SUMMARY Green = acrylic color base, once dry then layered with clear gesso pastel red = regular gesso + acrylic color mixed, then paint using the mix dark brown = fine pumice gel mixed with acrylic color, then paint using the mix light brown = pastel ground mixed with acrylic color, then paint using the mix Result green: works really well with soft pastels and pastel pencils! pastel red: smoother, still workable but not as good as green. pastel pencil = not bad dark brown: nice for soft pastels, pastel pencil works but not as enjoyable as green light brown: very nice for soft pastels even better than green, very good for pastel pencil So far boxes no 4 and 1 are much preferred box no 2 will do good if perhaps mixed with a little bit of pumice gel
Thank you very much for the knowledge. This is will definitely keep me inside my house especially during this time government imposed quarantine in some places.
Maestro gracias por incluir subtítulos en español. Le agradezco por brindar sus conocimientos, le escribo desde Perú. Aunque estamos pasamos en estos momentos una crisis mundial que con la gracia de Dios vamos a superar. Me doy unos momentos para poder seguirlo. GRACIAS. Un fuerte abrazo a la distancia.
Amazing! I had not idea. I love looking at art. I am not an artist. This is wonderful, to better understand the steps to making a pastel painting. Thanks Cuong! This is a wonderful way to educate NON artist too!
Thanks Cuong! I have tried the clear gesso on mat board and have been very happy with the results. I’ll have to try the pastel ground. Not a lot of paper, not a lot of money but plenty of time!! Need to do this tomorrow and get painting! Stay healthy and keep it clean!!
I recently got into pastel pencils after discovering your channel and I just want to say thank you for sharing so much knowledge in your videos. I'm excited to try to make my own papers! I never knew it could be so simple!
Thank you once again Cuong, very useful information for those of us who like to work in both soft pastel and pastel pencils. Would love to see one of your portraits drawn on the the two you chose as your favourites. We are more used to seeing you draw on Senellier Grey paper.
Cảm ơn anh cường nhiều ,lần a sang việt nam rất tiếc k dc gặp anh ở hn Việt nam ,đúng là không bán giấy nhám ở mỹ anh ah,rất khó khăn cho việc thể hiện.luôn theo dõi các video mới của a
Buenas tardes,Maestro,eres el Arte en estado Puro, llevo algun tiempo siguiendo tus tutos, ya que a la vejez estoy aprendiendo este arte y como que me quedo con tus clases son magistrales y ahora que ya has incluido subtitulos en español,es lo mejor. Pues nada que le ha dado dedito arriba y me he subscrito. Un Saludo desde Sevilla (España ).
Your portrait technique involves multiple layers: darks, greens, flesh and highlights. Could you do these on this paper to test how well the whole technique works on it? Thanks.
De corazón le agradezco por compartir este tutorial y por incluir subtítulos en español, es de mucha ayuda, aquí en México es muy difícil poder encontrar el papel sennlier, yo lo tengo que comprar en Online y es costoso. Mis mejores deseos para usted, cuídese mucho, nos estamos viendo en su próximo WorkShop en ciudad de México.
I've used watercolor paper, then acrylic paint and then clear gesso before for my pastel paintings but I didn't like the surface. It was too gritty for me. I tried many different techniques for applying the clear gesso to try to get the right texture. I even sanded it a tiny bit but I never could get the texture the way I wanted it. So now I just use Uart 500 grit sanded paper. lol
Thank you Tala. I'm teaching in London in September this year, but I'm not sure how things go since the virus is spreading out... You can view my teaching schedule on my website icuong.com. Thanks!
Thank you very much for this video, appreciate it very much. As a total beginner this is very helpful. I started off with some local papers that are labelled as Pastel paper but it was very frustrating to use pastel on that. And Pastelmat is expensive for learning. Have one silly question, do we get to use some amount of water? Pastel ground, Is that advisable?
Great video...just wondering how would you compare the pastel ground to Clairefonataine or Sennelier paper... is it pretty close ?, almost exactly the same ?...and can you tell and/or feel the difference when working on the surfaces
Vivian Butler I still prefer Sennelier la Carte. They are perfect for my technique. This video to help people who can’t find Sennelier la carte in their countries.
@@CuongNguyenArt I think this is not only good for people who can't find good pastel paper, but also people who are new to pastels and just needs time to practice. Hard to justify the cost of the good paper when you are just starting out and need to practice. This is a very economical way to create pastel surfaces. Thanks.
I have the acrylic ground in a golden tester set but they all dried out to a thick almost solid substance. Do you know if it can become liquid again with paint thinner or something like that? Great demonstration btw. I think I'll get clear gesso as its most affordable :)
Thanks for this but why did you do the clear gesso and regular gesso differently? You put the color separately from the clear gesso but you mixed the regular gesso with the paint. Does it matter? Will it have the same result?
Saludos amigo admirable su trabajo en pastel seco le tengo una consulta uds cuando trabaja en los tonos de piel verde lo hace con lápiz pastel pero podría ser lo mismo en barra verde sería lo mismo ?espero su respuesta gracias por su atencion saludos de nuevo desde Honduras centro america
I made a small research in wet canvas and they said about the properties of baking soda (it is alkaline) so it is not stable to use as a priming for oil painting (good surface but it probably will crack) because of the acid properties of the oil, so I think it's better not use it as a primer (gonna make the experiment anyway, if something happens... well, someday I'll say what) But in pastels the main binder is arabig gum so it might not be a problem. The surface is just like fine to medium grain sandpaper but more irregular, it will depend of how much baking soda you add, but in same proportions (gesso + baking soda) the mixture is grainy, but in the paper when dries some dust fall apart, so I added more gesso (about 75/25) and it feels like I mentioned before, sandpaper. I never used a good quality paper for pastels, but in comparison with canson mi-teintes it is a lot better (I primed a cheap fabriano ingres paper 160 gsm) it accept layers so well (I used Rembrandt's and Conte's hard and soft pastels) they doesn't smear between them nor mix between layers. They blend ok, the grain is irregular but it works well, I fully recommend to try it Btw, sorry for the grammatical issues, yo hablo mexicano ¡Saludos!
SUMMARY
Green = acrylic color base, once dry then layered with clear gesso
pastel red = regular gesso + acrylic color mixed, then paint using the mix
dark brown = fine pumice gel mixed with acrylic color, then paint using the mix
light brown = pastel ground mixed with acrylic color, then paint using the mix
Result
green: works really well with soft pastels and pastel pencils!
pastel red: smoother, still workable but not as good as green. pastel pencil = not bad
dark brown: nice for soft pastels, pastel pencil works but not as enjoyable as green
light brown: very nice for soft pastels even better than green, very good for pastel pencil
So far boxes no 4 and 1 are much preferred
box no 2 will do good if perhaps mixed with a little bit of pumice gel
thanks for this tutorial, I've been spending hours hunting sanded papers online but now I learned how to do one :D
Cảm ơn chú Cường Nguyễn rất nhiều, mong chú ra thêm nhiều video như vậy nữa ạ!
Thanks so much for sharing these!!! This will save me quite a bit of money!!!
Will give the pastel ground a try for sure. Be safe
Grazie sei sempre molto bravo un artista grazie mille ciao
Grande maestro. Grazie. Hugs from Italy
Thanks jou so much for this test. Please stay safe and healthy. Looking forward to your next video.
Thank you very much for the knowledge. This is will definitely keep me inside my house especially during this time government imposed quarantine in some places.
Maestro gracias por incluir subtítulos en español. Le agradezco por brindar sus conocimientos, le escribo desde Perú. Aunque estamos pasamos en estos momentos una crisis mundial que con la gracia de Dios vamos a superar. Me doy unos momentos para poder seguirlo. GRACIAS. Un fuerte abrazo a la distancia.
Eres más que bienvenido. Cuídate bien a ti y a tu familia.
Amazing! I had not idea. I love looking at art. I am not an artist. This is wonderful, to better understand the steps to making a pastel painting. Thanks Cuong! This is a wonderful way to educate NON artist too!
Thanks Cuong! I have tried the clear gesso on mat board and have been very happy with the results. I’ll have to try the pastel ground. Not a lot of paper, not a lot of money but plenty of time!! Need to do this tomorrow and get painting! Stay healthy and keep it clean!!
Wonderful and so informative. Thank you
Many, many thanks, Master.
God bless you !!!!!
I recently got into pastel pencils after discovering your channel and I just want to say thank you for sharing so much knowledge in your videos. I'm excited to try to make my own papers! I never knew it could be so simple!
Thanks for a great teaching video!
Thank you once again Cuong, very useful information for those of us who like to work in both soft pastel and pastel pencils. Would love to see one of your portraits drawn on the the two you chose as your favourites. We are more used to seeing you draw on Senellier Grey paper.
chào anh . tôi mới học vẽ và thích vẽ pastel nhưng giấy vẽ chuẩn khó tìm và nhiều tiền . nên tôi rat thích video này. toi mới có giấy Canson .
Thanks for sharing 😀
Very nice demo. Thank you!❤️
Cảm ơn anh cường nhiều ,lần a sang việt nam rất tiếc k dc gặp anh ở hn
Việt nam ,đúng là không bán giấy nhám ở mỹ anh ah,rất khó khăn cho việc thể hiện.luôn theo dõi các video mới của a
Saludos desde colombia y muchas bendiciones gracias por compartir sus conocimiento espero suba mas videos
Thank you so much.I love Pastelmat but it is very pricey.I will try these methods you have shown.
Thanks!
Thankyou cuong nguyen
Gracias desde San Luis Potosí, México
Buenas tardes,Maestro,eres el Arte en estado Puro, llevo algun tiempo siguiendo tus tutos, ya que a la vejez estoy aprendiendo este arte y como que me quedo con tus clases son magistrales y ahora que ya has incluido subtitulos en español,es lo mejor.
Pues nada que le ha dado dedito arriba y me he subscrito.
Un Saludo desde Sevilla (España ).
Thanks a lot! 🥰🙏🏻😊
gracias por colocar subtitulos en español. Te felicito por tu gran trabajo.
Gracias por los subtítulos
Muy bueno 🤙🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you so much for this video,here in Brazil is pretty hard tô find this sort of paper,specially the size I need.Thank very very much!!!
Me encanto!! * v *) esta muy genial!! Nuevos trucos para usar el pastel jaja
Gracias !!!!!
Très intéressant. Merci
Obrigada. Muito valiosa essa aula.
Gracias...saludos.
Your portrait technique involves multiple layers: darks, greens, flesh and highlights. Could you do these on this paper to test how well the whole technique works on it? Thanks.
Sei un grande artista ho appreso tante cose grazie
De corazón le agradezco por compartir este tutorial y por incluir subtítulos en español, es de mucha ayuda, aquí en México es muy difícil poder encontrar el papel sennlier, yo lo tengo que comprar en Online y es costoso.
Mis mejores deseos para usted, cuídese mucho, nos estamos viendo en su próximo WorkShop en ciudad de México.
I've used watercolor paper, then acrylic paint and then clear gesso before for my pastel paintings but I didn't like the surface. It was too gritty for me. I tried many different techniques for applying the clear gesso to try to get the right texture. I even sanded it a tiny bit but I never could get the texture the way I wanted it. So now I just use Uart 500 grit sanded paper. lol
I’ve always wanted to take your class. It’s my last year in london but if you ever do a class before next year in Europe would love to go
Thank you Tala. I'm teaching in London in September this year, but I'm not sure how things go since the virus is spreading out... You can view my teaching schedule on my website icuong.com. Thanks!
Cuong Nguyen hope it happens. I pray the virus ends by then🌟🙏🏼take care and stay safe
Layering blending all perfect did u try Water?? Which one can u use Water??
Thank you very much for this video, appreciate it very much. As a total beginner this is very helpful. I started off with some local papers that are labelled as Pastel paper but it was very frustrating to use pastel on that. And Pastelmat is expensive for learning.
Have one silly question, do we get to use some amount of water? Pastel ground, Is that advisable?
Great video...just wondering how would you compare the pastel ground to Clairefonataine or Sennelier paper... is it pretty close ?, almost exactly the same ?...and can you tell and/or feel the difference when working on the surfaces
Vivian Butler I still prefer Sennelier la Carte. They are perfect for my technique. This video to help people who can’t find Sennelier la carte in their countries.
@@CuongNguyenArt I think this is not only good for people who can't find good pastel paper, but also people who are new to pastels and just needs time to practice. Hard to justify the cost of the good paper when you are just starting out and need to practice. This is a very economical way to create pastel surfaces. Thanks.
Chris W you can also make your own paper. Check out my video showing how to make it.
Vivian Butler I like Sennelier better. But it’s pretty much up to you.
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Thanks! I've difficulty finding good pastel paper.
A prayer helps to give an even surface. It's also a lot faster
I have the acrylic ground in a golden tester set but they all dried out to a thick almost solid substance. Do you know if it can become liquid again with paint thinner or something like that? Great demonstration btw. I think I'll get clear gesso as its most affordable :)
Not really. Acrylics is basically plastic. Once is set, that's basically it. Make sure the container is tightly sealed.
Add water to the container, close it tightly and wait for 24 hours, then open and see if you can stir it to mix it up again
It would be nice to get some clear audio recorder for your video.Great videos anyway.
Thanks for this but why did you do the clear gesso and regular gesso differently? You put the color separately from the clear gesso but you mixed the regular gesso with the paint. Does it matter? Will it have the same result?
Saludos amigo admirable su trabajo en pastel seco le tengo una consulta uds cuando trabaja en los tonos de piel verde lo hace con lápiz pastel pero podría ser lo mismo en barra verde sería lo mismo ?espero su respuesta gracias por su atencion saludos de nuevo desde Honduras centro america
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a cho e hỏi là dùng giấy màu nước bề mặt nhám, sau đó quét màu nước lên có được không.Giấy có định lượng 300gsm
Just wondering what pastel brand you use?
I mostly use CarbOthello pastel pencil. For soft pastel I like Sennelier.
Cuong Nguyen thank you for your response
Cháu xem chú trên ig đc 3 năm r
Ko biết chú có còn về Việt Nam ko
Muchas gracias por el subtitulado ^^
👏🏻👏🏻🤩
Do you think some baking soda could improve the ground of the second square?
Ah, interesting idea... I might try it next time and I will let you know. Thanks!
I made a small research in wet canvas and they said about the properties of baking soda (it is alkaline) so it is not stable to use as a priming for oil painting (good surface but it probably will crack) because of the acid properties of the oil, so I think it's better not use it as a primer (gonna make the experiment anyway, if something happens... well, someday I'll say what)
But in pastels the main binder is arabig gum so it might not be a problem. The surface is just like fine to medium grain sandpaper but more irregular, it will depend of how much baking soda you add, but in same proportions (gesso + baking soda) the mixture is grainy, but in the paper when dries some dust fall apart, so I added more gesso (about 75/25) and it feels like I mentioned before, sandpaper.
I never used a good quality paper for pastels, but in comparison with canson mi-teintes it is a lot better (I primed a cheap fabriano ingres paper 160 gsm) it accept layers so well (I used Rembrandt's and Conte's hard and soft pastels) they doesn't smear between them nor mix between layers.
They blend ok, the grain is irregular but it works well, I fully recommend to try it
Btw, sorry for the grammatical issues, yo hablo mexicano ¡Saludos!
Videos are amazing, but volume on all your videos is very low. Please do something about that! :)
Brayer
The volum on this video is too low
Volume WAY tooooo low