Comments for How to Pastel https://www.howtopastel.com/ Info, opinion, and training on how to pastel with artist Gail Sibley BFA, MA Fri, 03 May 2024 17:06:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Comment on Recycle UART Paper For Your Next Painting! by Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/03/recycle-uart-paper/#comment-58100 Fri, 03 May 2024 17:06:50 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=26730#comment-58100 In reply to Lyne.

Hi Lyne, Thanks for your question! And I don’t know the answer to it. I hope some of the HTP readers will be able to help.
I usually brush the pastel off the paper. I have wet it in the past (the front) and it has dried flat but these were fairly small pieces of paper.

]]> Comment on Recycle UART Paper For Your Next Painting! by Lyne https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/03/recycle-uart-paper/#comment-58061 Wed, 01 May 2024 00:32:35 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=26730#comment-58061 Hi Gail,
Thanks for sharing,
I was asking myself, if we wet uart in the back, would it dry flat ?
Like we do with canvas when lose, but I sure know humid paper comes flat
when I put something heavy on it, it dries flat.
thank you for sharing always,
Lyne

]]> Comment on Inspired By My Students At Tasmania Art Retreat by Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/04/inspired-by-my-students-at-tasmania-art-retreat/#comment-58038 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:38:58 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=30079#comment-58038 In reply to Gillian.

Thank you for your kind words Gillian! It was my privilege to teach with Artable and to help students find a new way of working.

]]> Comment on Inspired By My Students At Tasmania Art Retreat by Gillian https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/04/inspired-by-my-students-at-tasmania-art-retreat/#comment-58003 Sat, 27 Apr 2024 19:39:48 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=30079#comment-58003 We are so grateful you made the time to visit our remote corner of the world in all its beauty. It was a privilege to watch you in action and to watch the students transform over 10 days

]]> Comment on Inspired By My Students At Tasmania Art Retreat by Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/04/inspired-by-my-students-at-tasmania-art-retreat/#comment-58002 Sat, 27 Apr 2024 19:22:36 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=30079#comment-58002 ]]> In reply to Judi Moncur.

I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed it Judi!! And thank you for your very kind and appreciative words.
It was terrific to meet you, a longtime member of my IGNITE! Community, in person!!
Look forward to seeing what emerges 😄

]]> Comment on Recycle UART Paper For Your Next Painting! by Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/03/recycle-uart-paper/#comment-58001 Sat, 27 Apr 2024 19:21:01 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=26730#comment-58001 In reply to Diane E Edwards.

Awesome Diane! “Have fun” – so important…and so much easier on the second go-though with nothing to lose!

]]> Comment on Recycle UART Paper For Your Next Painting! by Diane E Edwards https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/03/recycle-uart-paper/#comment-57990 Sat, 27 Apr 2024 02:31:47 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=26730#comment-57990 In reply to Stephen MORALES.

I brush off, turn upside down or sideways and spritz with a fine sprayer, half alcohol and water until it’s wet all over. Let dry and have fun! Under marks can inspire me a lot.

]]> Comment on Inspired By My Students At Tasmania Art Retreat by Judi Moncur https://www.howtopastel.com/2024/04/inspired-by-my-students-at-tasmania-art-retreat/#comment-57988 Sat, 27 Apr 2024 01:36:54 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=30079#comment-57988 What a fun and immersive experience it was, Gail! Thank you so much for being such an engaging and inspiring teacher! Your photos bring it all back to me. And I’m working on all those learning experiences (of course).

]]> Comment on Recycle UART Paper For Your Next Painting! by Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/03/recycle-uart-paper/#comment-57897 Sun, 21 Apr 2024 07:10:41 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=26730#comment-57897 In reply to Liz Eastland.

Hi Liz! So glad you liked the article! I use an old bristle brush. The sanded paper is very hard on brushes so I use an old worn one (from oil painting) that I don’t care about. Thanks for the question!

]]> Comment on Recycle UART Paper For Your Next Painting! by Liz Eastland https://www.howtopastel.com/2023/03/recycle-uart-paper/#comment-57885 Sat, 20 Apr 2024 22:55:19 +0000 https://www.howtopastel.com/?p=26730#comment-57885 Hi Gail,
I love this article and you truly do transform this work from dull greys to a beautiful pastel painting. What tool do you use to ‘brush out’ the original pastel before you start to rework the piece? Thanks!

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