Looking for PASTEL BOARDS

[ADELE M. SGRO]

Hi everyone. My FIRST time here. I do pastel art. Lately I have
been looking for PASTEL BOARDS in the catalogues without any success.
I like to work with pastels at my eisel. I have been using regular
supplies such as Sennelier and Archival sanded pastel paper. Well, I
have been taping the pastel paper onto a matting board so I can stand it
up on the eisel. This way I can see what and how I am doing much
better, and the pastel shavings that don't stick, fall off and don't
have be shaken away. My question to any artist that uses pastel is, if
there's such a thing as PASTEL BOARD? If you have information about it,
I would like to know who sells it. Thanks.

Adele

[Degas5]

There is a relatively new product, available in most major art supply retailers
that makes a rigid pastelboard. I forget the name of the vender, but they also
make a gessoboard, clayboard and masoniteboard. You can find it in the canvas
aisle. I haven't used it yet, but if you're looking for a rigid support
you'll like it. You can use water on it too, which is a feature that I really
like. Museum board is also is another option. It accepts gesso, marble dust,
acrylic and very durable. Then there is canvas board. Hope this helps.
Bonnie

[Marilyn]

ADELE M. SGRO wrote:
>
> Hi everyone. My FIRST time here. I do pastel art. Lately I have
> been looking for PASTEL BOARDS in the catalogues without any success.
> I like to work with pastels at my eisel. I have been using regular
> supplies such as Sennelier and Archival sanded pastel paper. Well, I
> have been taping the pastel paper onto a matting board so I can stand it
> up on the eisel. This way I can see what and how I am doing much
> better, and the pastel shavings that don't stick, fall off and don't
> have be shaken away. My question to any artist that uses pastel is, if
> there's such a thing as PASTEL BOARD? If you have information about it,
> I would like to know who sells it. Thanks.
>
> Adele

There are pastel boards, but there are also museum boards which
have a good tooth.

Museum board, by Rising, comes in 2 ply, 4 ply etc. and is used
for archival framing. For pastel painting, 2 ply is sufficient.
If you buy a large 40" x 60" and cut it down, you can save a fortune
against buying the boards designated as "pastel board" A large
sheet of museum board is around $5.00, maybe more, since prices
keep rising. Yes, that's the brand name too, Rising.

[Larry Seiler]

I love doing pastels as well...and I'm looking for firmer surfaces myself.
I want to experiment washing pastel pigments with turps as an
underpainting. Some of my reading in prep for this...involves mixing a
"pumice" powder over wet gesso on a board, such as masonite.

I haven't done one yet...kinda taking my time, but wish to get at it soon
enough. I tried unsuccessfully to find pumice thusfar, but I guess its more
likely to be available at hardware stores. At any rate.....many pastelists
are utilizing methods such as this. Hope this gives you some direction to
steer.
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Larry Seiler
my art web site at- http://cwinc.net/larryseiler
"Art attacks can skill!"

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In article <19907-36...@newsd-131.iap.bryant.webtv.net>,
ADEL...@webtv.net (ADELE M. SGRO) wrote:

Golden Paints I believe makes a 'pastel ground', that is toothy and can be
painted to prime any surface to accept pastel.
Check out their site for more info.

-N.

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[DFRussell]

Ampersand makes a pastel board. They can be purchased through
most art supply stores.

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