Brand of Pastel used for PYO?

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ladybrooklyn wrote:

Blackdesertwind wrote:

Hi Ladybrooklyn,

😳 Sorry me again…

Where do you get your alpha colors pastels?
Can I get them online?

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Dick Blick SHOULD have them… as should Art Supply Warehouse…

I bought mine at a local art store that just closed it’s doors last year… so I don’t have anywhere LOCAL to get them… (Michael’s DOES NOT carry them GRRRR!!)

You should be able to find them online… Lemme see here…

Yup! Dick Blick carries Alphacolor!

http://www.dickblick.com/zz200/24/

And it looks like Art Supply Warehouse does not carry them. 😛

Now pastels aren’t for the faint of heart. 😀

You know you have to use clear acrylic sealer between EACH layer to seal it right? you can’t touch the PYO… or anything until it’s sealed or you’ll mess up your work. 😀

Now… Jennifer Danza (REALLY big in the model horse hobby) JUST put her “pastel basics” webpage back up… check this out… it can certainly help ya out if you’ve never pasteled before…

http://danzaanddanza.com/winter4.html

I do things a LITTLE bit differently than Jen Danza does… but she’s a good starting place! 😀 That’s how I learned!

I did see her tutorial earlier this week. It’s great! I’ve also save her previous ones.
It’s just difficult for me to get started and the stores here in quebec or even Ontario, Canada don’t cary much. It’s ether too cheap or too expensive and nobody seems to know anything about the brand sold there. 😕
I will pst a question in your webshot tutorial later on.
Thank you for the info and sorry for all the questions I will be asking in the near future.

[ladybrooklyn]

Blackdesertwind wrote:

I did see her tutorial earlier this week. It’s great! I’ve also save her previous ones.
It’s just difficult for me to get started and the stores here in quebec or even Ontario, Canada don’t cary much. It’s ether too cheap or too expensive and nobody seems to know anything about the brand sold there. 😕
I will pst a question in your webshot tutorial later on.
Thank you for the info and sorry for all the questions I will be asking in the near future.
Hey no worries! Questions are always welcome as long as I can answer them! 😆

I know it was tough for me to get started too….

Funny thing is… two of the fisrt horses I did in pastels… I worked FOREVER on… they were 30+ layers! Now… because I know what the colors do to one another…a nd I know HOW to get the color I want… I’ve got it down to about 10+ layers… saving LOTS of pastels!!! 😀

I REALLY REALYL want to paint you have no idea… I was finally able to start unpacking the model horses last night… which means my actual STUDIO is that much closer to being put together and ready to start operating again.

But you have NO idea how hard it is NOT to be able to go into my studio at night and paint… it’s just stressful!!!

[ladybrooklyn]

SilverArrow wrote:

Thanks for the pics and tips ladybrooklyn. I forgot about those! 😀

You are very welcome my friend! 😀 Any time!

[Amanda]

Thanks for those links!! Guys, I really don’t much about pastels, just sorta saw what ladyB did, and tried it. I dont use nearly so many layers tho, so that will be my next step on my next PYO. I’m gonna read that tutorial too, maybe reading some instructions would help me.

I use a natural bristled Deerfoot Stimpler, any small size I can find. I also have some other natural bristle brushes I use, sable ones, in different sizes. Once in a while I’ll grab one of my Taklon brushes I use for acrylics when I need to “push” the dust around.

When I crush mine, because they are very hard, I carefully hit the one I want, while still in the package, with a hammer. Then with my jewelers tweezer, I pull the peices out. I put them into my little closable paint pots, the kind that are all stuck together on a plastic backbone. Then, I get my favorite flat bottomed paint brush and start to crush away.

When I apply them to my PYOs, I tend to have to blow off the excess alot. This means I am not only getting the dust EVERYWHERE, but I breath it in too. How do I get around this?? Maybe by using less dust and more layers? I also have a hard time getting clean lines when I want a color seperation, any tips for that?

Anyway, for me, the pastels are alot easier then painting.

[ladybrooklyn]

asinnamon wrote:

When I apply them to my PYOs, I tend to have to blow off the excess alot. This means I am not only getting the dust EVERYWHERE, but I breath it in too. How do I get around this?? Maybe by using less dust and more layers?

Air filter… breathing mask… etc..

but even I’m too stubborn to use one. REALLY should. If you get into more expensive (and in a lotof cases more “toxic” pastels.) you really SHOULD use one…

I really should use one…

asinnamon wrote:

I also have a hard time getting clean lines when I want a color seperation, any tips for that?

Masking it off? use tape? I dunno… when I want clean lines that generally when I paint with acrylics. 😀

[Amanda]

I sometimes wear one of those little masks for drywallers. They work well, but then I’m always moving it so I can blow of the excess. I guess it’s better then nothing.

😆 Ok, atleast I’m not missing something on the clean line thing!!

I’ve gotten most of my silver work done until next week, so I’llbe getting out the art supplies this weekend….

[mikki]

I’ve used pastels some, also. I don’t crush mine though, if you do that make sure that you thoroughly crush it. No little chunkies. I actually use a cheapo …strainer ? I guess it is. It has a little ‘bowl’ of screen mesh about 1 1/2 inches across – I just rub the pastel stick around inside and it makes a nice fine powder.

I haven’t tried them on a PYO yet, but on model horses people often use Q-tips (cotton swabs) or the eyeshadow applicators that are a little sponge on the end of a plastic stick. They may not work well on PYOs because of the surface texture, though.

I have a few sets of Loew Cornell pastels, probably a little cheaper than the Alphacolors but I have no complaints. I tried Reeves (?) but I didn’t like the feel of them.

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