Sanded or Unsanded Pastel Paper? Demo and Tips for Canson Mi-Teintes
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- What pastel paper do you prefer? Sanded or unsanded paper? Many artists are not fond of Canson Mi-Teintes unsanded paper but I happen to love it! In this video I paint a demo of some autumn trees on a piece of Canson and compare it to the same painting done on sanded paper. I also share tips for more successful paintings on unsanded paper. Enjoy the demo!
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1. Canson Mi-Teintes unsanded Pastel paper
2. Nupastels
3. Terry Ludwig Pastels wit a few Diane Townsend soft form pastels.
4. Pipe insulation foam
5. Blair Very Low Odor workable fixative
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As a watercolorist I learn so much from your pastel lessons! It definitely will be next on my playtime agenda!
If you're a beginner artist, or a just a bit more experienced, one of the things you have to learn, is WHEN to stop drawing or painting. You'll ruin some good pieces, just because you over did it, or just because you added something, that you thought it would make the piece better, but it produced the opposite effect, making the piece worse than it was before you put that stroke with the brush ,or that line with the pencil etc.
You have to stop, go a step back, or tilt your head back to take a look from a bit further. If it looks great, stop there and call it finished. Add something, only if you're 100% if not 120% sure, that it will make your piece better. I' m glad this artist mentioned that!!!
Thanks a lit for video it is amazing and so helpful exactly what I needed xo😊
what about using actual sandpaper???????????😬😳😲😯
This is literally the exact video with the exact message of encouragement and tips that I needed at the exact right time. This might be the best video on UA-cam I’ve ever watched. There aren’t enough words to express my gratitude. Thank you.
I am so happy you fund it when you needed to see it! It is my pleasure to share with you!
Excellent artist. I’ve been watching lots of Pastelists. She’s great. I wanna paint like her.
If you want more detail or sharpness out of unsanded paper, I think going in for those details and sharp lines with a color pencil would work just fine. Color pencils seem to love the Canson Mi-Teintes paper
Maybe I am strange but I did not see an ugly stage. I enjoyed each addition of line and colour. Bravo!
I love this one! The mood is so beautiful. Even though the sanded paper is rendered just as well, to my eye, the Canson piece is much more painterly and appealing. Guess what I’m going to play with next!
Thanks for watching! Have fun!
I like the one on the unsanded paper. It has more atmosphere, and it looks softer.
Thanks Linda!
I have discovered clear gesso made by Liquitex.
I roll it onto my unsanded paper with a small foam roller.
This gives the paper a good level of grit or tooth or roughness.
Since it is clear, the original color and value of the paper remain unchanged.
If I work an area too much and find that I need to erase everything from the page to start over , I can re-apply the gesso in that area to give the paper a new gritty surface.
Yes! Clear gesso is my go to for texture and making my own sanded surfaces!
Hi @renzo can you send the link to the product? It saw too many liquitex gessos and i am not sure which one to purchase haha
Your Patreon is the best deal on the Internet. So much content! Thanks for a great demo.
Wow, thanks! I appreciate your support!!
As a beginner on a budget, the Canson is my most practical option. I really appreciate your suggestions for using it.
Karen, even though I have worked on Canson Mi-Teintes paper in the past, I have always hated it, for the exact reason that it wouldn’t allow me to work in many layers, as it is in my nature. At some point I gave up working on Canson. But your demo, and its beautiful resulting painting, convinced me to give it another chance (I still have a stash of this paper from way back). You are a wonderful inspiration and an awesome teacher. Thank you for sharing with us your art!
Cheers from California 🤗
Thanks for watching! I felt the same as you and now I enjoy canson for a change of pace!
I like practicing on the "wrong" side of Mi Teintes. The "right side" eats pastels!
Inspired and Inspirational. Fabulous. Thankyou.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I didn’t need convincing after seeing the incredible works you have demonstrated on Canson. With some practice I have managed to improve on Canson. Since I was given a stash of it I have been delighted at the discovery. This one is particularly special though. I like it better than the sanded version. Bravo!
Thank you Priscilla!
Thank you so much! Can't join Patreon...don't always feel up to par...this has to do!
I would like to see you make your own surface sometime with your own gesso or a surface with clear gesso
Sure! I do that a lot. I will add it to my video request list.
Thank you for providing much needed instruction regarding Canson paper!
You are so welcome!
Beautiful build up of color, even if this is an unsanded paper. Altogether, this is a successful painting with autumn mood. Thank you.
Thank you so much 😀
I'm so happy you did this video Karen, I'm still considered new to pastels and I wondered the difference between them. Cheers from Canada my friend and thank you
Thank you for watching Angie!
They are both beautiful.I love your demos! Now I know how to use my Canson paper...light touch....thank you!
Thanks for watching!
I love your tutorials, every minute! Your work is amazing and the way you teach is so helpful.
Thank you so much!
Funny, I didn’t think it was ugly at anytime! It was just all beautiful.
Ha! Thank you! I appreciate you watching!
I've always hated sanded paper and still prefer to use Velour and Pastelmat, which are my favorites. If I do use sanded, I go for the finest grit 600-800 Colorfix smooth is fine too. I have a light touch, so it works well for me. Thank you Karen for the video showing the difference. When I tried a UArt sanded paper for the first time I thought, what is the problem?? I can't even paint anymore?? It's all what we are comfortable with I suppose!
That is so true!! Thanks for sharing!
Even at 12 minutes it looked like a nice impressionistic landscape after you've learned fixative.
This qas a great demo! I loved your reference to start with and it was very fun to see how you worked with the canson Paper. I feel encouraged to give it a try! Thanks!
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this fantastic tutorial, Karen! ❤ Its such a joy to watch you paint - its like a kind of magicI ❤ I love both of your paintings - but this one on Canson Mi Teintes, sings to me!!! ❤ I have a bunch of this paper in the size of 24×32 cm - in grey colour -- and one is now waiting on my easel! Fingers crossed 😊 Greetings from Sweden! 🇸🇪
I like the unsanded painting better.
Wow, great demo. Thank you for your explanations on blocking, etc. So very helpful, especially as one coming from a watercolor background it's such a different technique/approach. I'm very new to pastels (as in, I've completed four pieces) and use the Canson paper though have used sanded paper as well. I like the smooth side of the Canson because it makes for soft blending for pieces that call out for that. Do you spray your finished work with fixative? I'm trying to figure out how to keep my pieces from smudging but have read horror stories about pieces being ruined. Thanks!
Thanks for watching! I don't use any final fixative. I store finished paintings under glassine paper flat in a box for protection. I have ever had a problem with smudging or a painting getting ruined and I have painted hundreds and hundreds! They are really not as fragile as long as you don't move them around too much!
Thank you so much. I'm new to soft pastels. What I thought were pastel paintings, prior, were actually underpaintings & mid-layers. I really appreciate both the attention to the kind of pastel & kind of paper.
You are so welcome!
Dots on trees where sun shines?
Beautiful landscape. Evanescent. Very impressionistic!
Many thanks!
hi karen, have you been uninspired in doing an artwork? and what do you do to keep your artistic blood flowing?
I just keep painting even when I don't feel like it. It always gets me inspired once I get to work!
I bought Mi-Teintes few days ago and got really worried, when I heard people hate it so much, your video gave me some hope
Thank you, Karen! I am just getting started in pastels and trying to figure out what I need. Your tips on some of the properties of the different brands of pastels is very helpful. I ended up with a lot of Canson Mi Teintes paper. Glad to know I don’t need to take out a mortgage to have a huge stash of sanded paper, although I do have some and will be getting more. LOL. This painting is lovely!
You are so welcome!
Hi Karen! love your vids, love watching your paintings come to life, Juicy! Keep on keepin on
This is beautiful and now doable for me! Thank you! I am new here and loving your work and your teaching style (talking specifics not just blah blah blah😂).
Thank you Karen. Great demo and love the final pieces. You mention Diane Townsend pastels, do you recommend a particular set that would be used the most for landscapes and florals? I see she has 2 separate for landscapes. Thanks!
Love this!
Love this!
This is really reassuring for me as I've been using smoother papers to practice on and saving the pricey sanded paper for college work. I was worried about the difference a d how I would deal with it but this has been very helpful. I love these videos.❤
Aciu.Labai patiko.
I didn’t notice any ugly parts of the process but I loved the results.
Thank you for watching!
But you just seem to scribble random stuff and it looks awesome. Wtf? I tried my own painting today and it looked terrible, i just dont know...
Same here! I think we need to keep trying and we’ll eventually get past quitting while it’s still ugly. My worst impulse is to hate to use the paper up on bad work. Only way to learn...
I’d like the list of colors you had used. So good to see you again, I missed you.🤗
Thanks for watching! I have been doing a lot of video content for my Patreon group so it has been keeping me very busy! I was not very organized with the pastels I used so I don't know exactly what I used :(
I actually loved your painting at the messy stage!
Thanks! I do too sometimes!
Thank you so much. This was very helpful ❤
Bellissima e interessante dimostrazione accompagnata da suggerimenti che però ho perso perchè non in lingua italiana. Grazie comunque e i miei complimenti all'insegnante!
Another fantastic video, thank you Karen! As a beginner I’m struggling to use Pastelmat so I’ve just bought a pad of this unsanded paper to have a play with. Thank you for sharing your tips and insights 😊
Nice !
The idea is not to replicate the original painting, but rather to improve, enhance, interprite
Bardzo udana prezentacja . Poprzez subskrypcję twojego kanału na wiele rzeczy otworzyłaś mi oczy , cały czas nie wiem jakimi kolorami blokować ciemne obszary i jasne - to nic wiedza przyjdzie z czasem. Pozdrawiam.
You're a fantastic teacher!
Thank you! 😃
Loved it. You make it look so easy
Thanks so much 😊
I enjoyed looking at this video.It's always so interesting and beautiful.Thank you. Hélène,Québec.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic! Bravo! Merci! 🤩🤗🥳🌲🌟😊☀️
Your picture alot nicer than the bland photo. 24 minutes
Wonderful 👍 thank you for your sharing 😊
Hi Karen I love your work but I don’t understand why did you use colours that are not remotely related to the ones in the photo you are painting. Is this just to give contrast? Thank you very much for sharing your wonderful skills.
Thank you for watching! Using unexpected colors is a part of my process to try to be more expressive and interpret the photo.
Thank you Karen, your teaching is so helpful. I see how the under painting process gives so much depth and realism to your finished work. Beautiful!!! Awesome to watch you work through it!!! Very much appreciate you for having this channel. God bless🙏
You are so welcome!
Just wonderful. But I bet you could paint on cardboard and have it turn out! :)
Haha! Thanks!!
Excellent explanation excellent information ❤
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Thank you Karen, this is very helpful. I worked in pastels about 25 years ago, mostly doing dog portraits. It seemed then that about the only choice was Rembrandt pastels and unsanded paper. There might have been other pastel choices but I was always on a budget. I still have a box of my old Rembrandts. I have started again, ordered a big new set of Rembrandts and a few other kinds of softer brands and some semi-hard varieties. I tried the sanded paper which I like but due to the expense I decided to relearn with the Canson paper focusing on using deliberate marks and not correct too much. I think I'll have to get some of that workable fixative, though.
Welcome back to pastels! A lot has changed with so many new materials to try but a lot has stayed the same and the old favorites sometimes are the best! Have fun!
Wow, Karen, that was marvelous! I always hated fixatif, but the effect you get really makes the painting! Thanks!
You are so welcome!
Thanks for these tips on using Canson Mi Tienes paper. It is my least favorite surface to work on but is ubiquitous and cheap. I too hate the “right side “ (bumpy side) of this paper; good to know I can use the wrong or smooth side and get a decent painting.
Thanks for watching Laura!
Wonderful, and lots of fun!... will have to follow this painting along some of these days.
I love the look and feel of the foreground on the unsanded version, it really looks like grass and shrubs and weeds in autumn.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!
Gorgeous! Love that combination of colors! Thanks for the demo.
Thank you! 😊
I don't think it's ugly.😬 8:36
I really enjoyed watching this! Weekend painting project!
Thanks for watching!
What fixative are you using? (And have you since switched to one you now like better)? Fantastic demo Karen thanks very much
Thanks for watching! I have been experimenting with other fixatives but so far prefer just regular 70% rubbing alcohol ins a spray bottle. Just a light spray !
I agree that your Patreon page is the best deal going for great instruction and content! I have learned so much from you and appreciate your generous sharing!
Thank you very much! I appreciate your support!
Hi Karen! Is it possible to paint an entire painting only with Rembrandts pastels? Or are they too hard for that? I only have Rembrandts as soft pastels and I have the feeling I can't bring my painting till the end.
Thanks for watching! Rembrandts are considered are harder pastel and while you can certainly use them for an entire painting you will not be able to get the thicker impasto markmaking that you get with softer pastels such as sennelier.
I have not done any pastels, so I am totally ignorant about this. Your work is wonderful and I have had pastels in storage and never tried them...although, I love charcoals. What is the best paper to work on for beginners and where do I find the foam for blending? You make me want to learn this. Can you paint on matboard? How do you clean your pastels?
Thank you so much! Welcome to the wonderful world of pastels! You can paint on mat board or any paper but many pastel artists like to paint on sanded papers such as by Uart. The foam is pipe insulation from hardware stores. I clean my pastels by wiping them with a paper towel or for a deeper clean a shake them in a bowl of corn meal!
I don t like Canso paper! I prefer Uart
Gorgeous! Thank you Karen for all the great tips.
You are so welcome!
Karen I’m still waiting for your cartwheel 😀 that’d be a great way to start and end a video. I though you were promising one st the ten minute mark!
Next time!
@@KarenMargulis hahaha
all deine arbeit ist schön, applaus 👏
Love this! thanks
This is beautiful. How did I not think of the texture the fixative leaves! Now I can work pastels in a fair way with cheaper paper. Thank you!
Thank you Karen for all your help over all the years.
Thank you for watching!!
You make it look easy
I needed this video! Thank you so much.
You are so welcome!
Stunning! Could you please tell me if you let the workable fixative dry before adding more pastel? It appears as if you go in wet. Thanks for sharing.
It’s hard to pick, but I think I might give a small edge to the unsanded….bc I like the trees better. But I love the blue sky on the sanded. Both are lovely. 😊
I am so inspired, I’m off to paint with my pastels. Wonderful!
Great video and explanation! Thx!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Thank you. This helps me understand a little more about the different papers for pastels.
Lovely painting…thanks, Karen!
Beautiful!
You are a terrific teacher and painter as well! I feel like I can do this with you!
Thank you so much ,I love your demos !
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!
Very interesting!!!! I'm new to pastels, ( I do watercolors) thankyou!!! Helpful, so pretty!!!!
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!
I’m just beginning my pastel adventure. Are hard pastels the same as oil pastels? TIA!
Welcome to the wonderful world of pastels! Soft and hard pastels are the same thing. Pastels made with more binder and less pigment are considered hard. If there is more pigment they are softer so called soft. They are not the same as oil pastels which are made with an oil based binder. Oil pastels don't mix with soft (hard) pastels.All of my demos are with soft/hard pastels. I have never worked with oil pastels.
@@KarenMargulis Thank you! When I did a search it all led me to oil. I’ll keep looking! I didn’t think to see if you had a list of supplies used. Duh! 😊
I stay at the childish first layer! lol! Very discouraging!
What pastels are you using here .?
I am using some Nupastels, Terry Ludwigs and a few Diane Townsend soft form pastels,
6h
I actually am loving the “out of focus” ! 😁