tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post116567227233641081..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: Ampersand PastelbordUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-76904413541501307192008-01-27T15:57:00.000+00:002008-01-27T15:57:00.000+00:00Ampersand Pastelbord is the perfect surface for me...Ampersand Pastelbord is the perfect surface for me. It has the perfect tooth, I can use a wet underpainting on it with NO warping, it takes layers and layers of pastels, and is easily framed. It doesn't get much better than that!!Paula Ann Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121210492292325297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1165766203632365902006-12-10T15:56:00.000+00:002006-12-10T15:56:00.000+00:00Oh thanks for the compliment Sugar mouse and Kathe...Oh thanks for the compliment Sugar mouse and Katherine for posting my lunch! <BR/><BR/>I've been working for a while now with pastelboard and colored pencils and it has become my favorite support. <BR/><BR/> It does have some quirks though. I had come accustomed to being able to use a dry brush and smooth my pencil strokes and grain out but when you try and do that on pastelbord the colored pencil falls off. Which is partially why I varnish my pieces at the end to ensure it all stays on! Also while I find lifting small amounts of pencil in the first layers easy with a little poster putty, as I get more and more layers on there I have damaged the texture of the board when I erased. <BR/><BR/>The colors you get are amazing though and with the stroke I use I get a very soft but bold effect which I like. <BR/><BR/>Also I've been varnishing them and framing without glass. I can't tell you what a difference this makes. My NO-GLASS drawings sell so much quicker than mine under glass and just the ability to see the pigments and strokes up close and without glare makes me happy.<BR/><BR/>Anyway - thanks for the write-up Katherine, I'm glad you like the support so much too. <BR/><BR/>NicoleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15449813797621330902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1165729369547376022006-12-10T05:42:00.000+00:002006-12-10T05:42:00.000+00:00The red apple drawing is wonderful. I like it very...The red apple drawing is wonderful. I like it very much.Sugar Mouse In The Rainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864647072383023027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1165688992759870812006-12-09T18:29:00.000+00:002006-12-09T18:29:00.000+00:00Thanks for that comment Jo - very useful to know -...Thanks for that comment Jo - very useful to know - must go and do an e-mail!!!Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1165678485134576742006-12-09T15:34:00.000+00:002006-12-09T15:34:00.000+00:00Ampersand Pastelbord is made near me in Austin, Te...Ampersand Pastelbord is made near me in Austin, Texas. Wonderful stuff. I have used it for pastels and acrylics. Just super. I understand you can special order larger sizes directly with them.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you could be a dealer for them in your part of the world??<BR/><BR/>Your snippet of the portrait looks wonderful.Jo Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411430042547033972noreply@blogger.com