Tree Detail in Pastel Pencils

pianpiot Says:

Dec 18, 2010 - can u make video how to make animasi 3d using pastel...

ordaskoko Says:

Mar 22, 2011 - Thanks for the video! Could you tell me please what paper ideal for pastel pencil?

watercolormadeeasy Says:

Mar 22, 2011 - Thank you for your comment and your interest. I use Fabriano sand coloured Ingres pastel paper for my work and consider it the best. Kind regards Colin.

emiliano102407 Says:

Mar 28, 2011 - this is so friken awsome where do u buy your pastels?????

Alex2149 Says:

Apr 7, 2011 - talent is another word for skill, the more you practise what you love the more skill you get, the more you love it the more talent you have

wagemeister Says:

May 8, 2011 - Colin, thank you so much for your tutorials! I have some of those pencils and have yet to use them because I wasn't quite-sure how. Thanks for the demonstration. Now I feel like I have an idea how to use them.

lillekollman Says:

Jul 28, 2011 - amazing!

colin1940 Says:

Jul 28, 2011 - Thank you for your kind comment. Best regards Colin.

jcJI11 Says:

Aug 23, 2011 - amazing i love it

colin1940 Says:

Aug 23, 2011 - Thank you for your kind comment. Best regards Colin.

roselinabonnie1997 Says:

Aug 24, 2011 - would this work for regular colored pencils

colin1940 Says:

Aug 24, 2011 - No, you would need to have the pastel for the colours to merge together. Kind regards Colin.

PuppyMillPrevention Says:

Aug 30, 2011 - can you do a full tree tutorial?

colin1940 Says:

Aug 31, 2011 - There is much more information on my facebook pageand that is completly free, go to facebook and enter colin1940 in the search box. Kind regards Colin.

MsBrightone Says:

Nov 24, 2011 - Hi Colin, are these the Faber Castell pitt pastels you're using? If so how do you get them to blend so well, mine do blend but they don't appear to be as soft and when I add onto the top of a colour they don't seem to work as well. Thanks, Clare

colin1940 Says:

Nov 25, 2011 - Hi Care Thank you for your comment. I am using Faber-Castell Pitt pastel pencils and also for all the work you see on this site. You might be interested in my website and facebook page where there is a wealth of information and more videos. Best regards Colin.

MsBrightone Says:

Nov 26, 2011 - Thank you I'll go take a look at these sites...although art I have worked with for years....computers still baffle me so it will probably take me a while to work out how to use these websites :)Thanks for your reply, Clare

theHighlyClassified Says:

Dec 12, 2011 - You are absolutely fantastic, thank you so much! But a question -- how do you keep the back of your hand from smudging the image?

colin1940 Says:

Dec 13, 2011 - Thank you for your comment and your interest in my work. I use a sheet of cartridge paper under my hand to protect the picture, I also work my paintings from top to bottom this also avoids smudging. Best regards Colin.

mjpdypot Says:

Apr 2, 2012 - Thank you.. :)

colin1940 Says:

Apr 3, 2012 - Thank you for your comment. Kind regards Colin.

Aerisli Says:

May 14, 2012 - Fantastic Colin! I would like to know what kind of blender pen which you using for pastel color pen?

colin1940 Says:

May 14, 2012 - I use two kind of blending tools, a paper blender and a colour shaper for blending my pastel pencils. I now prefer the colour shaper over the paper blender for most of my work but still use the paper blender occasionally. I hope this helps kind regards Colin.

AnimalLove2 Says:

May 27, 2012 - Hello Colin, your work is absolutly amazing! What brand and number is your colour shaper? I am new in astels and have worked with the faber castell pastel pencils and I would like a better blend. Thank You

colin1940 Says:

May 28, 2012 - Thank you for your kind comment. The Colour Shaper is a grey tipped number 2 size chisel end made by Royal Sovereign Ltd UK. Best regards Colin.