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'Storm Along the Turquoise Trail' 3.5 x 3.5 pastel ©Karen Margulis available in my Etsy shop $40 |
I found a new favorite surface for pastels! It is inexpensive and easy to do. I enjoy painting on my own home made surfaces but I don't like to prepare them. I don't like the mess of mixing the pumice and gesso. I don't like waiting for them to dry. So I don't bother making my own supports. Until now!
I was introduced to this method by a student who also works at a frame shop. She has a pastel artist customer who told her about using clear gesso on paper or boards. The clear gesso alone makes a wonderful surface. I tried it on these two small paintings.
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'The View Towards Abiquiu' 3.5 x 3.5 pastel available in my Etsy shop $40 |
I am using scrap pieces of mat board courtesy of my student. (it's great to have a framer as a student!) I used Liquitex Clear Gesso. I simply brushed it on the mat board with a 1 inch brush. I made some smooth like linen weave (top painting) and some with more random brush marks. (bottom painting) They dried quickly though I didn't paint on them right away. I also applied some of the clear gesso on some Somerset white paper. I have some BFK Rives that I also want to try.
I am very happy with the amount of tooth that the clear gesso provides. I don't think I'd want it any rougher but I could add some pumice if I wanted to. I could also tint the gesso with liquid acrylics if I wanted toned supports. But that would defeat the purpose of quick and easy!
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Making my own pastel surface |
If you are interested in other methods of creating your own pastel surfaces you might like to read my post on home made surfaces.
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