Thank you! I love your clear and detailed teaching with examples. You are a wonderful teacher and an excellent artist! Lovely artworks. Thank you soooo much! I have been drawing on Borden and Riley bristol plate paper 157 pound that I buy in a pad at the art store. It works well with Prismacolor pencils ( with or without solvent). I am curious about other types of papers too. Have you ever used the Claire Fontain pastel mat paper with pencil? I hear great things bout that paper, but mostly when used with pastels. I haven't tried it yet. Have a great day!
I like to work with colored pencils on Fabriano Artistico and Arches hot pressed, but have been eager to try the Lightfast paper as so many people say wonders about it. Thank you for your great tips and for sharing your impressions! And OH MY GLOSCHAT those botanical paintings are sooooooo mesmerizing!!! Can't wait to watch those upcoming videos!...
Yes I love hot pressed watercolor paper too! I think you would really enjoy the lightfast paper, especially if you like fabriano and arches! Thanks so much for your lovely compliment 🥰
That's great! I am glad they were helpful! Also, sorry for the super late response. I took an extended TH-cam break, but Im back and just posted a new video today if you are interested: Become a MASTER of Color Theory with This COMPLETE 4 Step Process th-cam.com/video/--m2xTJFuDM/w-d-xo.html :) Happy New Year!!
Lovely paintings and colors.!I like how the colors were similar over the three. I wonder if the solvent will damage your paper and pigments over time. The use of water with (lightfast) Derwent watercolour pencils or perhaps ("exceptional lightfastness") Faber Castell Albrecht Durer water color pencils would be gentler on the paper and pigments. Thank you for the demonstration on 100% cotton papers and sharing your expertise and talents. God bless you!
Interesting question. Artist grade solvents like gamsol and neutral thin are safe on paper and will not damage. These are used in oil paintings and survive for a long time. A watercolor is also an option, but do it if you prefer the process not because you are concerned about solvent damaging your paper- it’s totally safe for cotton paper
Thanks so much! I am glad you enjoyed Sorry for the super late response. I took an extended TH-cam break, but Im back and just posted a new video today if you are interested: Become a MASTER of Color Theory with This COMPLETE 4 Step Process th-cam.com/video/--m2xTJFuDM/w-d-xo.html Happy New Year!
I have watched a couple of your videos and you really inspire me!!!! You have said that you like the Derwent lightfast paper the best but in another video you said you like LuxArchival. I am new to this. I am a oil and acrylic painter all my life but am older and just need to try something new! I have also been told that Pastelmat is good. They are all expensive so I don’t want to waist money on a bad paper. I have invested in Faber-Castell 36 Polychromos, CaranD’ache 40 Luminance, Master’s Touch 12 count portrait pencils and I have Prismacolour Primiere 24 count. I have spent a lot so I could try different things to see what I like. If you could just tell me which of these papers should I get that will be great? Thank you so much!
Hey! Thanks so much! I love all of these papers but they are lol super different (lux, pastelmat, and the white cotton papers I mentioned in this video.) if you are brand new I would recommend starting in a more traditional paper,like the white cotton papers in this video. Here is a link to the lightfast paper: Blick: tinyurl.com/4dy8cnxy
Hi Lana. I am a loyal subscriber and wait for your wonderful tutorials to be published. I have been painting realistic very detailed classical style oil paintings for several decades. But recently I put down my brushes and I have been enjoying working with good quality pencils and soft pastel pencils and such. I have only used ClaireFontaine pastelmat paper and I like it very much. But recently I watched a video of a young asian female artist who was drawing incredible portraits on vellum that looked as smooth as a well blended oil painting. She called her drawing surface orange vellum. I believe she must’ve been describing the color of the package. The surface she was drawing on and blending was white in appearance. So when I inquired at Dick Blick art supply, I was given two options. One was thin vellum that I used years ago for drawing engineering drawings which I recall was similar to tracing paper and the second option was vellum boards which sounds quite different. The board must be heavier and opaque. If I were to draw on the thinner tracing paper style vellum using good quality colored pencils and possibly pastel pencils such as Carbothello, would the art need to be sealed and how would one mount thin vellum so that it could be placed into a frame? I would love to see a video covering the properties of different types of vellum for pencil and pastel, the process from start to finish and the preparation for framing. You are an amazing artist and educator. I am very impressed with your clear and concise videos. Thank you and cheers. 👍🥂
Hey ray! Thanks so much for watching and thanks for your comment. I am familiar with the thin vellum paper you described but haven’t used it with colored pencils… my concern is that it would be too thin for many of my techniques. Most colored pencil artists use vellum Bristol paper or vellum Bristol board. That’s probably what I would recommend. There is an interesting surface that is transparent called drafting film… this surface can be used on both sides. Not sure what you meant about my tutorials being published, but I do have an online course here if you are interested! courses.lanagloschatart.com/courses/introduction-to-classical-colored-pencil-painting
Hi Lana, your artwork is so extremey beautiful 💐 I wonder why I don‘t get similar results at all. I tried different kind of watercolour (pencils, pans, crayons, blocks and different brands on many different watercolour and Mixed Media papers but my white Derwent Drawing pencil doesn‘t really show on watercolour. It looks greyish or the colour looks through, transparent, can‘t receive a bright highlight 😟 I tried different high quality Cotton papers, hot pressed, cold pressed, every time the same frustrating results. Layering doesn‘t work
Darn. I am sorry to hear that things aren't working out the way you would like them to. It is hard to say why you are getting different results without seeing your work or having an in depth conversation. If that is something you are interested we could book a zoom call. For my private lessons I typically charge $80 for a 1 hr session. Let me know if you would like to know more or if you would like to book something :)
Thank you so much! I’m pretty sure it is 140 lb. I’m happy with that weight! Not sure if hot pressed watercolor paper comes in 300 lb, but I wouldn’t think it would be necessary. Are you a colored pencil artist?
I have just subscribed to your channel because your art is similar to mine and your videos are very thorough and easy to understand. I am looking forward to improving my own drawings in the new year.
Great comparison video on paper! I’m still in the beginning stages of art and using colored pencils and always looking for new papers to try. Right now I am enjoying the pastelmat but really want to try the derwent lightfast even though it’s quite pricey. But after watching your review, we’ll…it’s just money!!! 😃 Have you tried using drafting film yet with colored pencils? Would love to see a video of your thoughts on using it. Your three pieces here are fantastic! Thank you for the informative content!
Thanks so much Melissa! Yes, I love trying new papers! Pastelmat is so great! But it is a pretty different experience from a cotton paper. The Lightfast paper seems a lot more expensive since you can only purchase it in a pad, not individual sheets...but price per paper seems pretty standard to other high grade cotton papers. Have you used cotton papers before? if so, which ones? I think its so funny when colored pencil artists that spend 20+ hours on a piece complain about the price of paper... ha ha... a $10 piece of paper is so cheap when you think of it as 50 cents per hour... ha ha. I just tried a piece on drafting film... thinking that will be an August video :) What questions do you you have specifically about this surface so I can be sure to answer them!? Thanks so much for your compliments and for watching!
@@LanaGloschatArt I don’t know why the price of lightfast paper concerns me anymore than others! 😂 Probably because I’ve never actually calculated the price per sheet of any paper. I have tried Fabriano Artistico watercolor paper. I like it pretty well. I’ve also used Strathmore Bristol vellum 400 series. I like it because it doesn’t have as much tooth to fill in but you can still layer quite a bit, unlike the Strathmore Bristol smooth which I found quite frustrating to get satisfying layers. Maybe you’re supposed to use harder pressure to get more saturated colors. Not sure. I’ve also somewhat tried Stonehenge but it was the one in the pad and it just had too much tooth. It was my first paper I tried though and didn’t know enough to conquer it! My favorite is Pastelmat because it’s so forgiving and I can get a smooth outcome even though it’s quite textured. Now about drafting film?! I tried Duralar and even though I used as light as pressure as I could, I could barely get the colors saturated enough. I bought the artist grade drafting film but haven’t had a chance to try it. So my questions are, just how light of pressure do you use? When you hold the completed art on drafting film up to the light does it look really translucent compared to when it has some type of paper under it as you’re working on it? That is kind of a confusing question?! I guess it would just help me understand how the final result looks if you could hold up the completed piece to the camera. I just want to make sure that I’m not expecting different results than what is achievable. Also you could demonstrate how to blend on the film seeing as you can use less layers . Last question, do you use a super sharp pencil point or does duller work better? Looking forward to your video about this!!! Your videos are so helpful and I always learn something from them. How is the beta testing for your online course? I definitely want to take it in the near future, just can’t afford it currently after buying a house this month. Phew! What a long reply to your reply! Thank you for taking the time to answer me! Much appreciated!
@@melkmb hey Melissa! Congratulations on buying a house! Such an accomplishment. I love that you have taken the time to experiment with different papers and found some that work best for you. I love pastelmat too, especially for fur, but typically opt for a white paper if I want to play with light and translucency. Thanks for asking about my beta testing. It went great! I am finishing up some adjustments to the course and then will be “marketing” it in the next couple months! So new to the business side of art so those things tend to take longer than I expect! Ha ha Thanks for your questions about drafting film! I’m taking notes of them and planning to address as many as possible. I reached out to a drafting film expert to “guest star” on that episode and to accommodate her schedule we may need to wait until fall… so definitely work on other projects in the mean time ha ha! Do you have any other suggestions/requests for videos? Always feel free to let me know what would help!
@@LanaGloschatArt you seem like you’re off to a great start on the business side of art! As for video suggestions, I was thinking back when I first picked up pencils and what I searched for endlessly, how you select your color choices and the thought process that goes into it. And maybe a video about a tonal under painting and when you would or wouldn’t use one, and how you pick what color for the under painting
Hey! I actually think most cotton papers would do great with prismscolors. In my experience I don’t really have a specific paper I prefer with prismas but that might be partially because I don’t use prismas on their own . What have you tried already and what do you like/dislike?
Thank you so much Lana for this video! I was searching in my mind, which paper would be good for the Derwent lightfast🤔 and you have the answer! because I'm testing a Strathmore Heavyweight Drawing 400 series 163gm paper, and I don't like it. I have Arches hot pressed paper, I like this a lot! but I haven't tried it with Derwent lightfast. I have Canson Mi-Teintes, Strathmore Bristol 270gm vellum surface... and obviously Pastelmat, which I love! The only negative I find about Derwent lightfast paper is the price, very expensive, now it's more expensive than Pastelmat😳 I'll wait for the price to go down to try it! Oh God!!! Can you imagine how many papers I have for try it, and I want to buy another?😂😂😂
I hear that feedback from lots of people about the lightfast paper being expensive… it’s quality paper and I love it, but because it’s only sold in the pads you end up spending more than when you can just text our a single sheet. Glad you enjoyed the video
ha ha.. you are right. I would only use it for a project you plan to spend a lot of time on… and then use my sketchbook or cheaper paper for experiments. Also, sorry for the super late response. I took an extended TH-cam break, but Im back and just posted a new video today if you are interested: Become a MASTER of Color Theory with This COMPLETE 4 Step Process th-cam.com/video/--m2xTJFuDM/w-d-xo.html :) Happy New Year!!
Hey! Thanks for your question. If by notepad you mean a pad of paper with removable sheets (bound on one edge) then YES! I have several linked in the notes of this video. If you mean a spiral bound sketchbook or something, I’m sure they exists but they probably aren’t super common. Sketchbooks are typically used foe quickly recording ideas and exploring concepts and are not typically used for fully flushed out artwork. If you are looking foe a really sturdy sketchbook I love bee paper sketchbooks. I don’t think they are 100% cotton and I haven’t personally used them for finished colored pencil artwork but they are great for mixed media the paper is super sturdy. Does that answer your question? Let me know if there is anything else I can help you with!
You are one of the best coloured pencil artists I have ever seen! How many hours do you spend on such a piece like the passion flowers? I haven't done a coloured pencil piece in a long time. Currently I enjoy watercolours, pastels and oils but I feel inspired to grab my pencils again. I only use pastelmat for coloured pencils because I am able to apply light colours on darker ones. The Lightfast paper looks really impressive when it comes to that. Would you say that is is as easy to apply light on dark as on Pastelmat? Can't wait to see more videos. You deserve many more subscribers!
THANKS so much! What a compliment! I honestly have no idea how long I spent on those passion flowers because I was working on all three (and some other projects too) all at the same time... my guess is 25 hrs? but that could be way off...ha ha. If you are familiar with oil paint and pastel, pastelmat is a great surface to use and allows you to work with pencils in a similar way. Sanded paper is a great surface for this too and I have an online course where I go into really deep detail on how to use this surface and how to build up layers. I think you just signed up for my newsletter? If so you will get updates when I run the next workshop and I think you would love it!!! The lightfast paper doesn't let you apply lights over darks the same way a pastelmat or sanded paper would. You can lay down a bit of white, but you still need to be careful about planning and reserving your whites. Working on this paper is more like working with watercolors. But if you have Lightfast pencils or are planning on investing in these pencils it is a great companion paper! I haven't tried my other pencils on it yet. Thanks so much for reaching out and please feel free to reach out with any questions any time!
@@LanaGloschatArt thank you so much for your comment. Yes, I signed up for your newsletter, nothing hidden here, haha. Yesterday I ordered a pad of Lightfast paper at Cultpens. Can't wait to try it. I wonder if I could use it for watercolours as well. It is thick enough and 100% cotton.
@@Bonnie10au yea I believe it would work very similarly to a hot pressed watercolor paper and would be compatible with watercolors. Might also be cool to do some watercolor washes with some color pencil details on top! Let me know how it goes and how you like it!
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Hmm... it could be nice if the lightfast paper works for me too. Derwent stuff supply in the UK is more predictable and sanely priced than, say, Fabriano HP.
@@LanaGloschatArt I can do black n white drawings easily but I'm not able to recognise any red,orange and some greens so basically i have no idea what these colours look like.. I can't tell whether the stuff is vegan or non vegetarian by looking at the pack..So overall, this sucks :(
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Thank you! I love your clear and detailed teaching with examples. You are a wonderful teacher and an excellent artist! Lovely artworks. Thank you soooo much! I have been drawing on Borden and Riley bristol plate paper 157 pound that I buy in a pad at the art store. It works well with Prismacolor pencils ( with or without solvent). I am curious about other types of papers too. Have you ever used the Claire Fontain pastel mat paper with pencil? I hear great things bout that paper, but mostly when used with pastels. I haven't tried it yet. Have a great day!
I love pastelmat and have a few videos on it already that you might enjoy!
th-cam.com/video/UGl6kmu6hGY/w-d-xo.html
This one too: th-cam.com/video/BX-T7wTV_D4/w-d-xo.html
I like to work with colored pencils on Fabriano Artistico and Arches hot pressed, but have been eager to try the Lightfast paper as so many people say wonders about it. Thank you for your great tips and for sharing your impressions! And OH MY GLOSCHAT those botanical paintings are sooooooo mesmerizing!!! Can't wait to watch those upcoming videos!...
Yes I love hot pressed watercolor paper too! I think you would really enjoy the lightfast paper, especially if you like fabriano and arches!
Thanks so much for your lovely compliment 🥰
I really found your reviews and information exactly what I have been looking for! Thank you!
That's great! I am glad they were helpful! Also, sorry for the super late response. I took an extended TH-cam break, but Im back and just posted a new video today if you are interested:
Become a MASTER of Color Theory with This COMPLETE 4 Step Process th-cam.com/video/--m2xTJFuDM/w-d-xo.html :)
Happy New Year!!
Wow! a really good review of papers with Lightfast
Thanks for watching! I am glad you enjoyed!
Love your video over the years I have tried out many different papers my favorite is Stonehenge paper
Thanks so much! Yes it is a great paper!
Great video with valuable information. Many thanks! ❤
You are so welcome!
Lovely paintings and colors.!I like how the colors were similar over the three. I wonder if the solvent will damage your paper and pigments over time. The use of water with (lightfast) Derwent watercolour pencils or perhaps ("exceptional lightfastness") Faber Castell Albrecht Durer water color pencils would be gentler on the paper and pigments. Thank you for the demonstration on 100% cotton papers and sharing your expertise and talents. God bless you!
Interesting question. Artist grade solvents like gamsol and neutral thin are safe on paper and will not damage. These are used in oil paintings and survive for a long time. A watercolor is also an option, but do it if you prefer the process not because you are concerned about solvent damaging your paper- it’s totally safe for cotton paper
thank you for the great explanations!
Of course! Thanks for watching!
Really helpful for beginers
Thanks so much! I am glad you enjoyed
Sorry for the super late response. I took an extended TH-cam break, but Im back and just posted a new video today if you are interested:
Become a MASTER of Color Theory with This COMPLETE 4 Step Process th-cam.com/video/--m2xTJFuDM/w-d-xo.html
Happy New Year!
I have watched a couple of your videos and you really inspire me!!!! You have said that you like the Derwent lightfast paper the best but in another video you said you like LuxArchival. I am new to this. I am a oil and acrylic painter all my life but am older and just need to try something new! I have also been told that Pastelmat is good. They are all expensive so I don’t want to waist money on a bad paper. I have invested in Faber-Castell 36 Polychromos, CaranD’ache 40 Luminance, Master’s Touch 12 count portrait pencils and I have Prismacolour Primiere 24 count. I have spent a lot so I could try different things to see what I like. If you could just tell me which of these papers should I get that will be great? Thank you so much!
Hey! Thanks so much! I love all of these papers but they are lol super different (lux, pastelmat, and the white cotton papers I mentioned in this video.) if you are brand new I would recommend starting in a more traditional paper,like the white cotton papers in this video. Here is a link to the lightfast paper: Blick: tinyurl.com/4dy8cnxy
Hi Lana. I am a loyal subscriber and wait for your wonderful tutorials to be published. I have been painting realistic very detailed classical style oil paintings for several decades. But recently I put down my brushes and I have been enjoying working with good quality pencils and soft pastel pencils and such. I have only used ClaireFontaine pastelmat paper and I like it very much. But recently I watched a video of a young asian female artist who was drawing incredible portraits on vellum that looked as smooth as a well blended oil painting. She called her drawing surface orange vellum. I believe she must’ve been describing the color of the package. The surface she was drawing on and blending was white in appearance. So when I inquired at Dick Blick art supply, I was given two options. One was thin vellum that I used years ago for drawing engineering drawings which I recall was similar to tracing paper and the second option was vellum boards which sounds quite different. The board must be heavier and opaque. If I were to draw on the thinner tracing paper style vellum using good quality colored pencils and possibly pastel pencils such as Carbothello, would the art need to be sealed and how would one mount thin vellum so that it could be placed into a frame? I would love to see a video covering the properties of different types of vellum for pencil and pastel, the process from start to finish and the preparation for framing.
You are an amazing artist and educator. I am very impressed with your clear and concise videos. Thank you and cheers. 👍🥂
Hey ray! Thanks so much for watching and thanks for your comment. I am familiar with the thin vellum paper you described but haven’t used it with colored pencils… my concern is that it would be too thin for many of my techniques. Most colored pencil artists use vellum Bristol paper or vellum Bristol board. That’s probably what I would recommend.
There is an interesting surface that is transparent called drafting film… this surface can be used on both sides.
Not sure what you meant about my tutorials being published, but I do have an online course here if you are interested!
courses.lanagloschatart.com/courses/introduction-to-classical-colored-pencil-painting
Thank you for what you offer I’m liking drafting film double sided 0.005 have you tried or can can you do a talk on this with colour pencils??
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I have tried this and it was fun… but I don’t have a lot of recent experience with it. It does work great with colored pencils though!
Hi Lana, your artwork is so extremey beautiful 💐
I wonder why I don‘t get similar results at all. I tried different kind of watercolour (pencils, pans, crayons, blocks and different brands on many different watercolour and Mixed Media papers but my white Derwent Drawing pencil doesn‘t really show on watercolour. It looks greyish or the colour looks through, transparent, can‘t receive a bright highlight 😟
I tried different high quality Cotton papers, hot pressed, cold pressed, every time the same frustrating results. Layering doesn‘t work
Darn. I am sorry to hear that things aren't working out the way you would like them to. It is hard to say why you are getting different results without seeing your work or having an in depth conversation. If that is something you are interested we could book a zoom call. For my private lessons I typically charge $80 for a 1 hr session. Let me know if you would like to know more or if you would like to book something :)
Such beautiful artwork 💕 may I ask how heavy is the arches watercolour paper you used for those most amazing cactus flowers? 🎀
Thank you so much! I’m pretty sure it is 140 lb. I’m happy with that weight! Not sure if hot pressed watercolor paper comes in 300 lb, but I wouldn’t think it would be necessary. Are you a colored pencil artist?
I have just subscribed to your channel because your art is similar to mine and your videos are very thorough and easy to understand. I am looking forward to improving my own drawings in the new year.
Thanks for subscribing!
But the lightfast is soooo expensive! No way can I afford it 😢. Thank you very much for the review.
Yes it is! Just save it for your special pieces :)
Great comparison video on paper! I’m still in the beginning stages of art and using colored pencils and always looking for new papers to try. Right now I am enjoying the pastelmat but really want to try the derwent lightfast even though it’s quite pricey. But after watching your review, we’ll…it’s just money!!! 😃 Have you tried using drafting film yet with colored pencils? Would love to see a video of your thoughts on using it. Your three pieces here are fantastic! Thank you for the informative content!
Thanks so much Melissa! Yes, I love trying new papers!
Pastelmat is so great! But it is a pretty different experience from a cotton paper. The Lightfast paper seems a lot more expensive since you can only purchase it in a pad, not individual sheets...but price per paper seems pretty standard to other high grade cotton papers. Have you used cotton papers before? if so, which ones?
I think its so funny when colored pencil artists that spend 20+ hours on a piece complain about the price of paper... ha ha... a $10 piece of paper is so cheap when you think of it as 50 cents per hour... ha ha.
I just tried a piece on drafting film... thinking that will be an August video :) What questions do you you have specifically about this surface so I can be sure to answer them!?
Thanks so much for your compliments and for watching!
@@LanaGloschatArt I don’t know why the price of lightfast paper concerns me anymore than others! 😂 Probably because I’ve never actually calculated the price per sheet of any paper. I have tried Fabriano Artistico watercolor paper. I like it pretty well. I’ve also used Strathmore Bristol vellum 400 series. I like it because it doesn’t have as much tooth to fill in but you can still layer quite a bit, unlike the Strathmore Bristol smooth which I found quite frustrating to get satisfying layers. Maybe you’re supposed to use harder pressure to get more saturated colors. Not sure. I’ve also somewhat tried Stonehenge but it was the one in the pad and it just had too much tooth. It was my first paper I tried though and didn’t know enough to conquer it! My favorite is Pastelmat because it’s so forgiving and I can get a smooth outcome even though it’s quite textured.
Now about drafting film?! I tried Duralar and even though I used as light as pressure as I could, I could barely get the colors saturated enough. I bought the artist grade drafting film but haven’t had a chance to try it. So my questions are, just how light of pressure do you use? When you hold the completed art on drafting film up to the light does it look really translucent compared to when it has some type of paper under it as you’re working on it? That is kind of a confusing question?! I guess it would just help me understand how the final result looks if you could hold up the completed piece to the camera. I just want to make sure that I’m not expecting different results than what is achievable. Also you could demonstrate how to blend on the film seeing as you can use less layers . Last question, do you use a super sharp pencil point or does duller work better? Looking forward to your video about this!!! Your videos are so helpful and I always learn something from them. How is the beta testing for your online course? I definitely want to take it in the near future, just can’t afford it currently after buying a house this month. Phew! What a long reply to your reply! Thank you for taking the time to answer me! Much appreciated!
@@melkmb hey Melissa! Congratulations on buying a house! Such an accomplishment.
I love that you have taken the time to experiment with different papers and found some that work best for you. I love pastelmat too, especially for fur, but typically opt for a white paper if I want to play with light and translucency.
Thanks for asking about my beta testing. It went great! I am finishing up some adjustments to the course and then will be “marketing” it in the next couple months! So new to the business side of art so those things tend to take longer than I expect! Ha ha
Thanks for your questions about drafting film! I’m taking notes of them and planning to address as many as possible. I reached out to a drafting film expert to “guest star” on that episode and to accommodate her schedule we may need to wait until fall… so definitely work on other projects in the mean time ha ha!
Do you have any other suggestions/requests for videos? Always feel free to let me know what would help!
@@LanaGloschatArt you seem like you’re off to a great start on the business side of art! As for video suggestions, I was thinking back when I first picked up pencils and what I searched for endlessly, how you select your color choices and the thought process that goes into it. And maybe a video about a tonal under painting and when you would or wouldn’t use one, and how you pick what color for the under painting
@@melkmb love it! Thanks for the suggestion!
what would be the best paper for the prisma colored pencils
Hey! I actually think most cotton papers would do great with prismscolors. In my experience I don’t really have a specific paper I prefer with prismas but that might be partially because I don’t use prismas on their own .
What have you tried already and what do you like/dislike?
Thank you so much Lana for this video! I was searching in my mind, which paper would be good for the Derwent lightfast🤔 and you have the answer! because I'm testing a Strathmore Heavyweight Drawing 400 series 163gm paper, and I don't like it. I have Arches hot pressed paper, I like this a lot! but I haven't tried it with Derwent lightfast. I have Canson Mi-Teintes, Strathmore Bristol 270gm vellum surface... and obviously Pastelmat, which I love! The only negative I find about Derwent lightfast paper is the price, very expensive, now it's more expensive than Pastelmat😳 I'll wait for the price to go down to try it! Oh God!!! Can you imagine how many papers I have for try it, and I want to buy another?😂😂😂
I hear that feedback from lots of people about the lightfast paper being expensive… it’s quality paper and I love it, but because it’s only sold in the pads you end up spending more than when you can just text our a single sheet.
Glad you enjoyed the video
Derwent lightfast paper is so expensive I probably have to sell my kidneys to afford it regularly.
ha ha.. you are right. I would only use it for a project you plan to spend a lot of time on… and then use my sketchbook or cheaper paper for experiments. Also, sorry for the super late response. I took an extended TH-cam break, but Im back and just posted a new video today if you are interested:
Become a MASTER of Color Theory with This COMPLETE 4 Step Process th-cam.com/video/--m2xTJFuDM/w-d-xo.html :)
Happy New Year!!
@@LanaGloschatArt Happy new year to you. Always glad to see your videos.
@@markyteo thank you
are there any notepads that have the cotton paper that you could recommend that colored pencils can be used on, or if these type of pads even exist!!
Hey! Thanks for your question. If by notepad you mean a pad of paper with removable sheets (bound on one edge) then YES! I have several linked in the notes of this video. If you mean a spiral bound sketchbook or something, I’m sure they exists but they probably aren’t super common. Sketchbooks are typically used foe quickly recording ideas and exploring concepts and are not typically used for fully flushed out artwork. If you are looking foe a really sturdy sketchbook I love bee paper sketchbooks. I don’t think they are 100% cotton and I haven’t personally used them for finished colored pencil artwork but they are great for mixed media the paper is super sturdy.
Does that answer your question? Let me know if there is anything else I can help you with!
You are one of the best coloured pencil artists I have ever seen! How many hours do you spend on such a piece like the passion flowers?
I haven't done a coloured pencil piece in a long time. Currently I enjoy watercolours, pastels and oils but I feel inspired to grab my pencils again.
I only use pastelmat for coloured pencils because I am able to apply light colours on darker ones. The Lightfast paper looks really impressive when it comes to that. Would you say that is is as easy to apply light on dark as on Pastelmat?
Can't wait to see more videos. You deserve many more subscribers!
THANKS so much! What a compliment!
I honestly have no idea how long I spent on those passion flowers because I was working on all three (and some other projects too) all at the same time... my guess is 25 hrs? but that could be way off...ha ha.
If you are familiar with oil paint and pastel, pastelmat is a great surface to use and allows you to work with pencils in a similar way. Sanded paper is a great surface for this too and I have an online course where I go into really deep detail on how to use this surface and how to build up layers. I think you just signed up for my newsletter? If so you will get updates when I run the next workshop and I think you would love it!!!
The lightfast paper doesn't let you apply lights over darks the same way a pastelmat or sanded paper would. You can lay down a bit of white, but you still need to be careful about planning and reserving your whites. Working on this paper is more like working with watercolors. But if you have Lightfast pencils or are planning on investing in these pencils it is a great companion paper! I haven't tried my other pencils on it yet.
Thanks so much for reaching out and please feel free to reach out with any questions any time!
@@LanaGloschatArt thank you so much for your comment. Yes, I signed up for your newsletter, nothing hidden here, haha.
Yesterday I ordered a pad of Lightfast paper at Cultpens. Can't wait to try it. I wonder if I could use it for watercolours as well. It is thick enough and 100% cotton.
@@Bonnie10au yea I believe it would work very similarly to a hot pressed watercolor paper and would be compatible with watercolors. Might also be cool to do some watercolor washes with some color pencil details on top! Let me know how it goes and how you like it!
Also not a fan of Stonehenge. But Derwent Lightfast and Fabriano Artistico are my go to papers for colored pencil (Luminance and Derwent LF).
TOTALLY AGREE!
What kind of solvent are you speaking of?
These are the solvents I use and would recommend. You don't need them all. Just pick one to start
👉Eco House Nuetral Thin Solvent
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👉Eco House Extra Mild Citrus Solvent
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👉Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits (another solvent I use regularly)
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What is the weight of the paper, 140lb?
The Lightfast paper is 140lb. I am not 100% sure about the others, but they are very similar.
Hmm... it could be nice if the lightfast paper works for me too. Derwent stuff supply in the UK is more predictable and sanely priced than, say, Fabriano HP.
I have been a big fan of it so far. Hope you get a chance to give it a try and that it works for you!
Nice 😍
Thanks so much! Do you work with colored pencils too?
I am colour blind. What should I do??
I am not sure… I don’t really have any experience working with artists/students that are color blind. How does that effect the way you view color?
@@LanaGloschatArt I can do black n white drawings easily but I'm not able to recognise any red,orange and some greens so basically i have no idea what these colours look like..
I can't tell whether the stuff is vegan or non vegetarian by looking at the pack..So overall, this sucks :(
Bamboo paper
I have never tried bamboo paper! Tell me about it and which ones I should try!