How to Make Your Own Boards for Pastel Painting - PLUS Free Recipe Card!
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- Опубликовано: 19 авг 2024
- I hope you enjoy this tutorial where I will teach you How to Make Your Own Boards for Pastel Painting. This lesson will include a painting demonstration at the end, PLUS click the links below for a Free Recipe Card and Board Cutting Guide.
Here are Some Benefits of Making Your Own Boards:
1. It's FUN... a really neat creative process
2. It's Cost Effective (vs. buying pastel papers and mounting to boards)
3. You Have Creative Control (choosing colors and textures)
Board Cutting Guide for Standard Sized Boards:
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4 Recipes:
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PRODUCTS USED IN THIS LESSON:
32" x 40" Matboard:
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32" x 40" Gatorboard
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Golden Fine Pumice Gel (8 oz. size):
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Liquitex Clear Gesso:
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Golden Fluid Acrylics (Quinocridone Nickel Azo Gold):
4 oz. size- Keep in mind a little goes a long way
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A really cheap alternative to pumice gel is to use pumice powder (from the chemist) mixed with PVA glue and a little water. Add any colour you want and do 2 coats using an ordinary housepainting brush.
Oh!!! I gotta try this. I have some pumice powder but didn’t know about adding it with PVA glue and water. Very cool.
I used gym chalk for mine. Cause I didn’t have pumice. Worked very well. Gym chalk, white Elmer’s glue, a bit of water and a little grey paint. Because I like a tinted surface to paint on.
Oh wow! How sweet of you, @purplerider2362! I appreciate your tip so much! God bless you.
(I only use pastels for prep drawings for oil paintings, so im not good at it, but) I think it's great that you're giving these options to your viewers. It is a tradition in oil painting to explore surfaces textures grounds etc. and I really think the benefits would tranfer well onto pastel painting. Brava
Awesome @-trisld-, I appreciate that so much!
These are great especially because they don't have to be mounted like watercolor paper does. And they're ready when the mood hits. Thanks so much! Yvonne
Absolutely Yvonne 👍🏻👍🏻😊
So amazing! Congratulations! God bless you!
Thanks for another great lesson,...learning about how to use the various products in the art world,definitely will certainly try...adds interest and saves money.
I love it. Always called him the master painter.
Thank you so much, @pamelaphillips2313! I'm so glad you liked it! Happy Painting!
Oh i love hollyhocks!
Yep… Hollyhocks. 🌺. I’m making some large boards now. 🤗🖌❤️🙏🏻
Yay!!Thanks and have fun!
Those flowers are hollyhocks. Thanks for the beautiful demo. I learned a lot and am anxious to get started.
Thank you so much Debra!!!
Thank you, Susan. You shortened our experiment time and give us great options, as always, inspiring.
Love it! Beautiful.
Thank you so much, @karenleah1477! I'm so glad you liked it! Happy Painting!
very painterly and expressive the flowers popped - thank you Susan another inspiring video!
You are so welcome!
The flowers are called hollyhocks in the UK
Wonderful demo and information thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
I love planting flowers in my garden. This is mallow. Thanks for the master class! I have been thinking about creating my own pastel paper for a long time.
Awesome!! So happy it was helpful!
Quinacridone Gold...oh, yesssssss......Good stuff.
Beautiful video! Thank you Susan.
Thank you so much, I'm so glad you liked it!
What a wonderful video.I can’t wait to make my own pastel board.. I’m very grateful that you shared this technique with us. Also under painting that you share was very informative.Thank you so much God Bless,happy pastel painting
Awesome June , I appreciate that!
You're so good at this. I hope I'm around another decade to see your work then. 💓
You crack me up… I hope I’m around for another decade!
@@monetcafe lmao..!
Worth trying your local picture framer: I bought a large box of mountboard of varying sizes for £20.
Exactly! I should have mentioned that. I’ve heard other people say they’ve gotten some great deals at framing shops.
@@monetcafe I've been able to get FREE random pieces of mat board from a framer who does much of my work -- they're not standard sizes, because they're what's left after he cuts mats for framing, but great to practice on and if you love your creation enough then go ahead and frame a custom size! Hmmmm....wonder if that's his intent for generating more business! LOL
I tried it and it is a success , Thanck you susan
Yippeeeee!!! That makes me happy!!
Hollyhocks? Lovely
I wonder if instead of using Acrylic to tone... if you used something like a Danial Smith Primatek color. Be a bit more grit and some of the colors would be interesting.
Great suggestion, I have to give that a try. 👍🏻
Sorry, another question. Do you think the pumice gel alone or clear gesso gives more tooth or about the same. Does the mixing of them create more ?
I’m still doing some experimenting and I want to do a better comparison of the two different applications. But in general, clear Gesso is one of my favorite products to use to create my own pastel surface. It’s easy, has a nice amount of grit, and it’s clear so that any underpainting shows through. I’ll try to share a review once I paint on more of these boards.
I'm a watercolor artist and I'm interested in trying pastels! Do you have a beginner's list of supplies and such. This looks like SO MUCH FUN. Love your work!
Yes I do! In my Amazon Shop I have a list of Beginner Basics. Here is a link to check out some products I recommend for beginners. :) www.amazon.com/shop/monetcafewithartistsusanjenkins/list/2NY2AMTL7D050?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ons_list_d
Great video, thanks, Susan! I'm surprised that they didn't buckle or warp....I've tried some and got buckling etc....have you every moistened the back then to get rid of the warping? And at what stage do you put them under heavy books -- I presume after they're dry? Or do you need to spray lightly with water again before putting under weights?
Hi Paula, yes I have wet the back (not too much water though) and it helps. But I usually don't even have to do that. And yes, I put them under something heavy only after they have dried. Although Gatorboard is more expensive I think it warps less. I still have to try though.
@@monetcafe thanks so much!
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Susan, Have you ever used Fine Calcium Carbonate mixed with acrylic paint? I bought a big bag for “DIY chalk paint”. - Messy Mendy 🖌❤️🙏🏻
No but now I’ve got a new experiment to try! Thanks Mendy!
I love this idea! If using watercolor paper, what weight is best? Watercolor paper bends so I'm wondering how this process does in that surface??
Is there any method to permanently fix pastels, other than fixative? modge podge or laquer etc?
No, unfortunately, the only method to preserve a pastel painting long-term is to frame it under glass. I have dreamed of a way to be able to fix a pastel painting without it, altering the colors, but so far there are no fixatives that offer this hope. I do use fixatives to set the color sometimes during the painting process, but I never spray the final painting because it darkens the colors. My favorite fixative is Sennelier Latour.
Hollyhocks! 🤗
Hollyhocks
AND labeling on the back is a good idea, I started doing, this as I prepare many with absorbent ground, and pastel ground, then when I pick it up I am like "hmmm what was this"
Exactly! Great minds think alike, Elaine! :)
Sorry, one more question -- is it possible to create a recipe card with higher contrast? When I print it out it's very hard to read, being low contrast and also small type (even though I enlarged it some but still needed to fit it to the paper). Thanks much, from those of us whose eyesight is starting to become compromised! (But not enough that we can't paint, thank God.) I've really really been enjoying your videos...you're SO helpful and productive!
I actually just changed the recipe card so that it should be easier to print and read. I gave it a new html as well so that it should print on a regular size sheet of paper. Here are both the recipe card and the cutting guide in their new format. Hope that helps sweetie:
Recipe Card:
file:///Users/susanjenkins/Downloads/Pink%20Polka%20Dots%20Background%20with%20Image%20General%20Recipe%20Card%20(2).html
Board Cutting Guide for Standard Sized Boards:
file:///Users/susanjenkins/Downloads/Matt%20Board%20Cut%20Guide.html
@@monetcafe sorry, these don't look like active links, and when I try to copy and paste they don't seem to connect either? Not sure what's wrong...
I got lucky and a art store gave me a big batch of their left over matboard. sad to say she moved away. But I have lots of colors of it. I even have suede or velour ones. Just curious have you ever made homemade clear gesso with marble powder? Is it worth it ? lovely painting.
I’ve used marble powder to make my own recipe, but I still find the clear Gesso is the best. And SCORE on the Matboard!!
@@monetcafe thanks I love the purple board .
I really appreciate this you tube video. How do I print the recipes that were mentioned? Thank you.
You are so welcome! I just made new links for the Recipe card and cutting guide. Should be easier to print:
Recipe Card:
file:///Users/susanjenkins/Downloads/Pink%20Polka%20Dots%20Background%20with%20Image%20General%20Recipe%20Card%20(2).html
Board Cutting Guide for Standard Sized Boards:
file:///Users/susanjenkins/Downloads/Matt%20Board%20Cut%20Guide.html
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Do you frame or fix your boards after you finish painting? If so how?
I always advise to frame final pieces. I keep my works temporarily stored in clear bags with a piece of foamcore board cut to fit (for support). This keeps them safe for handling, shipping, etc... until they reach their final home. I get my clear bags from www.clearbags.com. Hope that helps!
Can you frame these boards?
Yes, Brenda... these boards can be framed. They are not very thick.
Is the Gatorboard or the Matboard best?
I think gator board is best because it doesn’t warp as much and is more sturdy, but it’s really expensive so often I use mat board.
poppies or cosmos.
Could gesso (not clear) be used if we don't have pumice?
No, unfortunately, the regular gesso doesn’t have the gritty texture. It doesn’t really work for soft pastels.
@@monetcafe ok good to know, thanks for the prompt response!
Would this work on a canvas board?
I have actually done an application of clear Gesso on canvas with pretty good results. I think I apply two coats. Once again be sure to use the clear Gesso and not regular Gesso. It has the grit in it.
Looks like Hollyhocks to me
Thank you Mary!
hollyhocks
Yay!!! Thank you so much Glenda!!!
Hollyhocks.
Yay! Thank you Carole!
Poppies?
I guess they could be poppies… Some other people have said hollyhocks.
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