Sanded or Unsanded Pastel Paper? Demo and Tips for Canson Mi-Teintes
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- What pastel paper do you prefer? Sanded or unsanded paper? Many artists are not fond of Canson Mi-Teintes unsanded paper but I happen to love it! In this video I paint a demo of some autumn trees on a piece of Canson and compare it to the same painting done on sanded paper. I also share tips for more successful paintings on unsanded paper. Enjoy the demo!
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1. Canson Mi-Teintes unsanded Pastel paper
2. Nupastels
3. Terry Ludwig Pastels wit a few Diane Townsend soft form pastels.
4. Pipe insulation foam
5. Blair Very Low Odor workable fixative
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Maybe I am strange but I did not see an ugly stage. I enjoyed each addition of line and colour. Bravo!
If you're a beginner artist, or a just a bit more experienced, one of the things you have to learn, is WHEN to stop drawing or painting. You'll ruin some good pieces, just because you over did it, or just because you added something, that you thought it would make the piece better, but it produced the opposite effect, making the piece worse than it was before you put that stroke with the brush ,or that line with the pencil etc.
You have to stop, go a step back, or tilt your head back to take a look from a bit further. If it looks great, stop there and call it finished. Add something, only if you're 100% if not 120% sure, that it will make your piece better. I' m glad this artist mentioned that!!!
Excellent artist. I’ve been watching lots of Pastelists. She’s great. I wanna paint like her.
This is literally the exact video with the exact message of encouragement and tips that I needed at the exact right time. This might be the best video on CZcams I’ve ever watched. There aren’t enough words to express my gratitude. Thank you.
I am so happy you fund it when you needed to see it! It is my pleasure to share with you!
As a beginner on a budget, the Canson is my most practical option. I really appreciate your suggestions for using it.
I like the one on the unsanded paper. It has more atmosphere, and it looks softer.
Thanks Linda!
If you want more detail or sharpness out of unsanded paper, I think going in for those details and sharp lines with a color pencil would work just fine. Color pencils seem to love the Canson Mi-Teintes paper
As a watercolorist I learn so much from your pastel lessons! It definitely will be next on my playtime agenda!
Your Patreon is the best deal on the Internet. So much content! Thanks for a great demo.
Wow, thanks! I appreciate your support!!
I have discovered clear gesso made by Liquitex.
I roll it onto my unsanded paper with a small foam roller.
This gives the paper a good level of grit or tooth or roughness.
Since it is clear, the original color and value of the paper remain unchanged.
If I work an area too much and find that I need to erase everything from the page to start over , I can re-apply the gesso in that area to give the paper a new gritty surface.
Yes! Clear gesso is my go to for texture and making my own sanded surfaces!
Hi @renzo can you send the link to the product? It saw too many liquitex gessos and i am not sure which one to purchase haha
I love this one! The mood is so beautiful. Even though the sanded paper is rendered just as well, to my eye, the Canson piece is much more painterly and appealing. Guess what I’m going to play with next!
Thanks for watching! Have fun!
Thank you for providing much needed instruction regarding Canson paper!
You are so welcome!
Funny, I didn’t think it was ugly at anytime! It was just all beautiful.
Ha! Thank you! I appreciate you watching!
They are both beautiful.I love your demos! Now I know how to use my Canson paper...light touch....thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Karen, even though I have worked on Canson Mi-Teintes paper in the past, I have always hated it, for the exact reason that it wouldn’t allow me to work in many layers, as it is in my nature. At some point I gave up working on Canson. But your demo, and its beautiful resulting painting, convinced me to give it another chance (I still have a stash of this paper from way back). You are a wonderful inspiration and an awesome teacher. Thank you for sharing with us your art!
Cheers from California 🤗
Thanks for watching! I felt the same as you and now I enjoy canson for a change of pace!
I bought Mi-Teintes few days ago and got really worried, when I heard people hate it so much, your video gave me some hope
I didn’t need convincing after seeing the incredible works you have demonstrated on Canson. With some practice I have managed to improve on Canson. Since I was given a stash of it I have been delighted at the discovery. This one is particularly special though. I like it better than the sanded version. Bravo!
Thank you Priscilla!
Even at 12 minutes it looked like a nice impressionistic landscape after you've learned fixative.
Inspired and Inspirational. Fabulous. Thankyou.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful build up of color, even if this is an unsanded paper. Altogether, this is a successful painting with autumn mood. Thank you.
Thank you so much 😀
“The right touch is the light touch”❤
I love your tutorials, every minute! Your work is amazing and the way you teach is so helpful.
Thank you so much!
You're a fantastic teacher!
Thank you! 😃
This is really reassuring for me as I've been using smoother papers to practice on and saving the pricey sanded paper for college work. I was worried about the difference a d how I would deal with it but this has been very helpful. I love these videos.❤
Beautiful landscape. Evanescent. Very impressionistic!
Many thanks!
I'm so happy you did this video Karen, I'm still considered new to pastels and I wondered the difference between them. Cheers from Canada my friend and thank you
Thank you for watching Angie!
Thank you Karen for all your help over all the years.
Thank you for watching!!
Thank you so much. I'm new to soft pastels. What I thought were pastel paintings, prior, were actually underpaintings & mid-layers. I really appreciate both the attention to the kind of pastel & kind of paper.
You are so welcome!
This qas a great demo! I loved your reference to start with and it was very fun to see how you worked with the canson Paper. I feel encouraged to give it a try! Thanks!
Thank you so much!
Thank you Karen, your teaching is so helpful. I see how the under painting process gives so much depth and realism to your finished work. Beautiful!!! Awesome to watch you work through it!!! Very much appreciate you for having this channel. God bless🙏
You are so welcome!
I actually loved your painting at the messy stage!
Thanks! I do too sometimes!
I like practicing on the "wrong" side of Mi Teintes. The "right side" eats pastels!
Hi Karen! love your vids, love watching your paintings come to life, Juicy! Keep on keepin on
Thank you Karen. It’s a pleasure to listen to you and to see how you proceed. Very grateful.
Thank you so much!
This is beautiful. How did I not think of the texture the fixative leaves! Now I can work pastels in a fair way with cheaper paper. Thank you!
Another fantastic video, thank you Karen! As a beginner I’m struggling to use Pastelmat so I’ve just bought a pad of this unsanded paper to have a play with. Thank you for sharing your tips and insights 😊
Thank you, Karen! I am just getting started in pastels and trying to figure out what I need. Your tips on some of the properties of the different brands of pastels is very helpful. I ended up with a lot of Canson Mi Teintes paper. Glad to know I don’t need to take out a mortgage to have a huge stash of sanded paper, although I do have some and will be getting more. LOL. This painting is lovely!
You are so welcome!
Thank you again Karen. I’ve been watching you for years and you just keep getting better and better. I am so grateful for your generosity and teaching skills.
I love how this developed. Some parts stirred memories of my childhood playing in the bush after fires. We don’t see Autumn colours much in our climate in my part of Australia , but your work evoked long forgotten memories. Thank you .
Thank you ☺️ You made my day!!
I would like to see you make your own surface sometime with your own gesso or a surface with clear gesso
Sure! I do that a lot. I will add it to my video request list.
I’d like the list of colors you had used. So good to see you again, I missed you.🤗
Thanks for watching! I have been doing a lot of video content for my Patreon group so it has been keeping me very busy! I was not very organized with the pastels I used so I don't know exactly what I used :(
Wonderful, and lots of fun!... will have to follow this painting along some of these days.
I love the look and feel of the foreground on the unsanded version, it really looks like grass and shrubs and weeds in autumn.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!
I've always hated sanded paper and still prefer to use Velour and Pastelmat, which are my favorites. If I do use sanded, I go for the finest grit 600-800 Colorfix smooth is fine too. I have a light touch, so it works well for me. Thank you Karen for the video showing the difference. When I tried a UArt sanded paper for the first time I thought, what is the problem?? I can't even paint anymore?? It's all what we are comfortable with I suppose!
That is so true!! Thanks for sharing!
I actually am loving the “out of focus” ! 😁
I am so inspired, I’m off to paint with my pastels. Wonderful!
Thank you. This helps me understand a little more about the different papers for pastels.
I agree that your Patreon page is the best deal going for great instruction and content! I have learned so much from you and appreciate your generous sharing!
Thank you very much! I appreciate your support!
Gorgeous! Love that combination of colors! Thanks for the demo.
Thank you! 😊
Wow, Karen, that was marvelous! I always hated fixatif, but the effect you get really makes the painting! Thanks!
You are so welcome!
I didn’t notice any ugly parts of the process but I loved the results.
Thank you for watching!
Loved it. You make it look so easy
Thanks so much 😊
You are a terrific teacher and painter as well! I feel like I can do this with you!
all deine arbeit ist schön, applaus 👏
This is beautiful and now doable for me! Thank you! I am new here and loving your work and your teaching style (talking specifics not just blah blah blah😂).
Yes! I love the unsanded version too ! It is more intuitively interesting !!!
Thank you!! I appreciate you watching!
Love this!
I really enjoyed watching this! Weekend painting project!
Thanks for watching!
Gorgeous! Thank you Karen for all the great tips.
You are so welcome!
I LOVE this picture, you are my favorite pastel painter! I can not stop watching your videos. I use the Canson paper all the time. I want to use the sanded paper just waiting for the right picture.
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you Karen, this is very helpful. I worked in pastels about 25 years ago, mostly doing dog portraits. It seemed then that about the only choice was Rembrandt pastels and unsanded paper. There might have been other pastel choices but I was always on a budget. I still have a box of my old Rembrandts. I have started again, ordered a big new set of Rembrandts and a few other kinds of softer brands and some semi-hard varieties. I tried the sanded paper which I like but due to the expense I decided to relearn with the Canson paper focusing on using deliberate marks and not correct too much. I think I'll have to get some of that workable fixative, though.
Welcome back to pastels! A lot has changed with so many new materials to try but a lot has stayed the same and the old favorites sometimes are the best! Have fun!
You make it look easy
Thank you so much. This was very helpful ❤
Thank you so much ,I love your demos !
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!
I love watching your videos, you are such a good teacher. I am new to pastel and am learning a lot watching your videos. Thanks so much!
You are so welcome! Welcome to the wonderful world of pastels!
Excellent explanation excellent information ❤
It’s hard to pick, but I think I might give a small edge to the unsanded….bc I like the trees better. But I love the blue sky on the sanded. Both are lovely. 😊
Lovely painting…thanks, Karen!
I enjoyed looking at this video.It's always so interesting and beautiful.Thank you. Hélène,Québec.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent demo
Thanks a lit for video it is amazing and so helpful exactly what I needed xo😊
Karen, you are an absolute inspiration! I have admired your work for a while and I’m so delighted to discover your CZcams demos; you are so generous with your knowledge and an excellent teacher. I have learnt so much already from you, thank you so much for sharing your remarkable talent.
You are so welcome!
I needed this video! Thank you so much.
You are so welcome!
I really like to watch you and your work one of the absolute best on CZcams I think. Thank you Karen🙏🏼🤗
Thanks so much 😊
Thank you, Karen, for this wonderful tutorial! I absolutely love your painting style, finished pieces, and your helpful tips and encouragement. You are a wonderful teacher and inspire me to get into my studio. I just became a patron and can’t wait to delve into your many instructional videos. Thank you for sharing your gifts with others. 💜
You are so welcome!
Fantastic! Bravo! Merci! 🤩🤗🥳🌲🌟😊☀️
Wonderful 👍 thank you for your sharing 😊
Nice !
Beautiful!
Truly mesmerising watching your work Karen
Thanks for these tips on using Canson Mi Tienes paper. It is my least favorite surface to work on but is ubiquitous and cheap. I too hate the “right side “ (bumpy side) of this paper; good to know I can use the wrong or smooth side and get a decent painting.
Thanks for watching Laura!
Karen I’m still waiting for your cartwheel 😀 that’d be a great way to start and end a video. I though you were promising one st the ten minute mark!
Next time!
@@KarenMargulis hahaha
It’s amazing how you use so many colors and get the results you want in the end. Every tutorial I watch from different artists, including yourself, I see under paintings. What would an end result look like if done on plain paper with no under painting?.
Thanks for watching!Underpaintings are a way to start a pastel painting easily but you would get a similar effect without an underpainting. I find they make it easier for me to simplify and add color.
Beautiful!. So much information that is translatable to other mediums as well. Thankyou!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
I love your work even at the 10 minute time :)
You rock Karen! Sooo beautiful. . .just amazing. Thank you
You are so welcome!
“The right touch is a light touch” I need to write this and display it on my board. I find myself smashing the pastels into the surface with the same pressure I would a paintbrush so I run out of tooth almost directly after the underpainting. I never realized how heavy handed I am before trying this medium 😐
I’m going to try this painting today. TY!
Thanks for watching! I am happy to share with you!
Yes, exactly. Have you worked with colored pencil? Same thing, light touch so you can add many layers before losing the tooth of the paper. ;-)
Thanks, Karen for all your hard work I really appreciate your videos
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the great demo! I like the 8 minute mark image.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Great video and explanation! Thx!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Love the Road Map part
Love it ,like a view from my childhood. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Bardzo udana prezentacja . Poprzez subskrypcję twojego kanału na wiele rzeczy otworzyłaś mi oczy , cały czas nie wiem jakimi kolorami blokować ciemne obszary i jasne - to nic wiedza przyjdzie z czasem. Pozdrawiam.
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Thank you so much! Can't join Patreon...don't always feel up to par...this has to do!
Great demo/tutorial, Karen! I am one of those complete weird outliers in terms of pastel painters in that my favorite go-to surface is actually cardstock (started out with black Strathmore Artagain) that I actually hit with sandpaper to give it a velvety, smooth surface. It has very little tooth, so I've always had to be very judicious and light-handed with pastel application, but I've been using it so long that aggressively sanded papers like UArt, are more challenging for me to work on.
That being said, one of my favorite studio paintings was done on a piece of Mi-Tientes, and my favorite sanded surface is actually your idea (hack?) using clear Gesso - that has been a game-changer for me! I did such a painting on a piece of bright orange cardstock (Colorbok, acid-free, 12x12", used for scrapbooking, inexpensive and available at Walmart) that I'd used a mix of black acrylic paint and the clear gesso on, such that the orange still showed through a bit but was dulled down; the end result blew me away. I did it for a show 2 years ago, and was actually kind of bummed out when it sold...should have put a higher price on it ;).
Anyway, thanks for the content you bring. I will have to see if I can view Patreon video content on my OS X iMac (hardly anything these days supports still...), and if so, I'll join your Patreon page.
Cheers,
Sonya
Thans Sonya! I will have to try some card stock!! That sound fun! About Patreon....all video content are actually private youtube videos so if you can watch youtube you will be able to see the videos I share on Patreon and there is so much more there including a wonderful community of artists!
I like the unsanded painting better.
You have a great video here-great fall trees💖💖💖
Beautiful painting Karen ,thank you !😊
Thank you! 😊
Love this! thanks
Aciu.Labai patiko.
Bravo!
Thanks for watching!