Pastels for beginners - what supplies you need to buy

[@wildlifeartjm]

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[@t.richardson3888]

Love your advice and instructions. Also love your videos.

[@ForeverLumoz]

Thank you so much for this video! I so needed it and you're absolutely correct - being a newbie in pastels, it's extremely confusing to know the difference between everything and buy the right for a specific artstyle. So this is very important, very clearly explained and made very well. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@wildlifeartjm]

My pleasure.

[@allencampbell1058]

@@wildlifeartjm is using pastelmat for selling a painting to customer with frame good? I'm a beginner of pastels

[@katywuste9054]

Thank you, really useful information. The baby elephant is so lifelike and really looks playful

[@carolgreen5448]

Brilliant video. Just going to start with pencil pastels. This helped me pick the ones for me, how to sharpen etc. Thank you.

[@suestraight9701]

Thank you! I’ve put off buying because I wasn’t sure what to get. I don’t have unlimited funds but I want to create art to be proud of. This is will get me started. I hope you’ll also steer us beginners towards needed other materials such as papers, blenders, etc. then I think I’ll feel more comfortable knowing that I have the best materials. Won’t be in the dark. Thank you for sharing your expertise! I’m sure all your students have gone on to achieve great works! Thank you! Love your tutorials and your teaching methods.🌝👍❤️

[@ArtistWizardry]

Wow! I didn't realize you did the wildlife set for Panpastels. :) Awesome!

[@korrinabastion87]

Wow! the paper is so cheap in the UK. I just paid $150 australian for 12 sheets of the large paper but at the end of the day it is worth every penny. The things I can do on it i've never been able to do on other papers. Ive used inktense on it as well and that is coming up nice to. thank you Jason. Your tutorials are fantastic

[@MaireTreasa]

I'm so happy to have found your page! I have some Pastel Mat paper that I just received a few days ago and my Carbothellos are arriving tomorrow! It sounds like this is perfect timing to have stumbled onto you.

[@starmazaheri7448]

Thank you very much for your video.

[@DRawz]

Wow i love it..i hope i can buy this pastel pencils soon.thank you for sharing.

[@paralleleagle7293]

Brilliant video Jason

[@JudyPsInMyMindsEyeMixedMedia]

Thank you for your overview on pastels. I purchased Derwent before I saw your video, I hope those will be fine as a beginner. I do plan to get some sticks.

[@gaila.c.602]

Thanks, Jason!

[@nighteyesfool]

Soooo thankful this video exists! I have been staring at the computer screen trying to work out which sort of pastel to order... Soft? Hard? Sticks? Pencil? How do I know which sort I need? And all the answers are here!!!

[@karenmcelroy9571]

Great info. Thank you!

[@starmazaheri7448]

I am taking my first class in soft pastel, just like to try and see if i like it and seems i should go and buy at least a 120 set of soft pastel either sticks or the thicker ones.....since we need more colors in order to produce a nature painting. This is also because we cannot mix colors to produce much of other colors. Another big problem is that soft pastels of any kind....pencil, or sticks or the fat chalks, or pan pastels, and even the paper....they are so expensive.......so pity that art is so expensive..... :/

[@terristokes7446]

Excellent. Thankyou

[@attheranch873]

You have such a well thought out and concise way of thinking and presenting that I think you must be a Virgo😀

[@wildlifeartjm]

Spot on 😱😉👍

[@Penciledbykay]

Very informative, thank you!

[@tjtj7161]

I've always been using the sticks as I don't care as much about realism, but knowing there are pastel sticks now will be nice. I've always wanted to go in and fine detail stuff when I was done, but it was hard with the clunky sticks.

[@elenarogers5311]

What do you think of pastel cards instead of paper? Thanks for your helpful videos. Wouldnt a card seem more professional if you want to sell.

[@encouraginghope7657]

Thank you!!

[@annettefournier9655]

Thank you. Pastel mat is priced more like board or canvases over here. Our canvases are priced like your Pastel mat. Funny how it's just the opposite in different countries.

[@beckyquick4025]

Jason could you gesso 140 pd watercolor paper to save money and have enough tooth for layering the pastels? or even put clear gesso over regular pastel paper like canson? Great information!!! thank you, love your pastel art work!!!

[@wildlifeartjm]

Use the pastel paint I show in my making your own pastelmat video.

[@user-gd8wh9ip7q]

thankyou sir,i am using color pencils can i change to pastel pencils,which is better to continue my art

[@deetee-uk]

Jason. What size of pastelmat should I be buying A4 ot A3? Going to be signing up to your patreon soon.

[@teresasawicka5861]

How do you work out what colour paper to use and what sticks pastel that gives a bright colours with out the high priced than you take care a blessing

[@cilireviews7573]

Can you mix pastels with acrylic and oils? And what about working on smooth masonite board as a canvas?

[@starmazaheri7448]

I have a question please, can i use a brown cardboard to use it as my paper for this first time? instead of buying any pastel paper or sheet? 😊

[@rmc9076]

Hi Jason been doing pastels for a little while . Your right that their like oils.. dark to light ,which I like also . So my question is how do you frame your pastels under glass ?best inexpensive way? The cost is a lots & lots expensive museum glass is the best . Been trying to see if using fixatives then a sealer ? And just frame with no glass any suggestions would be great ! Thanks for your great videos

[@attheranch873]

Renee Carter I’ve had great success with using a few light coats of Spectrafix fixative in a flairasol bottle as an isolation layer, then brushing a few coats of Golden’s Gloss Polymer Varnish w/ UVLS on top. It makes for an amazing hard satin finish and doesn’t have to be under glass! This will work with colored pencils and pastel pencils. I also use it between layers so I don’t have any loose pastel on the surface. I don’t know if it would work with thicker pastels. I learned about the fixative from Jason Morgan and the varnish from Ester Roi. The fixative MUST be transferred from the bottle it comes in to a flairasol bottle for it to work well. It doesn’t even darken the pastels!

[@rmc9076]

Birdsong Thank you so much! I would like to be able to try that . So you do that on yours? Thats so awesome ! Should be more adorable too! I have spent to much $$ on glass and framing. Definitely will give it try ! Thank you . 👍

[@rmc9076]

Also a question do you glue the pastelmat on a mdf board how to frame it ? Sorry to ask so many questions ! Wish I could see a demo on this :)

[@wildlifeartjm]

Frame behind the best glass in your budget, using a double mat (mountboard) no fixative.

[@wildlifeartjm]

Regarding framing, I have done that video here

[@starmazaheri7448]

Also can i use glove when i paint?

[@lindamclean8809]

Thank you 👏👏👏👏

[@encouraginghope7657]

Could you do a video on safety with pastels? This is what’s holding me back from using pastels! Thank you!

[@MariaRevArt]

encouraginghope Gloves, a mask if you are concerned about respritory issues, and if you can afford to, an air purifier will filter out the dust. This is just a generalisation though.

[@attheranch873]

Pan pastels have less dust because they go on in sheer layers. Pastel pencils don’t have a lot either, so they might be a good combo for you.

[@MariaRevArt]

Birdsong Great advice.

[@wildlifeartjm]

Already done it. See video. Are pastels toxic, on this channel.

[@JackSmith-ud9bg]

I am also an oil painter. I am interested in pastels because i think i could walk away from my painting and continue when i want. Can i sell pet pastels instead of oil and make as much mony for my time? Thamk you for the viedos.

[@wildlifeartjm]

people might expect to pay a bit less for pastels

[@blschafer4310]

I gather the Polychromos pastel sticks are discontinued, I cant even find them on their website. I always come late to the party...haha.

[@TheGreenybrown]

Hi Jason I have just found out that Faber Castell is discontinuing their polychromos stick pastels. We’re you aware?

[@seema3446]

Hi Jason, For my Christmas wish list, I am considering asking for pastel sticks (carré) and can't figure out whether to ask for the large Conté set (of 80, including some pencils) or the Polychromos set of 60. I often see you using Conté sticks in your drawings, yet in this video you seem to recommend the Polychromos. Wonder why that would be the preferred option? At first glance the Conté colours do seem to be more vibrant. Koh-i-Noor also has (hard) pastel sticks and I wonder how they compare and whether they would be an equally good option. Price wise they really are interesting! I don't really need the square/carré sticks for backgrounds and such as I can use soft or pan pastels for that. Though I'm pretty new to art and pastels, I have collected a nice supply to start with, as I really have many drawings on my wish list... have the pure colour set of 20 Pan Pastels, a small set of Stabilo (36), Pitt (24) pencils + a set of Gioconda pencils (48). Also have various soft pastels, i.e. Faber Castell studio quality half chalks (72), Talens Rembrandt half chalks (60), Koh i Noor Toison d' Or (72) and a handful of Schmincke. Look forward to your recommendation, so that I can proceed to submit my X-mas wish list. Thanks in advance Jason! :)

[@lindamclean8809]

The pastelmat pad has a protective sheet between drawing sheets too doesn’t it? That would help with storage of your pictures. 👍

[@AmyMcIntosh92]

Thank you so much for this video, I'm so enjoying experimenting with pastel pencils. I also wanted to experiment with using pastel pencils on top of a watercolour wash on watercolour paper... would you suggest priming the paper first so that the pencils go on more smoothly? Thanks again 😊

[@MyCatIsActuallyABalrog]

Hello. I do this sometimes and don't prime the paper, I just use hot press watercolour paper to get a smoother results. Best wishes :)

[@TRunner4]

Thanks for the video. PastelMat paper is not ease or at least quick to get. I have Uart pastel paper and another pastel labeled paper, would that work for using pencils? Or is PastelMat made for pastel pencils?

[@hearterin294]

Informative. Thank you for saying at the beginning what kind of art your recommendations would be appropriate for. I’m not so interesting in photorealism or wildlife, so I probably won’t subscribe. However, you seem like a good reference for someone who is interested in like subjects.

[@EKS49]

Did you get them half price at Jacksons? if not where?

[@valerielinares2068]

Your voice - you sound like the guy who narrates the Harry Potter series on Audible.

[@dhawaldhingra]

Thanks Jason! It was a very informative video. Would you be so kind so as to explain the difference between Faber castel polychromos pencils and Faber castel pastel pencils? Kind regards

[@wildlifeartjm]

Polychromos are coloured pencils. Not pastel 👍

[@derekmitchell1738]

Jason do you still use Conte sticks? (I remember you used to use them, but I think in one video I heard you say you discovered some problem with using them for underpainting, but I forgot what you said the problem was.)

[@wildlifeartjm]

I don't use them for areas like skies etc as they are too grainy. They are still fine for underlayers like fur and Eve better for details on top.

[@derekmitchell1738]

Wow, that was a quick response. Thank you!

[@michaelmcewan432]

Love buying all the supplies lol 😂

[@andreeaf01]

Same :) definitely addicted.

[@Maria-db9yb]

12 pounds for 12 sheets? Lol I wish. In Canada, the 12 sheets cost $50 CAD

[@nurabdul1436]

For the longest time I could only afford mungyo pastel sticks and thick drawing paper.....

[@stevenoviedo541]

But them mungyo pastels are not bad at all.

[@leftpastsaturn67]

'Pastels for beginners' - then recommends a £145 set of 60 artist grade pencils. Mmmmm.

[@sttab-ij3dr]

Perhaps instead of putting other artists down and recommending others not to follow them, it would be kinder to just say what you recommend and why, without the negativity? To each their own in the way they approach their own videos, and i get your reasoning, but it just came across as a little off putting with the whole "paint by numbers" comment. Just something to think about. Nice video otherwise.

[@boscoo24]

ok snow flake. LOL

[@maryfeist8080]

You came to the negativity all by yourself. Stop and think before you post.