tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post3590719815730887580..comments2023-10-30T13:27:44.690-04:00Comments on Painting My World: Pastel FAQ: All About Pastelmat PaperKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17239336384191511625noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-3884317102244227782020-06-09T17:32:21.029-04:002020-06-09T17:32:21.029-04:00Pastelmat does take much longer to dry since it is...Pastelmat does take much longer to dry since it is a sponge material. I am guessing it wasn't quite dry. You can't repair the surface with the same material although you can use any pastel ground over the paper to create new tooth and fix the spot. You can use clear gesso to fill in the spot and add tooth but I would cover the entire paper since it will be a rougher grit than the pastel mat.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17239336384191511625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-59920997953673745382020-06-09T17:21:24.310-04:002020-06-09T17:21:24.310-04:00Hi Karen
I'm a beginner at pastels and just tr...Hi Karen<br />I'm a beginner at pastels and just tried first I so alcohol underpainting on light toned pastelmat using TL and Rembrandt pastels. It felt dry but probably waited around 5 mins then attempted 1st pastel layer with same brands but it scratched off and I think has damaged surface of pastelmat. Any suggestions to repair or prevent reoccurring?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11502775599529500217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-45411424079184311662017-06-17T14:57:08.285-04:002017-06-17T14:57:08.285-04:00Great post! I loved your test with wet underpainti...Great post! I loved your test with wet underpaintings especially, since I haven't ever tried that on Pastelmat. I like the multicolor pads so that I've always got pieces in the various colors, it's worth paying for the convenience. The pads also come with a sheet of glassine per sheet of paper, something I find a huge convenience when it comes to storing the finished art!<br /><br />I bought it for use with Pan Pastels and found the same thing you did - it's like painting on the sticky side of tape. Early marks will not move at all, enough layers and blending becomes possible. This works really well with Pans, those otherwise blend like paint so it becomes hard to get hard edges and discrete marks when I want them.<br /><br />The other type of pastels I love on PastelMat is pastel pencils! Not the softest pastels, but the smooth sticky texture allows me to get very fine details with a sharpened pastel pencil. robertsloan2arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02598847116529877475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-51740240088378204552017-06-16T07:41:18.042-04:002017-06-16T07:41:18.042-04:00I love this new Thursday post Karen. You work so ...I love this new Thursday post Karen. You work so hard and successfully to give us everything we need to know. You are an exceptional teacher.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06000748674525024189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-17608262656155813652017-06-15T23:07:21.800-04:002017-06-15T23:07:21.800-04:00This was a thorough introduction to Pastelmat for ...This was a thorough introduction to Pastelmat for me. Thank you! KAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17153553329966323687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-49708711034631630092017-06-15T19:37:51.674-04:002017-06-15T19:37:51.674-04:00Thanks for the very informative post. Thanks for the very informative post. Gaye Sekula: Impressionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465900737746171740noreply@blogger.com