How to layer Colored Pencils on Pastelmat
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- čas přidán 15. 05. 2019
- In this short video I demonstrate how to layer coloured pencils onto Clairefontaine Pastelmat. Using a control area I show how quickly you can build up to 45 layers of pencil & not damage the tooth of the paper. This demo sits alongside the Pressure Test videos that I also created. You can view one here • How much pressure to u...
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Extremely interesting and useful tutorial. I now know that I don’t have to worry about details so early. I thought that I was imagining a difference in the lay down on different colours of pastlemat, pleased to know that it wasn’t my imagination after all! Thank you Lisa! 🙂
I know, re the different colours. I kind of knew the lighter colours took less layers but it was good to prove it on this little test
I'm new to using pastelmat. Great info about the lighter colors being less toothy than the darker colors! I also am glad to see a method to blend without using solvents.
One of the most interesting demonstrations on the use of CP I've seen on UTUBE. As an adult colouring book hobby colourist for the past two years+, I am just branching out on my own artwork. I've recently purchased a pad of pastelmat, but have felt nervous about using it. You've given me the confidence to give it a go! Thank you.
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Heather White , so happy you are exploring more with your colored pencils, but I would recommend starting with a smoother paper like Strathmore Bristol vellum or a Fabriano hot press water color paper 140lb. It will be easier for you especially coming from coloring books. I also started color pencil art with adult coloring books and have moved on to several different surfaces. Good luck with your art.😀
On the video you can also hear the change in the smoothness.
Thank you for sharing these tips! I am definitely going to be trying pastelmat again - armed with your tips, I think I can do this. 😁
Never got on with pastelmat and now I know why! Thank you!
An incredible demo. Many thanks
This is the first full tutorial I’ve watched of yours and I have to say, it was brilliant. I only just found it so I’d love to watch you live. I’m not to sure how to get notifications. I subscribed quite a while ago but never see you come up unless I’m looking for you. I love pastel mat paper and would love to know more. Merry Christmas and happy new year 🎉
Wonderful informative demo , thank you so much .
Thank you Lisa for this Tutorial! I'm now trying for the first time pastelmat and after 3 or 4 layers i brush for the dust and blow away half the layers!! I can see that you don't use here a brush and many many layers. I'll try now your technich. Thank you!!
Brilliant! Now I get why my work doesn’t look like it should
Helpful. Thanks.
Thank you so very much for this lesson! You are a great teacher and a wonderful artist.
Thank you so much!
Just found your channel today. Very new to pastels. I have pan pastels and just ordered pastelmat, waiting for delivery. Your tutorial was much appreciated. I had no idea the layering capabilities the pastelmat has! I can hear the difference after each layer. Amazing ! So happy I found your channel, I had no idea!!! That’s why your art pieces are so beautiful! I think I will need to access my patience gene 😀
Am just really pleased that people are having lightbulb moments from watching this. Obviously it is different if using pastel pencils & you can use softer pencils to get to the creamy stage much quicker but this was a quick demo using the POlychromos as an example
Thanks for this Lisa. It's very informative and helpful.
This is one of the most useful videos i've seen! I love the pastel mat paper but getting rid of the graininess frustrated me! And till now apart from eyes (circular motion) i've not been able to. Now i feel more confident in applying more layers to smooth out. Thank you so much for sharing, i did wonder why the dark pastel matt seemed more toothy than the lighter colours. Love your channel!
Thank you, great tutorial ! And very usefull.
Fantastic video, thank you so much 💕
Wow brilliant thanks for that.
Thank you so much for the video, that was so informative.
That is great to hear! Thank you :)
Thank you, Lisa for your hard work and dedication! Interesting that anthracite demands more cp!
Thanks Dianne. I know the anthracite & the wine demand the most, the brown & mid greys much less & the lightest shades the least.
Question: have you cross-hatched and/or used multiple angles for underpainting? WOULDNT THAT FILL IN TOOTH QUICKER?
This video has been up for a while now, this is my first time seeing it.
I have until recently always worked with graphite and gray tone pastels staying away from colors. Now I have decided to get into colors just to see what I can do once I learn how.
So many questions.
Regular sketch book paper, can this same method be used?
Thank you for the super awesome and informational video.
Thank you for another great tutorial. I confess I'm not the most patient colored pencil artist. 🤗 What makes pastelmat such a popular cp surface, given tbe need for so much layering (absent an underpainting). Is it the light-on-dark capability?
Thanks Camilla. Yes, Pastelmat is a true tester of patience, persistance & more but I love the fact that it does allow so many layers as I can mix & blend & refine my colours, tones & layers much more than with smoother papers. It also takes any abuse I throw at it so adding in inks, watercolours or using a knife is easy & does not make me worry about buckling or ruining a piece. But the light on dark is also a great aspect :)
GREAT QUESTION, Camilla!! Thank you!!
would it make a difference if you rotated your art paper with every run?
That is why I don’t do cp it’s to much layering . Still looks gritty. Pastels are much better . I love you paintings in CO it’s not my cup of tea . I rather oil paint the layers or use watercolors.
I know what you mean Renee. That is why I often flit between medias but I do love my cps so they always pull me back to them. I love that there is something out there for everyone to enjoy though.
Thanks Lisa for a really interesting vid. Do you not blend the colours using a blending stump?
Hi, no, I dont really use any blending tools as the pencils need to fill the tooth & they blend with themselves as I go along.
Hi, great tutorial. New to coloured pencils. Could you paint the white Pastelmat with watercolour or gouache and still get the same amount of layers therefore still able to have a dark background.
You can paint the surface with gouache or watercolour. If you dilute the paint quite thinly then yes, it will not effect the tooth. If you want to use less layers of pencil then apply a slightly thicker layer of paint
Animal Art by LAW thank you so much for replying. 💕
@@jayelleart sorry I took a while to reply!
I really like the colour on the White.........do you use white very much? I have found coloured pencil and water colour work very well together
Hi Linda I very rarely use the white but I have a couple of projects lined up with it. There are less layers needed with the lighter shades of pastelmat so it definitely has other benefits too.
Have you noticed a difference in the white pastelmat vs colored pastelmat when it comes to degrading panpastel soft tools?
I hadn't really measured the impact of the different shades of paper but as with this test here I would guess that the darker shades being more toothy then they would degrade the tools a little quicker.
How many layers of Pitt Pastel Pencils would you add for this exercise? I've been impressed with the results some folks have had using these pencils- especially the lifelike effects. I'm starting to transition to pastel pencils for animal portraits and would greatly appreciate your perspective on this medium.
Hi, well I work primarily in coloured pencils so without dusting off, quite literally, my pastel pencils I cannot give you an answer but it would only take a few layers to achieve the same effect as tjis. Pastel a fill the tooth much quicker as they are so soft. Maybe you will beat me to doing this same test using them and let me know!
try zest it pencil blend
what kind of colored pencils?? wax or oil based??
So my question is, if you want something creamy and buttery, why not just use a smoother paper?
I can't answer for Lisa, but I am wanting to try using pastelmat again. This is my reason:
Because the pastelmat is so resilient, you can add water or scrape it with a knife or whatever else you need to do and it will still be a good solid base.
Even with 300gsm hot press watercolour paper, the paper can buckle with water and dent when you burnish. The denting also happens with 425gsm.
Someone observed that this initial block blending takes fewer layers with pastel pencils than oil/wax pencils. So that might be worth investigating.
I like the fact that you can put the base layer in with a wet medium and then go over with all the dry layers. It would be really interesting to see how pastel pencils fit in with that. 🤔
Lisa can pastel be an underlayer to not eat up the pencils? I am just starting on Pastelmat and do multimedia. I am curious as to what can I use along with this. I have a set of excellant wc pencils likewise and have used them together on other surfaces. It almost scares me to see the amount of layers.$$$
Yes Jennie, you can use Panpastels to create an underpainting or normal pastel a to help fill the tooth a little quicker. I designed my Panpastel set just for this purpose. Also inks, watercolour pencils, paints, pretty much anything. You just need to ensure that whatever thicker pigment you choose that you don't apply it too much and lose all of your tooth.
Who in the world would want to do so many layers?
You don't have to, but it shows that you can. It is surprising how many layers build up quickly and this was to show the difference between how many layers you need on the dark pastelmat as opposed to the white to achieve the same result. At the end of the day the more layers you add the better the realism in the results. Less layers often results in flatness and no depth to the subject
@@AnimalArtbyLAW Thank you! I was watching the whole time thinking I would just use another paper rather than do that. BUT, I got the point and thank you for demonstrating it. I'm new to pastelmat and I'm glad I saw your video.
And this is just one tiny square!!!!! 😅
Whew excessive layering beyond anything workable. I find four or five layers gently blended far more efficient without filling tooth which makes detailing very difficult
This is to show how many layers can be achieved, not how many should. You can still create detail on top of this too and the edges will be much sharper than on just a few. Everyone works differently though so there is no right nor wrong
This did not work for me. I could not put down as many layers and I certainly could not draw white over the many layers at the end. Makes me wonder if I even have the right stuff. I ordered Pastelmat from Blick. Maybe I ordered the wrong thing
Oh no, as long as you are using a light pressure then this should work so maybe it is the wrong product. There is only one Pastelmat made by Clairefontaine but I do know some stores have sold pastel paper to people instead and it is nothing like padtelmat
Thanks Lisa. I ordered another few sheets to make sure I have the right product. I will try again when it gets here. It seems as if the finest drawings on your site are done on Pastelmat, so I am dedicating myself to learn how to use it. I already have the GSD laid out on the wine colored Pastelmat, ready to give it a go . . .with much patience. Thanks for all you do, Lisa.
Lisa I have been doing some research and I may have found my problem. I have Prismacolors. I have read that the Prismacolors and Pastelmat don't really go well together because they are so soft and fill the tooth too easily. Guess I need to purchase some expensive F/C polychromos.
Shouldn't you have started with white on the white pastelmat? Starting with white and black last on white you get again the gritty look with too few layers. 19:37 since you didn't start with white and end with black, your statement here is suspect, because you smooth out the contrast with white just like you did with black on the black paper. :)
Hi, so sorry, just going back through comments and seen this. I always work of dark to light on all my work so always start with the darkest. I'm not sure what you mean by my comments being suspect? This was simply a demo to show how many layers you can achieve on Pastelmat as at the time a lot of people were only putting down a handful and getting frustrated at their results and also not believing they could achieve light over dark. I will be doing more demos on Pastelmat showing the difference between using light over dark as opposed to dark over light but this really wasnt meant to be focusing on that at all. It helped a lot of people at the time