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February 12, 2010 at 9:53 pm #988411
A chance to update or add your preferences.
Mine were Wallis, Sennelier La Carte & AS Colourfix.[FONT="Tahoma"]Regards, Deirdre (Always pleased to get C&Cs!) Don't forget - comment on other threads in the forum as well as posting your own work - also, we encourage you to post WIPs, they help others to learn as well as you.
Moderator[/COLOR] [February 12, 2010 at 10:23 pm #1134804Just placed my vote. Hands down, Pastelmat. Works well with any wet technique for underpainting and stay flat. Pulls the pastel from the stick with little drag, holds the dust better, (less dust hitting the floor or easel), can be brushed back easily for reworks. Much less need for early blending of the first or second layers to hide the background. (no holes). All around, a pleasure to use.
John
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February 12, 2010 at 10:43 pm #1134816Thank you for allowing three! I would not want to give up using Colourfix (including my homemade Colourfix which comes out the same,) or Wallis, or PastelMat. I love all three of those in completely different ways.
Come to think of it, that’s a perfect gradation between Monster Toothy Wallis, Nicely Gritty Colourfix and Smooth but Grippy PastelMat. Egad, I’m starting to get used to a range of grittiness too and like it for different effects and pastels!
Colors available in Colourfix and PastelMat are just as much fun as the Canson Mi-Tientes. I’m getting used to toning Wallis with dry toning the way Deborah Secor does, that worked really well when I tried it. Also now that I’ve finally got a piece of Belgian Mist, I’m happy there’s a nice dark version of Wallis around and intend to get more of that. I like its weird color better than the pale tone I thought it was.
Robert A. Sloan, proud member of the Oil Pastel Society
Site owner, artist and writer of http://www.explore-oil-pastels-with-robert-sloan.com
blogs: Rob's Art Lessons and Rob's Daily PaintingFebruary 13, 2010 at 1:30 am #1134779YAY~We have a new thread! Thanks Deirdre!!
I voted Ampersand Pastelbord, Uart, and Wallis. LOVE them!!
Paula Ann Ford
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Manager of OnlineJuriedShows.com, IAPS Show Chair, Assoc. Member PSA, Member Pastel Society of Colorado, Member Adirondack Pastel Society
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February 13, 2010 at 6:00 am #1134865I voted pastelmat, fisher 400 and colourfix (which marginally comes ahead of la carte for me. Haven’;t been able to try wallis and some of the others as they’re not available here and shipping costs preclude them really.
If I only had one vote it would be for pastelmat, the queen of pastel supports!My website http://ruthmannpastelart.com/
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February 13, 2010 at 6:23 am #1134847I voted:
1. Fisher 400 (Because I’m in Europe, it is the only and best sanded paper here)
2. Clairefontaine PastelMat Card (as it holds more pastel than AS Colourfix)
3. Sennelier LaCarte, as that is what I’d use if the two others were not available.And, for simple ‘ordinary’ pastel paper, a high quality Ingres (many different manufacturers produce varying quality), as it is smooth-ish but still grabs hold quite nicely. But that would have been a fourth vote.
Charlie
February 13, 2010 at 7:46 am #1134858I voted for:
1. Ampersand Pastelbord
2. Uart
3. PastelmatHad I been allowed a 4th choice, it would be Wallis. Looks like Pastelmat is leading the pack so far.
Carol
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February 13, 2010 at 10:04 am #11348221. Pastelmat
2. La Carte
3. WallisIf I had a fourth choice it would have been colorfix. I haven’t tried Uart yet but suspect I would like it as much as Wallis. It was a tie for me between Wallis and Art Spectrum, but in the end I chose Wallis. As I grow as an artist, I seem to change what I like. Wallis would have topped the list last year, but since using pastelmat and La Carte they are at the top for me for different reasons. I love the feel of La Carte, and love to just glide over the surface. I love the stickability of pastelmat even though the feel isn’t toothy at all. When I first started colorfix kind of frustrated me, but now i love it and love the primers. I think I tried wallis first of the sanded papers and so was spoiled right away:)
Sara
February 13, 2010 at 11:18 am #1134825Pastelmat
La Carte
Uart
Fourth would have been a toss up between ampersand, somerset and suede!
Nice to have a new poll
TracyWebsite: http://tracylangstudio.com
February 13, 2010 at 1:27 pm #1134803Some of these I haven’t tried yet. But my favorites of what I have are velour, sueded mat, and Colorfix.
Katherine Taylor-Green Pastel Artist
http://www.certaintylabradors.com/free_rein_studio.htmlFebruary 13, 2010 at 1:54 pm #11348391. Wallis
2. Colourfix
3. Canson Mei Tint (I use this for a portrait workshop I attend at my art club each week – it is not expensive, and for the hour long painting session, if I get a good portrait, it is at least done on decent paper)After seeing these results, I am sorely tempted to try Pastelmat and Uart. I think the next time I order paper, those will be the two I will try. I like working with a surface that I can crop if needed, so I am hesitant to try Ampersand Pastelboard. I am afraid I will like the surface, but will be unable to crop, which could be a problem. Sometimes, there is a painting within a painting, if you know what I mean, and it is worth cropping.
Thanks for doing this Deidre, it gives me some new options!
Chris - WetCanvas Guide, Pastel Forum
February 13, 2010 at 2:23 pm #1134853February 13, 2010 at 4:04 pm #1134900I actually only voted for 2–UART, which I love, and colorfix–which is a good back-up when I am out of UART. I have tried all the papers and boards included in the Dakota samplers, and just wasn’t as thrilled with any of the others (even Wallis but I guess that’s just me since most everyone else loves it!! ) I plan to order some pastelmat the next time I make an order. My only concern with it is that I may not be able to layer, layer, layer the way I do with the UART–but since so many of you love it, maybe that’s just a silly worry! I won’t know until I try, anyway.
Thanks for the poll, Deirdre–I love hearing others’ opinions about all things pastel!!
"Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." Picasso
February 13, 2010 at 5:03 pm #1134848February 13, 2010 at 5:27 pm #1134834I haven’t tried a lot of these papers, but based on past experience, I voted:
Velour, LaCarte and Pastelmat
Now, I’ve only used the pastelmat on two paintings. Like it so far, but the jury is still out!
Don
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