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You seem to use dry pastel all the time. Have you tried to paint with oil pastels? Yes, I rarely use oil pastel. Oil pastel is a cousin of dry pastel. There are a few advantages of oil pastel to use is they never dry completely, so they’re easy to work with, and they are safer than soft pastel due to there is no risk of breathing in dust. I have done very few painting with oil pastel and colored pencil together. Combining oil pastel with oil may change over time. They should be painted for the top layer only. Remember, oil pastels never dry completely. Oil pastels can be painted over acrylic or watercolor. Like dry pastel, Oil pastel is pure powdered pigments except gum binder. The pigments in oil pastels are composed of a non-drying oil, and wax binder. I have never used a fixative on oil pastel before. I am told it is more difficult to protect with fixative. Dry pastel do bring out rich colors is a must for me. That’s why I use dry pastel all the time.
What pastel paper do you order?
I usually order Art Spectrum sandpaper, Sennelier sandpaper, Canson Mi-Tientes paper, and Strathmore paper How long will it take your commissioned project to be completed? Depends on the nature of the project; a painting can take five days or three months. It is difficult to measure how much time I spend on any given piece, because so much more is involved than just painting. I spend more time doing research, making preliminary sketches, color studies, and photography reference. |
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Do you like to use graphite pencils? I like to draw my preliminary sketches with graphite pencils. I usually start with a graphite pencil and mechanical pencil, B3. Most professional and amateur artists are familiar with the chart of the hardness scale (updated 2009). The scale is a continuum from 9h (H is for hardness) to 9B (B is for blackness). HB is the standard writing pencil- No.2 pencil. The good news is graphite is non-toxic mineral, not real lead! Are mats archival? Yes, they are 100% lignin-free and acid-free, neutral pH. It protects artworks for a lifetime. How will I contact you? Please email me at the yahoo address, liamaute. Why do you add your name, Maute? I recently got married to my husband, Chris. |
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