i was creating a picture with oil pastels, and i had 5 kinds of glue at the time, all of the sudden i decided to blend them in with glue , as an experiment , i learned a new teckineke of blending oil pastels with glue or acyrilic liquid it dries like reqlar acrylic paint
Well I found the use of Pumice making a surface with watercolor papers. Maybe the paper absorbs the pumice more? The wood might be to hard to allow it to settle in? Well I look forward to your next video and we will have to see! Thanks for experimenting!
mjpete27 thanks for that and I agree. I also was wondering if the wood surface was causing more grit and texture with the pumice. So I tried some of the same recipe on some watercolor paper and it worked much better. Thanks for that confirmation and it’s nice to know we are all learning together.
I saw another video where they were prepping wood panels for doing acrylic pour art. She used a rubber bowl scraper and it didn't leave any lines. Try it and see if it works for you.
Your painting is so lovely and inspiring. If I can free up a little time, I think I will load my gear in the car and head out to a nearby sunflower field that I scoped out last week. I've been waiting for some overcast (or even stormy skies weather) to go out and plein air but it has been extremely hot and dry here in my patch of Germany. Clear skies and hot sun are not conducive to awesome skies and shadows (and not so great for acrylic painting) but I think it might work quite well for pastels - glad I keep them in a 3-drawer plastic organizer - that should make it pretty easy to get out there on location. Thank you for your wonderful, relaxing tutorials; I always look forward to them.
Lisa Hornbeck Wonderful ! That’s the advantage of soft pastels… They don’t dry up in the sun! I’ve also worked with acrylics and I know what you mean about finding the right weather to paint in plein air. So glad you are inspired and I hope you have fun!
Thanks for taking time to respond and, not yet with wood, sounds interesting so I may at some point! Saw one of your wood "canvass" pastel vids. Stay safe...
Great demo, thanks. One question- how would you handle a painted panel if you wanted to say get them in an exhibit? Unlike a typical (flat) finished pastel work, which can be placed under glass, the panel probably can't be under glass. To prevent having the pastel rub off if it is incidentally touched or brushed against, would you spray a ton of fixative on it to seriously fix it in place? TIA for your response.
Hi Susan I think m the first one today😁 It's a flawlessly awesome video ❤️ U really explained literally everything and most importantly even taught me about pastels on wood Well in this lockdown I had couple of wooden tiles carved out of balsa wood I think that'll do the work for me It was indeed a really great video Susan I just wanted to know how,where and when do we use marble dust, ik its used for Persian paintings but honestly I've never seen it before also did you fix marble dust using fixative?? Overall I owe my greatest respect to my master I hope you are doing great Have a great day ahead 😊 May lord shower his blessings on my master working for us without a desire Stay safe and inside Love from India ❤️
Hello my faithful artistic friend. I'm actually going to show more of the marble dust product in the next video. I was surprised that it doesn't feel very gritty (almost like baby powder), but it does seem to help to create a bit of texture for pastel application. I just love this experimentation process! Our God is so good to bless us with art and each other!! Hope to have the Part 2 video by next week. :)
@@monetcafe wouldn't it's application make board a little bit slippery?? In india only hard soft pastel sticks are in lime lights, the legends like sennelier which I use are in the dark I think using hard sticks will be an irritating affair So sennelier might do the work
@@Uddaybhaikabaap My current experiments haven't resulted in any slippery application. But I'm still playing with recipes and trying to get the best formula. I'm like a crazy art scientist!
Andrea Fernbach I actually have not used pastel on a velvet surface. It sounds intriguing though, and I need to try that. Sorry I couldn’t be of more help.
Okay Susan this is really way TOO coincidental?! I just got a piece of wood, and prepped it with gesso! And I was like if Susan says I can draw on gesso, then I wonder if I can draw on gesso on wood... and log on UA-cam and see you’re posting the answer to my question 👏
Watercolour Art in Cape Town wow that is coincidental and awesome! I actually think we can probably just use plain clear gesso to coat the wood....Since it already has a little bit of grit in it and perhaps do a few coats. I’m having success currently using it mixed with a little marble dust. I’ll be sharing the part two video soon.
Nice experiment, Susan! I've also used wood panels but found that using a sponge roller created an odd texture. I now use just my palette knife to spread a thin amount of pumice gel right out of the jar (extra layers seem to make tiny mounds instead of nice sandy surface) .. sometimes I'll use a bristle brush to add lines, not the little rounded mounds .. just don't like that texture. Nice thing about the panels is that you don't need a firm backing .. it's already there! (Just FYI, if you're planning to try the SpectraFix Natural Glass, I've heard it's not allowed in certain competition exhibits) Loving your videos. I always learn something new!
Terrilynn Dubreuil thanks for that useful information! I agree about the bristle brush versus the sponge roller. I like texture but not so uniform. And thanks about the advice with the spectrafix… Yes that’s the product, and I’ll be sure to make mention that it’s not allowed for competitions. Personally, I don’t even have time to compete and I really paint for the joy of it. But I know that others do and that is valuable information.
@@lindadewey8638 I use Golden Pumice Gel for the texture. It's an acrylic and seals the panel as you apply it. My favorite application tool is a palette knife to help keep a nice sandy surface texture.
Hi @BarbaraHaslin, I never spray a fixative on a soft pastel painting since it always darkens the final image. To protect my final painting for shipping or storing, I place them in a clear plastic bag I get from www.clearbags.com/bags/flat/flap-tape/crystal-clear. I buy the bags a bit larger than standard sizes so I will have room for the painting and a piece of foamcore board cut to the size of the painting. Here is a video of my process:ua-cam.com/video/4XD4SezFyBg/v-deo.html&t=209s
I use Liquitex GESSO. not clear gesso. This product is opaque white and, like the clear gesso, it contains marble dust and can be tinted with acrylic colors to make a mid-toned base.
Hi @lindadewey8638, I never spray a fixative on a soft pastel painting since it always darkens the final image. To protect my final painting for shipping or storing, I place them in a clear plastic bag I get from www.clearbags.com/bags/flat/flap-tape/crystal-clear. I buy the bags a bit larger than standard sizes so I will have room for the painting and a piece of foamcore board cut to the size of the painting. Here is a video of my process:ua-cam.com/video/4XD4SezFyBg/v-deo.html&t=209s
i was creating a picture with oil pastels, and i had 5 kinds of glue at the time, all of the sudden i decided to blend them in with glue , as an experiment , i learned a new teckineke of blending oil pastels with glue or acyrilic liquid it dries like reqlar acrylic paint
Wow.... that's cool!! Thank you John!
Thanks again, for all your tips and advice love your chat and all you tell us as you work.
You’re such a sweetheart and great instructor 😁👍🏼
Wow, thanks!
Well I found the use of Pumice making a surface with watercolor papers. Maybe the paper absorbs the pumice more? The wood might be to hard to allow it to settle in? Well I look forward to your next video and we will have to see! Thanks for experimenting!
mjpete27 thanks for that and I agree. I also was wondering if the wood surface was causing more grit and texture with the pumice. So I tried some of the same recipe on some watercolor paper and it worked much better. Thanks for that confirmation and it’s nice to know we are all learning together.
I saw another video where they were prepping wood panels for doing acrylic pour art. She used a rubber bowl scraper and it didn't leave any lines. Try it and see if it works for you.
Your painting is so lovely and inspiring. If I can free up a little time, I think I will load my gear in the car and head out to a nearby sunflower field that I scoped out last week. I've been waiting for some overcast (or even stormy skies weather) to go out and plein air but it has been extremely hot and dry here in my patch of Germany. Clear skies and hot sun are not conducive to awesome skies and shadows (and not so great for acrylic painting) but I think it might work quite well for pastels - glad I keep them in a 3-drawer plastic organizer - that should make it pretty easy to get out there on location. Thank you for your wonderful, relaxing tutorials; I always look forward to them.
Lisa Hornbeck Wonderful ! That’s the advantage of soft pastels… They don’t dry up in the sun! I’ve also worked with acrylics and I know what you mean about finding the right weather to paint in plein air. So glad you are inspired and I hope you have fun!
Great artist‼︎ Wonderful‼︎
Thank you for this.
I love how it turned out! Beautiful sennelier blue and I’ll definitely keep in mind using yellow only at the end for the sunflower highlights
Thanks for taking time to respond and, not yet with wood, sounds interesting so
I may at some point! Saw one of your
wood "canvass" pastel vids. Stay safe...
Perfecto!
Great demo, thanks. One question- how would you handle a painted panel if you wanted to say get them in an exhibit? Unlike a typical (flat) finished pastel work, which can be placed under glass, the panel probably can't be under glass. To prevent having the pastel rub off if it is incidentally touched or brushed against, would you spray a ton of fixative on it to seriously fix it in place? TIA for your response.
I love that you tinted it! Would be lovely did a lavender field
Hi Susan
I think m the first one today😁
It's a flawlessly awesome video ❤️
U really explained literally everything and most importantly even taught me about pastels on wood
Well in this lockdown I had couple of wooden tiles carved out of balsa wood
I think that'll do the work for me
It was indeed a really great video Susan
I just wanted to know how,where and when do we use marble dust, ik its used for Persian paintings but honestly I've never seen it before also did you fix marble dust using fixative??
Overall I owe my greatest respect to my master
I hope you are doing great
Have a great day ahead 😊
May lord shower his blessings on my master working for us without a desire
Stay safe and inside
Love from India ❤️
Hello my faithful artistic friend. I'm actually going to show more of the marble dust product in the next video. I was surprised that it doesn't feel very gritty (almost like baby powder), but it does seem to help to create a bit of texture for pastel application. I just love this experimentation process! Our God is so good to bless us with art and each other!! Hope to have the Part 2 video by next week. :)
@@monetcafe wouldn't it's application make board a little bit slippery??
In india only hard soft pastel sticks are in lime lights, the legends like sennelier
which I use are in the dark
I think using hard sticks will be an irritating affair
So sennelier might do the work
@@Uddaybhaikabaap My current experiments haven't resulted in any slippery application. But I'm still playing with recipes and trying to get the best formula. I'm like a crazy art scientist!
@@monetcafe m very eager to see ur results 🥰
Keep posting more 😊
Thank you and God bless you! One question, please, have you ever used pastels on a velvet type surface and how does it do if you have? Thank you...
Andrea Fernbach I actually have not used pastel on a velvet surface. It sounds intriguing though, and I need to try that. Sorry I couldn’t be of more help.
Very well done.
Okay Susan this is really way TOO coincidental?! I just got a piece of wood, and prepped it with gesso! And I was like if Susan says I can draw on gesso, then I wonder if I can draw on gesso on wood... and log on UA-cam and see you’re posting the answer to my question 👏
Watercolour Art in Cape Town wow that is coincidental and awesome! I actually think we can probably just use plain clear gesso to coat the wood....Since it already has a little bit of grit in it and perhaps do a few coats. I’m having success currently using it mixed with a little marble dust. I’ll be sharing the part two video soon.
Nice experiment, Susan! I've also used wood panels but found that using a sponge roller created an odd texture. I now use just my palette knife to spread a thin amount of pumice gel right out of the jar (extra layers seem to make tiny mounds instead of nice sandy surface) .. sometimes I'll use a bristle brush to add lines, not the little rounded mounds .. just don't like that texture. Nice thing about the panels is that you don't need a firm backing .. it's already there! (Just FYI, if you're planning to try the SpectraFix Natural Glass, I've heard it's not allowed in certain competition exhibits) Loving your videos. I always learn something new!
Terrilynn Dubreuil thanks for that useful information! I agree about the bristle brush versus the sponge roller. I like texture but not so uniform. And thanks about the advice with the spectrafix… Yes that’s the product, and I’ll be sure to make mention that it’s not allowed for competitions. Personally, I don’t even have time to compete and I really paint for the joy of it. But I know that others do and that is valuable information.
How do you seal it?
@@lindadewey8638 I use Golden Pumice Gel for the texture. It's an acrylic and seals the panel as you apply it. My favorite application tool is a palette knife to help keep a nice sandy surface texture.
Is there way to frame these with glass over? I don't really like the way fixitives change the colours and darkens them
Hi @BarbaraHaslin, I never spray a fixative on a soft pastel painting since it always darkens the final image.
To protect my final painting for shipping or storing, I place them in a clear plastic bag I get from www.clearbags.com/bags/flat/flap-tape/crystal-clear. I buy the bags a bit larger than standard sizes so I will have room for the painting and a piece of foamcore board cut to the size of the painting. Here is a video of my process:ua-cam.com/video/4XD4SezFyBg/v-deo.html&t=209s
I can’t find part 2.. 😞
I use Liquitex GESSO. not clear gesso.
This product is opaque white and, like the clear gesso, it contains marble dust and can be tinted with acrylic colors to make a mid-toned base.
How do you seal it?
Hi @lindadewey8638, I never spray a fixative on a soft pastel painting since it always darkens the final image.
To protect my final painting for shipping or storing, I place them in a clear plastic bag I get from www.clearbags.com/bags/flat/flap-tape/crystal-clear. I buy the bags a bit larger than standard sizes so I will have room for the painting and a piece of foamcore board cut to the size of the painting. Here is a video of my process:ua-cam.com/video/4XD4SezFyBg/v-deo.html&t=209s
Did you spray fix this when you finished?
No... I actually store my work in clear plastic bags that I get from www.clearbags.com. They keep my paintings safe for storing or shipping. :)
How to seal it?
Haha you didn’t follow any directions - you rebel
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