tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198846129564779379.post4615394818986553878..comments2023-03-24T06:59:30.482-07:00Comments on Pastel Workshop: Gray Pastels & CharcoalCasey Klahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198846129564779379.post-24948382991316518662011-05-17T06:03:45.704-07:002011-05-17T06:03:45.704-07:00Beautiful drawing, Casey - I love the soft, subtle...Beautiful drawing, Casey - I love the soft, subtle color and the strong strokes here. Those do look like very useful gray pastels - my pastel dust is usually a cool greenish gray.Brian McGurganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963409828276349170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198846129564779379.post-59416152765230811172011-05-15T14:01:32.876-07:002011-05-15T14:01:32.876-07:00Cut and paste this URL, please.
http://thecoloris...Cut and paste this URL, please.<br /><br />http://thecolorist.blogspot.com/2007/03/making-pastels-continued.html<br /><br />Essentially, I collect the tailings in a jar. Then, I wet the tailing dust with water, and roll till paste. Let dry overnight, or until room temperature.<br /><br />Add white pigment or black to get a range of values. Later on, try using hues store bought as powder, the same as many painters do in order to make their own paints.<br /><br />The essentials of making colored pastels are pigment, whiting, talc, and white pigment. Daniel Smith or other catalog stores will sell these. I have yet to use the Gum Trag. - haven't needed it.<br /><br />See this picture:<br /><br />http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dZnmZ5QscKo/Rg6TFP23UGI/AAAAAAAAAyU/ZezifB_DU0Q/s1600-h/making+pastels+italy+pv+005.jpgCasey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198846129564779379.post-7511693663028700942011-05-15T08:29:58.473-07:002011-05-15T08:29:58.473-07:00Thanks, Jala and Barbara! I'll write the answ...Thanks, Jala and Barbara! I'll write the answer this afternoon here.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198846129564779379.post-1608259190947673462011-05-15T08:23:26.408-07:002011-05-15T08:23:26.408-07:00Casey, will you remind us how you turn your tailin...Casey, will you remind us how you turn your tailings into little blocks of color? Thanks!Barbara Benedetti Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06091855730335169479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198846129564779379.post-500045597709549202011-05-14T21:30:25.279-07:002011-05-14T21:30:25.279-07:00They look like such delicious purpley grays!They look like such delicious purpley grays!Jala Pfaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186623108399217523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198846129564779379.post-13734121897523630762011-05-14T17:21:05.608-07:002011-05-14T17:21:05.608-07:00I appreciate your comment, Donna!
I use the grays...I appreciate your comment, Donna!<br /><br />I use the grays in every painting I do.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198846129564779379.post-22240464992561207602011-05-14T16:53:06.588-07:002011-05-14T16:53:06.588-07:00I like this a lot, Casey - kind of a quiet simpli...I like this a lot, Casey - kind of a quiet simplicity. Your homemade grays look like they must be very useful!Donna Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129186863757507990noreply@blogger.com