8 WAYS to Make Your Own Pastel Papers!! / Plus... 7 Paintings!

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This video is FULL valuable Pastel information and includes every technique I've ever learned about making my own pastel surfaces. Check it out and learn how you too can create your own pastel papers... and save money. PLUS... enjoy the 7 paintings I create in this video using the pastel surfaces I create. Happy Painting!

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[theadhdmakeupaddict]

I wanted to give you a secret I created a pastelmat paper with and it's fast and so cheap and you've got a variety to choose from! I buy canson 140# watercolor paper ($4.95 for 30 sheets at Wal-Mart) and then I buy rustoleum multicolor textured desert bisque spray paint ($5.95 a can at Wal-Mart & comes in other muted tones of Grey's, greens, blues, tans) I just do 1 or 2 passes over a sheet of my watercolor paper with the spray and if I have bare spots lightly pass again being sure not to hold the can too close at least 10-12" away I usually like to have the paper taped to a sheet of cardboard leaning up on an easel and at eye level when I do my spraying to prevent drips and overspraying. I let that dry really well. Then I take a foam nail file block that has 2 rough sides and extremely lightly sand in small circles across the whole page to even out all the paint but not too hard that I remove the paint. I use a blow dryer to blow off all the dust and finally a big cosmetic brush to brush away any filings I missed. It's worked great for me! I have a couple of tips for blending difficult pencil blends I could give you if you like and some other easy ideas I'm just an introvert due to being sick all the time so I don't make videos for you tube to show these myself.

[thesupergirl]

This may be an older video, but I just found you and can’t tell you how happy I was to find a pastel artist video! I have taught myself how to draw, watercolor, paint acrylics and have done quite a lot of mixed media techniques (by the way, I’ve always used texture paste with a stencil for dimension in a mixed media piece-and it does take quite a long time to dry, Will bubble up or burn if you blow dry without care, and is hard to spread without a pallet knife!). I’ve a massed many pastel supplies including pan pastels, but was having a hard time finding teaching U tubes on the medium! I have MS and the Lord has lead me to art as a lifeline. Thank you for the excellent video and beautiful work!

[lynneellis]

I appreciate all the money-saving tips you provide. I mostly paint on watercolor paper with clear gesso or regular gesso that I added pumice to. I was really inspired to try adding pumice and didn't want to wait for mail order. I started researching. Woodworking stores sell pumice, but I got a huge container of pumice at the pet store for about 13 dollars. It is for chinchillas to "bathe" in. It's pure pumice and an even, fine grit. I had to leave my job to care for a spouse with dementia. It's crucial I watch my spending. I have sold 4 paintings. I'm praying I can continue to paint and sell. You are an inspiration and I've learned a lot from you. I've only been doing pastels a few months. Thanks, Susan.

[cinnie]

"I share a lot on this channel"...You sure do and we thank you! Beautiful little paintings too.

[Danielle-nztn]

OMG, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your gorgeous nature pastel paintings!!!! I’m so inspired to learn how to use pastels after seeing them. Thanks so much for sharing how to make affordable papers! I was shocked at how much sanded papers cost, but I also saw how beautifully the pastels laid down on them. So happy I searched for sanded pastel paper on YouTube and found your video! : )

[anapardo]

mi truco para preparar cualquier papel es dar una capa de pintura chalk paint para muebles, es increíble, gracias por este video y sus valiosos consejos, saludos desde España.

[Phoebe-fe]

Omg! I love your art!!!! Your one of my favorite artist!!! Thank you for helping me learn to paint with pastel s!!! Your so Creative

[cathyquilts]

Wow! So much work, gonna have to watch this again closer!!

[gwenchaperon]

You are the best not only do you tutor me but you are prizing open the heavy door that has trapped my creativity for a long time. I have Ms which is manageable and I have a lot of help and complex severe ptsd . Thank you for putting a smile on my face and hope in my heart . It is very hard to get doing it because of the trauma yet I long to do it but when I watch your video's no fear is felt only awe, joy and excitement. God bless you a thousand times over, yours in gratitude Gwendolen

[mjpete]

I enjoyed watching your video very much! I am a thrifty person and I am having a hard time spending money on sanded papers for my practice works. I might just be a cheapskate but I like to work larger and making my own surfaces really appeals to me! Thank you for sharing these wonderful solutions for alternative surfaces! Have a lovely day!

[paulvincent]

That is just like me.I like to play Classical Music.I just cannot concentrate when I am painting or reading when there is singing.

[kellysue]

Wanted to thank you very much in my journey to learn how to paint.
Very informative.🙃

[watercolourartincapetown]

All of these are so stunning!! The pigments are sooo vibrant!! I loved the contrasts of the greens and magenta’s and purple

[flyfisherman]

OMG just when I thought my addiction was being managed. I'm now making lots of pastel paper at home. It's all good though as there could be worse things I could do with my time. I use 140lb. watercolor paper to make my pastel paper with Golden Pastel Ground which seems to work great. I also make my own pastels and watercolor paint to.Thank you Susan for another outstanding tip!

[leslieg]

Hi, Susan! WOWWOWWOW! New to this art, I need to keep spending low as I learn, so many of the pastel papers are out for me now. This video gives me the opportunity to learn (read: make lots of boo-boos while making "art") and not sweat the spending. I so appreciate you for this!

[wendyroe]

Thank you so much for sharing this! Very helpful! ❤

[monikastahnke]

Thank you Susan for this fantastic video. I've learned a lot and also about the differences of different pastes + gels. This includes the quick sketches on these surfaces, we could see as more accurate and hear what your own homemade papers with pastels look like.
This month we have been given by Karen Margulis the task of painting the same painting on so many different papers or backgrounds, if possible. We should paint at least 10 paintings. To explore how to paint on the different papers, whether we like them, etc. We then share whether the paper was a problem for us, whether we like it or not, etc. I have so many types of paper on which I have never painted before. A cool challenge!
This fits your video perfectly. Thank you!

[gillianbc]

Very useful experiments. The sparkles in the micaceous one are mica - a little crystal.

[marthajacobo]

thank you!!, like your laid back but instructional methods, learned so much!!

[donnag]

We did this at one of our quarterly meeting. What fun and so enlightning!