Found this recipe in a book: Water and gesso (I use Liquidtex) at a 1 to 2 ratio and then mix in marble dust ( pumice works too). E.g. ⅓ cup of water, ⅔ cup of gesso, 4 tablespoon of marble dust. I have used it on Canson Mi-teintes and Arches watercolor paper with two applications. This recipe works really well grabbing the pastel or charcoal. It allows for many layers. Also good for color pencil. One of the advantages over pastelmat is that you can use alcohol to thin and blend the pastel for an under layer. The surface of Pastelmat dissolves/degrades with the use of alcohol. Alcohol allows for quick drying as opposed to just using water.
@kerry5586
6 жыл бұрын
I look forward to watching this again later when I can have the volume on as auto translate seems to really struggle with a Welsh accent: "So the golden Jessamine groans a kit acrylic groomed for pasta" It sounds like a romantic novel gone wrong! :-)
@tterpsichore
28 күн бұрын
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@brailleeulogy120
4 жыл бұрын
Sigh pastelmat is 59.99 (usd) for 10 9x12 sheets where I live. Back breaking. I find myself scared to buy them because I will get a sense of everything needing to be perfect when working on it due to price. I have been using Ground and making my own paper (used suggestions from this video) and I love it. I can get details my Ingres paper doesn’t let me get. I enjoy your channel. I do hope to try pastelmat one day tho.
@jessicarainesart
3 жыл бұрын
Old video but wanted to say thank you, Jason - I can always rely on you to have experimented with something I’m trying to explore. It saves me and I’m sure so so many people money and time, and I really appreciate it.
@sandiefletcher3792
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for this. Made me much more confident in my choices
@amandaputnam9122
6 жыл бұрын
Love it! Very helpful as pastelmat is out of my price range.
@sweetcup6694
6 жыл бұрын
I've been using Golden pastel ground textured acrylic primer and Golden fine pumice gel. Put on undiluted with a foam brush and have great results.
@kittyrings
6 жыл бұрын
I 'm curious about the Golden Fine Pumice Gel. Wanted to test that against the Pastelmat. Have you compared it or have any pastelmat?
@sweetcup6694
6 жыл бұрын
@@kittyrings No, I've never tried pastelmat. But I plan on getting some next time I order.
@msbuttercup2073
2 жыл бұрын
Do you mix them or use them separately?
@Jenny-yl2hw
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for explaining the difference between each, I really appreciate the time and effort you put into these tutorials..
@kerry5586
6 жыл бұрын
I have been using Titan wet and dry sand paper from Screwfix as a cheap practice paper. It comes in various grits up to 1200 and the higher grits that I have tried work great. It is only £3.99 for 10 sheets.
@user-od7lf5yh1y
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@SmillyDonut
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this Jason. I've been looking into pastel grounds since its the only feasible option for me. I'm happy to see your thoughts on the different grounds, particularly Golden and AS. ☺
@attheranch873
5 жыл бұрын
Terrific video, and you’ve read my mind once again! These were questions I had and you answered them, thank you👍👍👍
@GratefulThird
Жыл бұрын
Unbelievably helpful - thank you SO much!
@user-od7lf5yh1y
5 жыл бұрын
A much needed video. Thank you.
@doreenlorenzo2501
3 жыл бұрын
I love pastel mat!It is pricey.Thank you for this information.I sometimes use clear gesso to use as a primer.It works really good!
@alistewart3451
6 жыл бұрын
Jason, thanks for this. I've been very curious about the different grounds. This is so helpful!
@anniedarkhorse6791
Жыл бұрын
That Blue Haze is rather nice. So is the Australian Grey, in the newer Art Spectrum smoother variety.
@rachellewis3699
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thank you! love Uart but just getting TOO expensive! Gonna make some with pumice or try the Golden thanks to your recommendations x
@ArsPraestigium
3 жыл бұрын
Have you tried plain _clear_ Liquitex gesso?
@cchemmes-seeseeart3948
2 жыл бұрын
Very helpful video & appreciated.
@cassy610
5 жыл бұрын
Very Helpful Demo And Experiment. Thanks And Goodluck.
@DAYbreaking_Ideas
2 жыл бұрын
I judge prepped some card stock with clear gesso for a colored pencil class. I was wondering if it would work well with pastel. I have soft pastel sticks and pencils. Thank you for sharing this information!
@kasamarctvoffical
2 жыл бұрын
Love your content and very informative.
@jalalalimusic9976
3 жыл бұрын
Great Video! thank you very much.. Can you please do the same comparison with colored pencils? As you know a lot of artists use colored pencils on pastelmat so they can draw "light on dark". I suppose the pastel ground should work fine for colored pencils but I didn't find any video demonstrating that.
@BracchiAlessandroFineArt
6 жыл бұрын
i tried the sennelier and the art spectrum. The sennelier claim that you can have a surface like the pastelcard......i don't know what they mean with "similar", because for me is not even on the same planet of the pastelcard. Spectrafix was better, but i'm so much spoiled by the even surface of pastelmat that i will never even think to change it with this products, but my test was with the roller i will try to create one sheet with the brush.
@anniedarkhorse6791
Жыл бұрын
Great video as usual. I've seen that the Art Spectrum Colourfix Smooth (not the Original, the other one in the square jar) is better and smoother than the original. Have you tried this product? A lot of people seem to be making their own ground or using clear gesso. They say it's grittier than normal gesso and they seem to really like it for pastels and between painted layers and pastel layers. Have you tried these options? Pastelmat is too expensive here to learn on. It's hard to get clear info on whether these home-made grounds, or clear gesso, are good for detail and multiple layers, like your animal work.
@mollymuzette5860
6 жыл бұрын
Great info! Just a quick bit of feedback... the smoother the surface the higher the number in sand paper and sanded papers, like UArt. Did you mix up the 600 and 800 grit?
@kittyrings
6 жыл бұрын
I was wondering the same thing....I thought 800 would be a finer grit.
@wildlifeartjm
6 жыл бұрын
Yes it is sorry
@THEE.apples
6 жыл бұрын
Can you please review the Arteza colored pencils and test them on many different papers? They're having a 65% off sale on all their products.
@wildlifeartjm
6 жыл бұрын
i dont use coloured pencils sorry
@leslieharris9088
3 жыл бұрын
I'm a bit late here, but I'd love to know what paper you used in this demo. Thank You
@phillipvance864
3 жыл бұрын
I Jason, thanks for the video! Starting at 12:07 you mention that uart 600 grade is fine than 800, is this correct or was this a mistake? Usually with sandpaper thr higher the number the more fine the tooth. I've only tried 800 so far and wouldn't mind trying an even finer tooth if it exists
@edwinstone3708
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, Jason. Could you tell me if the primer surface is better than ingres paper?
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