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Well I LIKE the canson paper – I like the smooth side for using pastel pencil paintings of dogs.
I used the rough side at the beginning of my pastelling (my first threads) and someone told me it gave an ‘orange peel’ effect.
I mainly use the Art Spectrum colourfix paper now because it is cheap here – $NZ6.90 a sheet. I painted Molly with pastel pencils on the AS paper, whereas I painted my first dog on the smooth side of the canson… which is $NZ4 (multiply the prices by .6 to give you an idea of comparison of costs) – how much does it cost in the US?
I am back using the canson for my next dog and it feels much better for my style.
I never thought about checking it for defects though Stoy – good point.
In my ‘stash’ I have a large piece of some kind of fine textured card which is for pastels, but at $NZ15, it would have to be something really special for me to paint – it would have been perfect for my “Nic” painting – the colour is the same as our wall.
So in all my gabble – IMHO I think Canson is good for hard pastels, conte sticks and pastel pencils, whereas the more textured papers take both hard and soft.
My art tutor says that for realism paintings you polish your gesso panels smooth – I wonder if the same principle would be the same for pastel?
Actually, I managed to get Jackie’s book out of the library – I must read what she says.
Cheers,
CarolI've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born
- Ronald Reagan
I use Canson – smooth side – about 75% of the time. Wallis, Art Spectrum and others for the other 25%. And I truly like working on the Canson! But, I also like working on Wallis and Art Spectrum.
Canson is what I teach my students to paint on. It really doesn’t matter whether the smooth or the rough side. Though the rough side is a good texture for some paintings. And I have used it!
Canson makes you think before applying pastel to the paper — you know that you only have several layers of pastel that will apply to the paper unless you use workable fixative spray in between layers. It also does not use up your pastel sticks quite as fast as the sanded papers.
Someone said they could not get any detail on the Canson. Well, have a look at a painting on Canson and tell me you cannot get detail!
Canson is a wonderful paper and useful in many ways. As are all the others, too!
I like the rough side. I like surprises.
I like using watercolor paper.
I like using sandpaper.
But my favorite is using mat board. Yummmm.
Helen
Can’t abide the stuff, and only use it when I’m desperate:lol: , like forgot to order paper!!!
I hate having to teach with it also, but I have to sometimes, as it is the most readily available, and maybe that’s why I hate it:evil: Trying to teach a layering technique on it is the pits:eek:
I don’t like the waffles, and , like others, just don’t like the fight…
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"We derive more benefit from having our faults pointed out by our enemies than from hearing the opinions of friends." (Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519)I still use Canson on a rare occasion, especially if it’s for a subject I’m not sure I can accomplish. So it’s basically just a practice paper for me now. But considering I started out with Strathmore pastel paper, even the Canson isn’t so bad in a pinch! I prefer Wallis or Colourfix now, or the Pastelbords.
Christine
Constructive critiques always appreciated.
Christine NeidhoferInteresting to see this argument existed even before I began pasteling about 18 months ago.
I voted for Canson smooth side. My fave is actually Art Spectrum, which I totally adore – but it does not come in a convenient size, and Canson does. So I actually use Canson quite a lot. I use it all the time in my art classes. But I cannot abide the rough side as I’m one of those who HATES for even the teeniest little bit of the background support to show through the painting. And with Canson rough side it’s just about impossible to fill up that “orange peel”
Debbie C.
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I like the smooth side of Canson. I have been using it for about two years. Recently I started using Wallis and have done about six large pictures on Wallis and maybe five or six on La Carte. I like them both. For fun, two days ago I decided to go back to the smooth side of Canson to see how I would like it. To my delight I find I still like it! Certainly the three papers have different feels to them but it is kinda fun to go back and forth and see how to make one’s drawing and blending skills work on the different surfaces.
JoAnneSmooth side, definitely. It’s my paper of choice for animal paintings. I also like Colourfix and Wallis for other subjects, but I wouldn’t want to use those for the way I do fur.
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