Materials I Recommend for Pastel Pencils

[@cg8397]

Try using Derwent Tinted Charcoal Pencils set of 24 with the lighter colour papers of the Canson Mi Teintes Earth Tones pad.

[@jillcherrick3113]

Thank you for doing a demo on the reverse side of the canson mi-teintes. All the demos I watch about this brand are done on the honey comb side and then the ones demonstrating it say its too ruff to get any realism. It's a good priced paper compared to the clairfontaines. I went ahead and ordered a pad of this canson in a gamble to try out the back side knowing it was the smoother side but without any one doing the demo. So much appreciated that you chose the smoother textured side. Thanks for your time in doing this video. Jill C. Huachuca Arizona😊

[@tinyme2139]

Just found you on the net ! And I learn a lot already . I also use Faber Castell and Pastel mat . But I also use Stabilo pastel pencils , because they have a large range of , for example blue’s ( English is not my first language, sorry ) .

[@patytrico]

Very useful! I'm a beginner and is hard to find most materials here, so, if I want to try the real thing to know if I'm doing good, I must obtaint it from internet. I'm really happy to found your great list ;D

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

Wow. We hope you enjoy painting with us. Have a wonderful day!

[@donnawoodhouse3855]

I agree with all his recommendations. I like the Faber Castells and own quite a few but I also like Stabilo and Conte pastel pencils. Colorfix is a great ground but it will take a toll on the pencils. Eats them right up.

[@highphysics3617]

I am an absolute pastel pencil beginner,and,find your video extremely helpful. Now I have confidence to buy sketch pads,pencils,and,get something done. Love your sense of humour at the end....you cracked me up.

[@neilsutcliffe5825]

Great video. You were very concise and articulate. Most tutorials and info videos on youtube just show someone talking and drawing, but you had a proper script and everything.

[@louisehones]

Love your instruction and the fact that you are so entertaining!

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

Thank you. I'm glad that you enjoyed the video.

[@valeriegehling4358]

Thanks for the information! Have made helpful notes & as I knew nothing about the types of paper & have Clairefontaine on my list of “ to buy”, will change it to Canson grey tones Mi-teintes. As a beginner also the pencil advice was useful. Thanks

[@colin1940]

Thanks Phil for the mention! 👍🏻

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

+Colin Bradley Art just spotted this Colin, you're very welcome

[@sylviewheeler6237]

I love your video! It’s perfect! Straight in there and to the point ! Excellent!

[@shybunnyj]

I bought stabilo CarbOthello pastel pencils and I have Mungyo gallery pastel blocks for papers I bought mi tientes and daler rowney ingres pad. I hope I can learn in these materials.

[@WildPortraitArtist]

Excellent video and full of great tips when it comes to pastels. I have to say I prefer pastelmat to canson mi tientes because it allows you to work from both light to dark and dark to light but that's just because of the way that I prefer to work. I've been eyeing up a large set of the FC pastel pencils for ages now. You are seriously tempting me! As for pencil sharpeners, I've had no breakage issues using the stabilo carbothello sharpener. It's excellent for pastel pencils because it doesn't allow the wood casing to shift around as you twist, and it's very sharp. Dull blades and a sharpener hole that doesn't fit the pencil exactly are the main culprits when it comes to breakages.

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

Wild Portrait Artist I love Pastelmat for more refined subjects and yes definitely easier to work those lights over dark layers at the end. Thanks for watching

[@TradIrishHarper]

I purchased the set of 60 pastel pencils as I live the availability of all the varied colors in the spectrum. Hoping to begin my pastel pencil journey soon

[@andystacey4760]

Thanks for the positive info on materials. Love the Bloopers as well! Are you related to Louise De Masi, take a look at her beautiful watercolours and keep tuned to the end of her videos for the bloopers.

[@vivaldirules]

That was very useful and well done. I learned a lot and you confirmed or corrected some of my (inexperienced) biases. Also, the end was entertaining. It's hard work, isn't it? Thank you!

[@F15rocker]

Thankyou for a very useful video and ending with me smiling.

[@MrAlineye]

I just love the ending !😆Thank you for the work you do !👍

[@crystalgillis9296]

I've never had any issues sharpening my Pitt pastel pencils. I get long beautiful points using my large electric X-ACTO sharpener.

[@carlaa.1617]

Thank you for the great video! I just used pastelmat for the first time and absolutely love it. I used it with panpastels and coloured pencils but found that I needed to add more detail to the area where I used the pans. I have ordered the box of 60 colours of Pitt Pencils. I can't wait to try them:)

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

+Carla A. I'm sure you'll love them, they are the best in my opinion. They work well with pastelmat too, you'll just need to sharpen them quite often

[@aliencreation8744]

These days derwent pastel pencils are pretty good, they were reformulated in 2010.

[@tammyeaton4791]

alien creation I have some older ones. I’d like to try the new version.

[@Linda-qq5mg]

You gave lots of good advice in this video! Thank you very much.

[@NorahsYarnArt]

Thank you. Very informative and helpful and I enjoyed the bloopers, too :). How do you display/save your work? If using a fixative is a no no, then is there anything else/any other way you recommend to handle/save the art work? Thanks in advance

[@maldoori238]

Thank you for sharing your information and your informative video.

[@suzanneboily5224]

Amazing! Very interesting!Thanks for sharing!

[@RobertYoung1966]

I'm loving the Pastel art, thank you for your advice. Outtakes are brilliant 😂

[@ajlomas7185]

I wished I had an art tutor as beautiful as him.

[@paulinejohnstone2546]

The end bit 🤣🤣🤣 seriously though superbly informative thanks Phil ☺️

[@Linda-qq5mg]

Thank you for a very honest and informative video

[@ArtandKitchen_]

I tried velour it's so awesome. No dust at all

[@phyllismosley8004]

Haha! Love the autocue problems! We call them "outtakes" or "bloopers" here in the US.

[@FrancoisCharette]

Love the way you pronounced Mi-Teinte 😄. The 2 lighter Canson Earth Colors are great for charcoal, I reserve them for that purpose.

[@awakesurfer121]

Thanks, I was looking for best pastel pencils and I found your video. Love the end and the content.

[@debramoss2267]

Ahr, ey, lah! Letting the city down with the bloopers, lol! So good to see a local lad on here, just discovered pastels and am hooked! Feeling right at home now, off to get me gear ready ;)

[@susansammut9204]

Hi where can I watch any of your video tuturiols drawing with pastel pencils please? Thanks Sue

[@cityofmultan1806]

This is really helpful so informative...

[@enaosborne8011]

Informative and clear information. I paint pet portraits and use a combination of hand made soft pastels and faber Castelle pit pencils. It's nice to know I'm getting the materials right. :-)

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

+Ena Osborne which brand of soft pastels? Is it Unison by any chance?

[@enaosborne8011]

Hi I actually purchase handmade soft pastels from Gordan Becin based in Croatia he makes excellent soft pastels in many variety of colours and ships them worldwide.

[@enaosborne8011]

Hi I use Gordan Becin hand made soft pastels he lives in Croatia and posts them worldwide. :-)

[@simaabedini843]

Thank you so much for all these informations.

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

You're welcome. Have a nice day.

[@M.ELIZABETHCC11]

Thank you for the great content. What was the brand of the sharpener?

[@christreanor6637]

Great video and good plug for Colin Bradley....I love the way as he draws,he tells you what number pencil he is using....He is very good and deserves more subs and views! I won an auction for the 24 tin of FC Pitt for £11 brand new, but haven't used them yet...I'm so glad you spoke in great detail on the paper....I'm would have just used my normal pad I use for my graphite...derrr! I'm new to colour so thanks for the tips. love the cut scenes at the end....funny!

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

+Chris Treanor Colin and his team deserve all the credit they get. His website is an excellent resource for any one interested in pastel pencils

[@demi3115]

This video is helpful - but i hope you will do an updated one one day :-)

[@maldoori238]

👍 excellent video very inspiring and informative. I liked the last session too! It show how difficult it can be to make a video! Well done 👍

[@Freedommjw]

Good information. Thanks!

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

You're very much welcome.

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

I was completely ignorant about all the various pastels on the market, & apparently the actual paper used is important to. can you advice me as to weather ordinary cartridge paper can be used as a surface, how well (for blending colours will cartridge paper work) as I've now bought some pastels to try out. thanks.

[@joy-ow4ey]

In my country, all pastel pencils are so costly. Really want to buy them, but not being a professional it seems so unreasonable to buy them....

[@Animalcrossingmumma]

lol! love the end x

[@terencemolloy1827]

There's a lot of other stuff out there worth considering. the new formula Derwent pastel pencils. Stabilo, DR Murano paper, just to name a few.

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

+Terence Molloy there is Terence and pastels seems to have as much variety as any medium. This is my personal selection of favourites. I've used and compared most brands and these are what I feel are the best. Never substitute for finding you're own preference but for who don't have the time or money to experiment they don't go wrong with that list

[@juliabroadley8411]

I've been looking for that soundtrack

[@peterbrewer1822]

Your accent reminds me of home. Liverpool for ever!

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

YNWA Peter!

[@dawnjames8888]

Do you do any pastel pencil tutorials ?

[@Marykk1448]

Great video. Where can you get the swordfish pencil sharpeners?? I looked everywhere

[@carolmorante4476]

Thank you!

[@m-elecours448]

Thanks! Really useful!

[@PL1960]

Excellent vid! Thank you for sharing this useful information. You didn't mention blenders (paper blenders or colour shapers - you mentioned Colin Bradley, you know what I mean). Why? Don't you use them?

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

Paolo Lotti I prefer letting the pencils do the blending. I do use my finger occasionally but I find blending tools lift too much pastel so there's lots of backend forth. It's a personal preference thing I suppose but I do lie some of the paper texture and pastel marks to show through most of the time

[@PL1960]

Ok, got it. I've just bought the Canson Mi-Teintes grey pad on Amazon. I'm going to try to follow your suggestions

[@johnmarktamano8834]

have you considered Strathmore toned paper it has smoother surface ideal for pastel portrait.

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

I have John, I use Strathmore toned for this pastel pencil portrait... www.arttutor.com/class/bearded-man-hat

[@juliabroadley8411]

Great thankyou

[@tammyeaton4791]

I have a Dahle sharpener. I works well.

[@Astridglzmascotas]

muchas gracias. excelente informacion.

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

De nada

[@RT-we9rt]

I am new to using pastel pencils, and I recently bought the Faber Castell Pitt pastel pencils, box of sixty. The question I have is how are the pencils organized in the two trays? Are they organized by hue, saturation or what? This is not obvious to me as I have never worked with color before, only with graphite pencils.

[@fran-tastic9035]

What are your opinions on sennelier la carte paper?

[@NeilHynes]

Excellent, thanks for this; straight to the point. Must check out the website

[@halfabee]

I have that pencil sharpener. It works OK when the pencil is "good" but as soon as you try putting a pencil with multiple breaks in its lead through it. You will find it is awkward to take to bits and unblock.

[@prabhapanth6762]

Thank you for the information. I tried some pastel pencils on craft paper, and found that I cant do much blending with various colours. Also there is the pastel dust that remains. Do we blow it off, then it sticks to other parts of the paper! I would appreciate your views on what to do in such a case! thanks a lot.

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

I don't know what type of craft paper you're using but you need something with a bit of tooth if you want to blend several layers of coloured pencils. Yes, you will get some pastel dust building up and I blow it away every so often... I've never had an issue with it sticking to other parts of the paper though

[@Sergey_Sergeev]

Faber-Castell Polychromos pastel sticks are of about the same hardness as the pastel pencils. Can I then apply what you have said to those sticks?

[@MidoriMushrooms]

So would you also recommend canson or pastelmat for traditional soft pastels? I'm looking to use both halfsticks and pencils, but it's been a solid decade since I messed with traditional media much.

[@Jennifer-wr9si]

I think it's pronounced me-tan-tuh not me-taunt. Anyway, Stillman and Birn just came out with some toned paper books called Nova series, heavier than Strathmore's toned paper. I wonder if that would be good too?

[@belindaroca4577]

Hi.. do u recommend using a fixative for protection when finished?

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

Belinda Roca nope it changes the values too much for me

[@juanbarrera8542]

Are there any good small sketchbooks for pastels?

[@covid-19inthistogether96]

Why do you prefer the Faber Castell Pitt Pastel Pencils over other brands for context so I can understand why you are recommending them?

[@dgibrilmonarque9769]

Could you give me please the name of your sharpener? Thank you.

[@Labeeba2011]

Lol the end is great 😂😂😂😂 I cant Thanks for information it was very helpful

[@gizemns123]

can't we use skecth paper as surface? i've done it before, it was pretty well

[@sibandy]

I've found that generally, Pastelmat is more expensive than Canson Mi-Teintes paper

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

Andy Roberts yes definitely. Any sanded surface tends to be more expensive. Mi Teintes and Fabriano Ingres are two of the more affordable

[@dgibrilmonarque9769]

What is the best paper with these pencils for a beginner?

[@michaelmcewan432]

Good help

[@catkin54]

Do you have a patreon?

[@orcamum]

Loved the video (especially the ending hahahahaha )!!!

[@user-re7eu9hq6r]

Great information, good to know, as I am new to pastels! Thank you! 💕thanks for being real, 😂

[@senolhamza]

Perfect finally :'D

[@tcconnection]

Are pastel pencils like dry pastels?

[@tcconnection]

And what are pan pastels?Thx

[@tcconnection]

@SOPE intheshower That clears up a lot. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain all this.

[@katherinesimonds622]

You're adorable! lol

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

Thanks Christine (blush)!

[@donnamallery]

I agree! And even more so after adding “bloopers” Really cute! My favorite person to watch.

[@kassaArt]

@@PhilDaviesArtist totally! ☺

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

do you enjoy pencils or chalks?

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

Thank you

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

You are always welcome.

[@KaosReigns10]

love the bloopers lol

[@marievas2507]

Lmll the ending was funny😂😂

[@amandajstar]

I bought the set of 60, but at a very reasonable 72 bucks on Amazon, why not? And I'm serious, not just mucking about :^)

[@flying_lamp4058]

This video is not captioned!

[@spiritualstars]

Sounds like he has a stutter at end

[@mariedewalt1237]

😀😀

[@Compactlover1234]

I like the end 😂

[@rosannap2651]

☺️👍👍💥🌈

[@peterbrewer1822]

Pronounced mi tant as in ant, the insect.

[@JackyKanlop]

"If you would do a portrait, well, you wouldn't do it in blue".... *me just looking down at the blue portrait I'm drawing while watching this...

[@orcamum]

Lol!

[@TheMoonlight32]

Hahaha Show us more of the hiccups!! lol

[@robertweinblatt2018]

Sorry but there is NO COMPARISON between pencils and high quality soft pastels

[@elvisesteban4651]

[@EKS49]

You look like your dad, what happened to him?