Thank you so much!! Mewler thanks you too! 😻

Thanks so much Tiffany for the kind compliment!❤

Super! I'm glad you enjoy my posts! I'm not too concerned today about being forgotten. I just want to stay healthy enough to keep painting and creating until I die, and to make just enough to live comfortably meanwhile😄

@@tjrollinthedough102 thank you! 😊

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoy it! :)

@@tjrollinthedough102 thank you so much!! Feel free to share! 😊🤗

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Thank you so much! 😊

@@autumnrain1892 yes, they had a replacement formula for a while but Golden has made "Azo Gold" now which is a direct replacement for the Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold 🙂👍

@@ritakirkman oh! So you are using acrylic paint then fine pumice gel on top for the tooth?

@@autumnrain1892 that's one way it can be done... I actually use the Golden Fluid Acrylic (Azo Gold) mixed INTO the Golden Fine Pumice Gel, at about a 1/4 or 1/5 color/gel ratio, this mix will get slightly darker on each application since it's a transparent mixture. Then the darker color is the Art Spectrum Multimedia Primer in terra cotta. Both of these then have the pumice in them already, so no need to overlay the clear pumice gel. But the clear pumice gel could certainly be applied over any acrylic painting, or watercolor, or anything except oil probably, to add grit for the pastel! Very versatile!

@@ritakirkman you are amazing!! Thank you so much!!

@@ritakirkman I haven't tried the pumice gel or the art spectrum ground. For my homemade surface I would do golden micasious iron oxide mixed down with clear gesso/white gesso and a bit of water. The sparkle is addicting! The more you blend the colors, the more it sparkles. I can't wait to try the other 2! Thank you for the information. Definitely looking into signing me and mom up for classes. 💖

Thanks! I didn't remember (without going back out to the studio to check) but my husband says it's a Dewalt. He says "they're the best!" He says technically this one is an electric screwdriver because it has the different clutch settings. You can drill with it too, but it's made for screws. Happy Shopping!

@@ritakirkman Thank you!

@@robertalexander2478 they did! But no worries, they made "Azo Gold", which is a direct replacement replacement for Quinacridone nickel azo gold. 🙂

@@robertalexander2478 yes, the Quinacridone pigments are all discontinued. But Golden has made "Azo Gold" which is a direct replacement 🙂👍

@@ritakirkman good to know, Thankyou!

@@mandymarsh7407 that's the wonderful thing about different art styles; there's no right or wrong. I just prefer the illusion of detail rather than crisp reality. 🙂

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@@leighsirvent654 yes! It is!! 😃

@@paintingsbysena i underpaint with acrylic-based pastel primers on Gatorboard. The primers are Golden brand fine pumice gel with Azo Gold fluid acrylic color added, and Art Spectrum multimedia primer in the terra cotta color.

@@ritakirkman thank you so much.

hi @inkhaven, I underpaint with acrylic-based pastel primers brushed onto Gatorboard (although any smooth white surface will work, such as hot-pressed w/c paper.) The gold color is Golden brand Fine Pumice Gel (or Golden brand Pastel Ground) with Golden brand Azo Gold fluid acrylic color added at approximately a 1/5 color/gel ratio. The terra cotta color is Art Spectrum brand multimedia primer.

@@jackiegarroutte8970 when I have the time. I really enjoy it, and it keeps my skills up. But if I have a short deadline I transfer the image from the back of the photo 😉. I don't recommend any drawing shortcut method for artists who are trying to improve their drawing skills. That only becomes a crutch.

@@tjrollinthedough102 thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 🤗❤

@@calebplumleeoutdoors yeah it is expensive compared to say, foam board, or regular sorts of MDF. Unfortunately, I've not found anything I like as well as the original Gatorfoam board. Fiberboard (MDF) is too heavy, as are wood panels and gessoboard (though I really love Ampersand gessobord, I'm just spoiled on the lightweight Gatorfoam!) And foam board cannot be primed without warping. You might try to find a plastics distributor in your area. I get my Gatorfoam from Laird Plastics in San Antonio where I'm close enough to pick it up. They cut it in half for me. Laird Plastics is a national company so look for one near you maybe, or other similar companies. Maybe you'll get lucky. Otherwise Dick Blick and Dakota Pastels, and Uline carries it, though I've never had to buy from them or anywhere to have it shipped, I've always gotten it locally. Idea: maybe try sign companies, they sometimes use it, and maybe could sell you some, though idk what their markup would be. Good luck!

@@tjrollinthedough102 thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 🤗

@@gayesekula glad it was helpful!

@@tjrollinthedough102 thank you!! I can't resist the little chick faces 😁

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Thanks Fran! Glad it was useful!

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@@ledamanfre1424 mostly from www.unitedmfrs.com/

@@BenBratzBoy aww, thank you!

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@@sujanithtottempudi2991 i believe if you're concerned it's best to be checked by your Dr regularly. I think different people are more sensitive to lung issues. I've been using pastel since I was 11, but I'm not in the habit of worrying about how I'm gonna die lol. We all gotta go sometime, somehow, and so far I still love pastel and I'm still breathing fine. That said, I do use a hepa air filter in my studio, and I try not to blow on my paintings. I know some other artists who use the Artists Air Air purifier www.artistsair.com/, which is on my wish list. I also use nitrile gloves which have been helping to keep my hands clean and soft 😎

@@sujanithtottempudi2991 BTW, not all pigments are toxic, here's an interesting discussion on wet canvas www.wetcanvas.com/forums/topic/toxicity-in-pigments-regardless-of-medium/page/2/ You can also do a search for non-toxic pigments

Hi Lorrie, at that time, I used the Golden brand Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold fluid acrylic color mixed into Golden brand fine pumice gel at approximately a 1/5 color/gel ratio. However, the Quinacridone pigments have since been discontinued. The replacement formula is a blend of Transparent Red Iron Oxide (PR101) and Nickel Azo Yellow (PY150) see heregoldenartistcolors.com/videos/color-mixture-for-discontinued-quinacridone-nickel-azo-gold. The darker color I use was and still is the Art Spectrum brand multimedia primer in the terra cotta color.

Hi Chris, in all the occasions I've had to remove glass from a painting framed in this manner, I've not had any issues with noticeable damage to the painting. A couple of times I had paintings fall on their face on a hard surface, and both times there was some "fuzzing" or "fogging" of the pastel under the glass (when it's framed right up on the glass with no spacers) but the bulk of that squeezed pastel was on the glass when removed, and there was no noticeable change to one painting and very little that needed to be done to the other painting. (Lesson to self: don't allow framed paintings to fall off a counter on to a tile floor, lol) A student of mine suggested using a burnishing roller to push the pastel more firmly into the surface before framing (covered with glassine) but I haven't tried it I'm too lazy, lol, and I don't want to take the chance it might change the painting in any way. When I've unframed older pastel paintings just to reuse the frame, etc, there's only been a faint ghosting of pastel on the glass, which doesn't change the painting at all. There are many ways and methods of "fixing" pastel, framing with or without spacers, or with mats, as many application styles (light tough vs heavy handed etc) as there are pastelists. I always suggest experimentation to find your own best methods for your own work. How I do this is just one way that has worked for me well enough to my satisfaction. Happy Painting!

PS: I've also had to remove broken glass a few times, and in the same way, I've found very little damage to the painting. Most times, the glass was broken from a stress point at the edge of the frame, and where it cracks out from there, it doesn't put pressure damage on the painting, so it's just a matter of removing the pieces carefully. All broken glass situations might be different, but I think you'd be pleasantly surprised at the minimal painting damage. The exception might be a hard puncture/break somewhere in the face of the painting (which has not happened to me) but that's a chance you also take with any kind of artwork, framed or not.

@@ritakirkman Thanks for your thoughtful reply Rita.

My pleasure, thank you very much! 😊

Thank you!

Very cool! Was it by chance Geauga Lake? I think there was a Sea World across the lake too. I never worked there, but Tricia Kaman (founder of Kaman's Art Shoppes) started off there I think. Yep, what a fun job for a young person huh? I think my fastest time was 2 min 10 seconds... but that was most likely a little boy with straight blonde hair lol!

Value and hue is another popular arrangement. I just prefer value and temperature, as I learned that from Maggie Price back in '07, and was quickly hooked 🙂

@@ritakirkman I think this way will work better for me.

Hi Diane, I don't use spacers on small works. But I do use the passe partout method described by Richard McKinley here www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/pastel/pastel-pointers-blog-passe-partout-framing/

@@ritakirkman thank you for replying. That’s what I thought. 😊

Thank you!! ❤

Thank you Marie! The short answer is yes 😎. I frame most of my paintings without mats, which is super easy with Gatorboard. If I plan to mat a painting, I will cut the board to the size of the frame and paint the painting inside a measured "border" area that the mat will cover. If I want to mat one that's already painted to the edges, it's a matter of mounting it on a backing and filling the extra area with additional foam board to bring the mat up to level. Also, I always use a foam board or mat board under the mat as a spacer to hold the mat above the painting slightly, so that pastel dust will fall behind it and not on it (The main reason I don't use mats 😆)

@@ritakirkman Thank you so much for such a wonderful answer! Sweet of you to take the time..its hard being productive "most of the time" haha so I really appreciate it!! :)

Yay! 🙂🐷

Hi Lorraine, fir sending to exhibits, when the painting will likely be returned to you after, there's no better box than the Airfloat Strongbox. They're expensive, but incredibly worth it! I've had some that I've used 8 or 10 times before I had to "retire" them and recycle them. I always get the lined too. Better protection. airfloatsystems.com/

Thank you very much@@ritakirkman

Glad you enjoy it, Tiffany! 😎

Thanks Sandra! :)

Thank you Tiffany!