Making Pastel Paper, CHEAPLY! + Tiger Demo Jason Morgan Wildlife Art

[@wildlifeartjm]

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[@clairecaraway]

I wanted to try out a sanded pastel paper but they are so expensive. So I went to the hardware store and bought some very fine 1000grit sand paper. It's less than 1/2 the price of pastelmat or uart. Now I can see why sanded paper works so well with pastels and I have some cheap paper to practice on before moving to the more expensive stuff.

[@yassineelmahdaoui7596]

Did it give the same result as with sanded pastel paper ?

[@poisxe]

@@yassineelmahdaoui7596Sand paper gives a good result, however it sands down your pastel sticks very quickly.

[@yassineelmahdaoui7596]

@@poisxe okay thanks for the answer !☺️

[@lesliesaunders7625]

I'd heard of this and I'm going to try mixing pumice powder with acrylic gesso to make up tinted pastel media to use on mdf boards. This is a must for large projects.

[@wildlifeartjm]

yes for sure

[@lindamclean8809]

I use it.........very good. I found that a few layers worked well 😊

[@jaydee177]

Get GOLDEN FINE PUMICE GEL. It’s already toned a medium grey and you can use it on any substrate. Works great for pastels and coloured pencils and pastel pencils.

[@billbuckley9131]

I am very new to using pastels (and art in general). I recently did a piece and tried using fixative between layers. Darkened the work and eventually made piece unworkable. I was using Canson pastel paper and Krylon workable fixatant, Carbothello pastel papers. After some research, found several problems with my approach. Cason paper left quite bit of dust and did not seem to hold soft pastel well but fixative led to problem of unworkable, dark result. I have seen that pastelmat paper without fixatant being well recommended (but expensive). Does anybody know of a video that compares goldens pastel ground on a good mixed media paper to some of the well know pastel papers (including pastelmat) to see where it would fit in the mix.

[@M.2018-b3f]

Thank you.

[@alanclarke5339]

Hi Jason , just subscribed , thank you for sharing your many talents with us .

[@wildlifeartjm]

my pleasure - and thank you for the support

[@timeisgold7793]

What a talent I envy on it

[@DrawingWithFire]

Great video Jason! 😁 I just got the pastel ground last week. I haven't tried it yet, but definitely good to know. TFS

[@brendanblanchard]

Nice demo Jason. Have you tried Art Spectrum Colourfix Pastel Primer. It comes in a rough or smooth texture and can be painted onto almost any surface. It's made here in Australia so I'm not sure if it's available in the UK. I prefer the smooth myself but you might find the rough texture to your liking.

[@wildlifeartjm]

thanks for the tip I will look for it.

[@debraschunmann2806]

Hi Jason I'm new to pastels new to art I did a black and white tiger with pastel pencils on Ingres paper how do you set the fur to look more real not flat and what pastel colours would you use as base coats ur work is fantastic

[@lindamclean8809]

I find Ingres paper difficult...it doesn’t hold pastel like the sanded ones do

[@dgjdfhgj8937]

can you make a review for conte pastel pencils?

[@LS-yp5yj]

I like conte pastel pencils. Will be curious to see reviews of those compared to others.

[@IngridMuellerart]

Thanks for this, Jason. I've been thinking of trying it. Do you think it would work of a wooden substrate?

[@wildlifeartjm]

I think so - but you may need to gesso 1st possibly?

[@joanmacdonald6732]

would it be better than canson mi-tiens?

[@lindamclean8809]

Different texture entirely 😊

[@timeisgold7793]

Thank you

[@blschafer4310]

WHERE is this video on your Patreon page? There are about 6000 videos to dig thru...

[@fineartschool]

Amazing

[@LS-yp5yj]

Hi Jason. I am going over to Patreon to check out the full video. Have you tried the Art Spectrums Colour Fix Pastel Primer. I do like that, and it comes in a large variety of colors. Less expensive than buying their colourfix papers.HOWEVER, I want to find or make a recipe of my own, that I can tint or leave clear, which gives me a fine sanded texture. It is easy to make a gesso. I am reviewing ingredients for making a pastel/color pencil FINE sanded surface medium to apply to paper, canvas or boards. I want to test the differences between the pre-made products and my own and UART sanded papers ( which I love) - Curious to know if you have made or tried and DIY sanded mediums??Regards, LoriAnn and Takoda the awesome sevice dog.

[@SathishKumar-pw9fu]

LoriAnn ,even ive tried colourfix primer its available in UK as well as USA.Here in USA Golden pastel ground is far cheaper 50% than colourfix primer.32 oz(alsmost 1 litre) costs only 26$US.However colourfix clear primer 1 lire costs 48USD

[@thechampion9525]

that's nice , are you thinking to paint a horse in pastels ?

[@wildlifeartjm]

yes one day for sure

[@katherinesimonds622]

another lady uses Goldens Extra Fine Pumice Gel on mat board to make a sanded surface :)

[@nuitgoddess]

Thanks for the idea

[@roscmon]

"Making pastel paper CHEAPLY" sounded like a title you'd put on a video where you show making pastel paper CHEAPLY. But you were only drawing a tiger on paper you already made.

[@timeisgold7793]

Thank you

[@fineartschool]

Amazing