A New Painting Discovery Using Pan Pastels!
Channel: Monet Cafe' with Artist Susan Jenkins
Date: 13/01/2023

In this lesson of a sweet bumbled bee nestled into some pink flowers, I will be sharing some of my new and exciting discoveries using Pan Pastels. 

NOTE: You do not have to use Pan Pastels to follow along with this lesson. Using regular stick pastels will work fine, but I do suggest softly blending the first few layers for an impressionistic background effect.

Here are some of the things I discovered during this painting process:

1. Pan Pastels work beautifully on unsanded surfaces - I used Canson XL Sand Grain Paper. This paper isn't sanded, but merely textured and very affordable. I was pleasantly surprised at how many layers I could get, including adding regular soft pastels at the end.  
2. Pan Pastels can be mixed on the surface while you paint - Even though we can get minimal color mixing with regular soft pastels when we apply them to a surface, Pan Pastels have a greater degree of color mixing potential whether you layer them directly on the surface or mix them first and then apply.  
3. You can create unlimited degrees of tints and shades - There is no need to having individual pans of pan pastels for lighter or darker versions of a color.... simply mix with white or black to get a huge variety of tints and shades.

Products Used in This Lesson: 

Canson XL Sand Grain Pad: https://amzn.to/3XxrPkB
Pan Pastel Set for Beginners with Basic Colors: https://amzn.to/3kenUe5
Soft Tools for Blending: https://amzn.to/3X8TA30
Mobius and Ruppert Brass Sharpener: https://amzn.to/3ZBuvPZ
Blades for Pencil Sharpener:https://amzn.to/3XeegXl
Derwent Dark Charcoal Pencil: https://amzn.to/3IJQr5i
Artist Tape:https://amzn.to/3IPFO0O
Lem Artist Tape Dispenser: https://amzn.to/3Zw6gCB

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