When i first started with coloured pencils some years ago I had only used watercolour paints so was confused with what I needed. I searched youtube for artists who did wildlife art who I liked & one of them listed the only colours & brand you will need. I bought all those pencils open stock & began. It was the best thing I could have done. I now use pastels so found this site & have learnt alot. I dont use the same as other artists now as I have my own style but I highly recommend Jasons choice of supplies if you are new to pastel work, its a great way to start.
Thank you for such a comprehensive overview. I haven't used pastels for years, but I have always loved them. I was using stick pastel of several brands to have a variety of both soft and harder sticks on Canson paper. I used them for portaiture, animals and fantasy art. Now I see the fabulous newer things out there in the world of pastel, like patel pencils, PanPastel and Pastelmat paper, and I can't wait to try them.
WOW, never even considered using pastels in any form, but trust, believe, and hang onto every word of yours. Going to the site now, as well as Patreon. Extraordinary demonstration and explanation. I get it now and appreciate you so much. Thanks, Jason! Subscriber from Florida USA
I bought a cheaper pastelmat.It was a waste of money. The pastels literally fell off the paper.I just ordered clairefontaine pastelmat.It's much more worth it. It is a great paper.Thankful ,Jason.
Hi Jason, I am wanting to try a different medium for a change. I am new to pastels. My question is paper size and color. I don’t want to be overwhelmed with the 24x 30 or 30x 40 size paper just yet. Also, how do you select your paper color for your next picture and what other smaller size pastel pads do you recommend that I start with? Thank you for sharing your amazing talent.
What is the difference from the Polychromos hard pastels, to the Faber Castell goldfaber pastels that are thicker. Are the poly ones a higher quality, as they are more expensive? Thank you for any input.
Can someone answer this question please? When I put white pan pastel and then I want to use Pitt Faber Castell over white, the color does not stick to the layer. The pencil moves the pan pastel instead of attaching to it. And it only happens with the white pan pastel. Thanks
I was once very excited about the Jackson's pastels, but found that many many of their pastels are just not lightfast. Which is probably why they are so affordable. I was shocked to find that even earth tones, where they could have used time-tested pigments that are almost always lightfast, they went with alternative formulas that have seriously poor lightfast results.
@@wildlifeartjm I'm sorry I can't agree. I just pulled the chart up to make sure I wasn't being harsh, and just counting the number of pastels in their set that get fair to poor lightfastness, there are more than 55--and that's from a chart that Jackson's created. Even so, just looking at pigment choices, I question some of the claims they are making (since they aren't tested by blue wool or astm standards, but are done independent), because the pigments are noted to have bad lightfastness as a general rule. In my book, when your line of pastels has only 200 choices, that's really unacceptable. Most of their reds, almost every single violet, several of their light tints, and oddly a few earth colors that have no reason to have poor lightfastness except that they are trying to save money with bad pigments.
I believe that the Jackson pastels are actually Mungyo Gallery soft pastels that have been rebranded......some of the colour names have been changed but the numbers are the same......GreatArt sell Gallery pastels for around 40 pence each cheaper than the Jackson's
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When i first started with coloured pencils some years ago I had only used watercolour paints so was confused with what I needed. I searched youtube for artists who did wildlife art who I liked & one of them listed the only colours & brand you will need. I bought all those pencils open stock & began. It was the best thing I could have done. I now use pastels so found this site & have learnt alot. I dont use the same as other artists now as I have my own style but I highly recommend Jasons choice of supplies if you are new to pastel work, its a great way to start.
Thank you so much for that well described tutorial on pastels. I’m really looking forward to starting with the Jackson’s pastels. Thank you so much!
Just what I was looking for! Thank you for the simple explanations Jason, you make deciding what to start with so much easier.
Thank you for such a comprehensive overview. I haven't used pastels for years, but I have always loved them.
I was using stick pastel of several brands to have a variety of both soft and harder sticks on Canson paper.
I used them for portaiture, animals and fantasy art.
Now I see the fabulous newer things out there in the world of pastel, like patel pencils, PanPastel and Pastelmat paper, and I can't wait to try them.
Very thorough and complete walk through. Thank you.
WOW, never even considered using pastels in any form, but trust, believe, and hang onto every word of yours. Going to the site now, as well as Patreon. Extraordinary demonstration and explanation. I get it now and appreciate you so much. Thanks, Jason! Subscriber from Florida USA
Thank you, I have just bought pan pastels they are the best thing ever, the pencils do have there place as well
Such a brilliant introduction to the variety of pastels out there. As a beginner, I’ve been looking for a good tutor and I think I’ve found him.
Spot on.....this is very very useful for everyone...Thank you...
This was extremely helpful!
I bought a cheaper pastelmat.It was a waste of money. The pastels literally fell off the paper.I just ordered clairefontaine pastelmat.It's much more worth it. It is a great paper.Thankful ,Jason.
Thank you.
What would you recommend for detail work after blocking - in using pan pastels. I have the 20 set of pure colours.
Are the Stabilo pencils the same hardness as the Faber Castell Pitt pencils?
What grit sandpaper for sharpening hard pastel sticks?
Hi Jason, I am wanting to try a different medium for a change. I am new to pastels. My question is paper size and color. I don’t want to be overwhelmed with the 24x 30 or 30x 40 size paper just yet. Also, how do you select your paper color for your next picture and what other smaller size pastel pads do you recommend that I start with? Thank you for sharing your amazing talent.
thank you so much for the info...i work with acrylics. so i am wondering how do you fix the pastels once you are done with the painting?
No need on pastelmat. See my other videos 👍
Very helpful 😊👍
What is the difference from the Polychromos hard pastels, to the Faber Castell goldfaber pastels that are thicker. Are the poly ones a higher quality, as they are more expensive? Thank you for any input.
Hi Jason,
I'm new to soft pastel art and I'm learning. I'm not sure which paper to use.
Could you please help me
Thank you, do you have tips to preserve pastel art? I didn’t create any pastel because every time I spray, and the color changed
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mungyo make a super soft super cheap pastel I like better than my faber-castell. for pencils carbothello and the softer general's work for me.
I am a beginner. Could you suggest brands for
1) pastel pencil which goes best with
2) polychrome pastel.
Can someone answer this question please? When I put white pan pastel and then I want to use Pitt Faber Castell over white, the color does not stick to the layer. The pencil moves the pan pastel instead of attaching to it. And it only happens with the white pan pastel. Thanks
The wildlife pan pastels colours are different from the colours you use on the demo leopard you are showing in this video.
I was once very excited about the Jackson's pastels, but found that many many of their pastels are just not lightfast. Which is probably why they are so affordable. I was shocked to find that even earth tones, where they could have used time-tested pigments that are almost always lightfast, they went with alternative formulas that have seriously poor lightfast results.
im quite happy with their light-fastness ratings, most are in the good to excellent range.
@@wildlifeartjm I'm sorry I can't agree. I just pulled the chart up to make sure I wasn't being harsh, and just counting the number of pastels in their set that get fair to poor lightfastness, there are more than 55--and that's from a chart that Jackson's created. Even so, just looking at pigment choices, I question some of the claims they are making (since they aren't tested by blue wool or astm standards, but are done independent), because the pigments are noted to have bad lightfastness as a general rule. In my book, when your line of pastels has only 200 choices, that's really unacceptable. Most of their reds, almost every single violet, several of their light tints, and oddly a few earth colors that have no reason to have poor lightfastness except that they are trying to save money with bad pigments.
@@empress_craft thanks for all your input Amaya its important for people to consider these things themselves for sure :o)
I believe that the Jackson pastels are actually Mungyo Gallery soft pastels that have been rebranded......some of the colour names have been changed but the numbers are the same......GreatArt sell Gallery pastels for around 40 pence each cheaper than the Jackson's
@@adeyknowles That's an interesting hypothesis! I was wondering, since Jackson's watercolors are definitely just Sennelier rebranded.
Pan pastels so expensive😏😏