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RE: Pastel Pencil Painting - Bruynzeel
I have a feeling you’re having some difficulty blending on this paper. By the way, if you have extra green paper, feel free to send some my way! ;-) My current papers are of such poor quality that the ink just bleeds/spreads whenever I try to do calligraphy on them.
I’m actually on the lookout for glossy paper; it’s my favorite for calligraphy. The quality of your colors looks quite good, too. Over here, we usually have Deer brand colors, but they don't blend very well either they’re mostly just good for kids' drawings
Indeed I cannot blend no matter how hard I try. For some reason more layers also don't work. It feels as if the paper should remain this way. See at the picture underneath.
By the way, My pencils are pastel pencils so not colouring pencils.
I am not sure what glossy paper looks like.
I could check and see if it is possible to send you some. I assume you also need a thicker paper than 60nor 80 mg
In average paper, printing paper + for school is affordable just not if it comes to art, tools included.
To be honest, you don't need to worry at all. Blending oil pastels is a really tough task in itself. I’ve used them before, so I know how tricky they can be. I’m actually looking forward to trying soft pastels myself.I’ve heard they blend much more smoothly.
Your hard work really shows in this portrait. You’ve handled the features and the blending with a lot of detail.
Also, please don't worry about sending the paper. I was just joking. :-) I'll pick some up myself next time I'm at the market
I wonder if Aliexpress delivers to you.
These aren't oil pastels but soft pastels the pencils and I also have an old box of Rembrandt soft pastels of at least 25 years old. I also found a box for portraits but I am not skilled when it comes to faces I am rather blind.
There are soft pastels and soft pastels in all ranges and it mainly depends on the paper how good you can blend them but also if you can cover the paper. I believe I had way better results with the simple bamboo paper than with this. But I refuse to not use it after I spent money on it who knows I may find a different approach or the idea is to see the texture, like we can see the texture of canvas?