tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post9177891989160678820..comments2023-10-30T13:27:44.690-04:00Comments on Painting My World: A Tip for Choosing Pastel PaperKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17239336384191511625noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-9828028018334252852017-03-24T00:59:03.363-04:002017-03-24T00:59:03.363-04:00Oh yes! I love doing this. I like the papers that ...Oh yes! I love doing this. I like the papers that come in a variety of colors, but Uart has that wonderful variety of grits. The more variety, the better. Each paper has its favorite pastels and gives very different results. I even like Sennelier La Carte's surface very much, and some of its colors are gorgeous... but I have to be careful about any moisture near it, even breath, so I haven't actually done much on it or ordered much of it. That'll really wait till my studio is built where I may have better paper storage. Might be able to convince my son in law to make a flat file for me someday... or find something like your baker's tray to stack different papers on.<br /><br />I do use the big plastic bags that Blick sends full sheets of paper in to store them. I keep them too so that I've got them around to store large paintings as well later on. Or different paper that I got somewhere else. The boxes it ships in are also good as mat cutting surfaces, laid on the floor or on a table.<br /><br />I've gotten my folding table! Bought that for Gulf Wars but when they get my studio-cottage built I'll keep it clear, either by folding up when I'm done with it or just clearing it off rather than working on it steadily. It'll be good for everything from mat cutting to cutting fabric to laying out multiple pastel sets while painting. I just need to keep in the habit of clearing it off when I'm done or it'll turn into The Place All Pastel Sets Live, Stacked...robertsloan2arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02598847116529877475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-50098749893989682332017-03-23T02:48:39.744-04:002017-03-23T02:48:39.744-04:00Your paintings are always so wonderful !!!
Wish y...Your paintings are always so wonderful !!!<br />Wish you beautiful springtime !!!<br />MYSTELIOS https://www.blogger.com/profile/04586221161231975293noreply@blogger.com