This is my second pastel portrait I just completed today. I created this portrait on 600 grade UART sanded paper. This sanded paper is great since it’s easier to paint dark’s and light’s on it and the colors stays on. Some people say that so much color is wasted since it’s a sanded paper, but that’s not not true… you don’t really need to waste that many layers of color falling of the paper before achieving the results you want. This is by far better then the velour paper, but I will still try other papers out.

Pastel cat portraits - Alexander

Some time ago I created my very first soft pastel painting of a Papillion named Idefix. I’m actually still learning how to paint with soft pastels and I find it very nice and rewarding. I just love it! This dog portrait was painted on velour paper and I had to work very hard to get things right when painting. I have decided to try different kinds of papers after this one, I’m sure I will find the right paper for myself.

Pastel pet portraits of Papillion