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Tip #3

9/16/2013

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Tip #3 Choosing the right paper

The paper’s color and texture is suited to your personal tastes and techniques.

Unless you are going for an overall color undertone, for example a blue snowy night, I like to stay with neutrals such as grey or tan. This aids in adding to the middle tones of your painting.

I feel it is best to stay with an all rag, or mostly rag paper. The archival quality of this paper keeps the colors from changing or darkening over time.

The tooth or the roughness of texture is another consideration. A rough tooth will take more pastel. I prefer a smoother texture such as a vellum, I love the way I can work in the details. My paper of choice is Rives BFK in tan. (See photo)


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    I taught pastel and portraits and gave workshops at the Huntington Museum of art for many years 

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