Pastel pencils
Marc Sabatella
> I bought a set of Derwent and I don't think they're top quality.
> Sometimes there's a very hard bit of material in the lead which
> scratches the paper and the covering power doesn't seem to be that
> great. I also bought some Conte pastel pencils. Those always go on
> smoothly and have pretty good covering power. How is Carbo Othello
> compared to Conte?
Pretty hard, but perhaps smoother in consistency than the Derwent. In
general, I gave up on pastel pencils a while back, and the harder soft
pastels as well. ZThey don't fit my style.
> Also, does anyone have any opinions on Sennelier oil pastels?
> They seem really nice.
They are. I just wish they produced them in different shades of each
hue. Holbein seems to be the only manufacturer that does this. Mixing
white in on the paper to modify value does not really work all that
well.
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