the textura is great. Thanks for sharing
This is lovely...I started out practising on 400 grit hardware sandpaper and I found it a good and cheap way to find out of I am any good at it... I enjoyed it... And have gone ahead with buying more pastels and hopefully I will someday buy pastel paper too.. Is very expensive in my country... ...
Since I'm just beginning, I think this is a GREAT idea to start with. I'm not planning on being an artist. I plan to do a bunch of 5x7's to make into greeting cards and I think sandpaper would be perfect. You certainly got a beautiful result.
I’ll have to try I’m using 1000 wet and dry from Home Depot. Thanks for sharing your talent an experience. Your Patreon would be totally worth it when I can spend more time on art pastime. Prayers for your mom. Before you know it she’ll be back on her feet.
Hi Susan, haven't watched yet but pleased you are trying this as I have thought about it but not got round to it yet. Just going to press play now. Later - lots of layers and a stunning painting. Thank you.
I bet your mom was fascinated watching you paint. So glad your able to be with her. Getting ready to go through the same with my mom. Oncology appointment tomorrow. . .
I use some 400 grit 9x11 sandpaper from Home Depot. Works beautifully. Also as for not being archival, what makes it not archival? I’ve always wondered...
I wonder the same thing. I have pastel and charcol paintings from school (25years +), that are still in great condition, which I have being fixating with hair spray.
Marvellous job done. Only thing is that d paper eats up a lot of pastel colour materials. Perhaps that can be better served using finer grade sand papers, so less pastel loss. Pastel pencils could be eaten up even more. But d ultimate product is very attractive, I find. Thank u so much.
Abhijit Bandyopadhyay you are right, sometimes the hardware store paper does eat up the pastels, I found this one to work better than some of the others. Also, you are correct that the finer grades will help in saving your pastels.
Because it is mainly used for practicing, instead of using your expensive soft pastels, you can start of with cheap square hard pastels like Inscribe which work well for laying down an underpainting and then use better pastels to finish with if you want.
I am based in the UK and I have tried various brands of sandpaper from DIY stores. I find the best one is Titan from Screwfix: www.screwfix.com/p/titan-wet-dry-sanding-paper-unpunched-290-x-240mm-600-grit-10-pack/95130 They do various grades, but I find the 600 grit is best. The 1200 is a bit smooth for my liking, but worth trying especially as it is so cheap: £3.99 for 10 sheets.
How long it will last is probably down to the adhesive used in the manufacturing process. I use 400 grit wet and dry sandpaper for sketching and practicing and it is remarkably like the UArt 400 grit paper. It is quite thin by comparison but I mount it on card using 3M permanent spray mount. For more finished works that are for sale, I use the purpose made sanded pastel papers to be sure they will last. Mostly UArt, Sennelier pastel card or Clairefontaine Pastelmat. Thanks for posting this video Susan.
That's a great question. Most pastel artists prefer "sanded" pastel papers that are made by manufacturers such as UArt, Sennelier, and PastelMat. These papers are awesome for pastel application, but can get very expensive. Hardware store sandpaper is cheaper for practicing, but keep in mind not to use papers with a lot of grit or it will eat up your pastels too quickly. Also, since the hardware store papers my not be archival (acid free) it's best not to use for pieces that you want to last for decades. Hope that helps!
I actually do use sandpaper from the hardware. And it works for me when I'm experimenting
Thank you Susan, I was just thinking of using this. I'm praying for your Mom. Hope all goes well.
Prayers that your mom does well and that you are still and resting as much as possible. Thank you for sharing this video.
Thank you sugar..... resting in the Lord and feeling his peace
Hello Susan. I have usted it for a couple of painting with good results. I have even wet it for the underpainting. A disadvantage is thak it consumes more pastel but otherwise the textura is great. Thanks for sharing
This is lovely...I started out practising on 400 grit hardware sandpaper and I found it a good and cheap way to find out of I am any good at it... I enjoyed it... And have gone ahead with buying more pastels and hopefully I will someday buy pastel paper too.. Is very expensive in my country...
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Yes I enjoyed ! Thank you Susan! And what a great idea, I will have a look at the sandpaper from the hardware.
Since I'm just beginning, I think this is a GREAT idea to start with. I'm not planning on being an artist. I plan to do a bunch of 5x7's to make into greeting cards and I think sandpaper would be perfect. You certainly got a beautiful result.
Dahl Harding awesome!!! Have fun!!! And be sure to get a fine grit👍🏻 at least 400 or more☺️
I’ll have to try I’m using 1000 wet and dry from Home Depot. Thanks for sharing your talent an experience. Your Patreon would be totally worth it when I can spend more time on art pastime. Prayers for your mom. Before you know it she’ll be back on her feet.
Hi Susan, haven't watched yet but pleased you are trying this as I have thought about it but not got round to it yet.
Just going to press play now.
Later - lots of layers and a stunning painting. Thank you.
❤....this is terrific.....so helpful to me.... thank you
Love it.
Thanks for posting this! I have been wondering about whether sandpaper would work for a while!
What a great idea! And affordable way to practice. :-)
Thanks for sharing this lovely flower scene......I wouldn't feel bad practicing on this type of paper!!!!
Back ground music is so attractive, like your amazing painting....
I bet your mom was fascinated watching you paint. So glad your able to be with her. Getting ready to go through the same with my mom. Oncology appointment tomorrow. . .
Oh Carol.... I pray your mom will get good news and it's so beautiful that you are there for her
We saw the oncologist yesterday and he said their a 90% chance the cancer will be gone with radiation treatment!!!! Praise God
Carol Ferguson praise Jesus! Praise Jesus!! That’s fantastic news! Hallelujah 🙌🏻🙌🏻☺️💜
I use some 400 grit 9x11 sandpaper from Home Depot. Works beautifully. Also as for not being archival, what makes it not archival? I’ve always wondered...
I wonder the same thing. I have pastel and charcol paintings from school (25years +), that are still in great condition, which I have being fixating with hair spray.
Great tip and lovely artwork !
Very cool experiment :) I have wondered about this before too - although you can buy large pieces of artist quality sanded paper fairly cheaply!
aartadventure Yes, I definitely save money by buying larger sheets of Uart paper and cutting them myself. Great point.
Fantastic!
Beautiful
Marvellous job done.
Only thing is that d paper eats up a lot of pastel colour materials. Perhaps that can be better served using finer grade sand papers, so less pastel loss. Pastel pencils could be eaten up even more.
But d ultimate product is very attractive, I find.
Thank u so much.
Abhijit Bandyopadhyay you are right, sometimes the hardware store paper does eat up the pastels, I found this one to work better than some of the others. Also, you are correct that the finer grades will help in saving your pastels.
Because it is mainly used for practicing, instead of using your expensive soft pastels, you can start of with cheap square hard pastels like Inscribe which work well for laying down an underpainting and then use better pastels to finish with if you want.
Ok, thank you all
I am based in the UK and I have tried various brands of sandpaper from DIY stores. I find the best one is Titan from Screwfix: www.screwfix.com/p/titan-wet-dry-sanding-paper-unpunched-290-x-240mm-600-grit-10-pack/95130 They do various grades, but I find the 600 grit is best. The 1200 is a bit smooth for my liking, but worth trying especially as it is so cheap: £3.99 for 10 sheets.
Great artwork...
Can we use stationary sand papers for portrait works ?...as even they are affordable...
beautiful artwork, thank you! are they pastels or oil pastels please?
I use soft pastels and not oil pastels. I find they are more vibrant with color :)
Beautifully done. Just wondering why wouldn’t it be considered archival?
Landon, My guess is the backing paper and/or the adhesive.
Landon Rasmussen it’s fairly thin and it’s not advertised as being acid free, so for serious pieces I would stick to artist grade papers.
How long it will last is probably down to the adhesive used in the manufacturing process. I use 400 grit wet and dry sandpaper for sketching and practicing and it is remarkably like the UArt 400 grit paper. It is quite thin by comparison but I mount it on card using 3M permanent spray mount. For more finished works that are for sale, I use the purpose made sanded pastel papers to be sure they will last. Mostly UArt, Sennelier pastel card or Clairefontaine Pastelmat. Thanks for posting this video Susan.
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Why is using sandpaper a cheap alternative? what type of paper should be used for dry pastels?
That's a great question. Most pastel artists prefer "sanded" pastel papers that are made by manufacturers such as UArt, Sennelier, and PastelMat. These papers are awesome for pastel application, but can get very expensive. Hardware store sandpaper is cheaper for practicing, but keep in mind not to use papers with a lot of grit or it will eat up your pastels too quickly. Also, since the hardware store papers my not be archival (acid free) it's best not to use for pieces that you want to last for decades. Hope that helps!