Capturing the beauty of Nebraska's Wildlife as seen through my eyes.

Pastel Tools

Pastels
Papers

Sharpeners
Other/Misc

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Pastels

These are products I own and use.

Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencils – Set of 60.
Prismacolor NuPastels – Set of 96.
Blick Pastels – Set of 48.
PanPastels – Various colors.

Badger Painting

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Papers/Surfaces

These are products I own and use.

Glassine This is what I use to place over my drawings to protect them while I draw, resting my hand on the glassine.
Clairefontaine Pastelmat Card Pads I was unable to pick this up in-store, but I strongly recommend this over any other.
UArt Sanded Pastel Paper Really nice sanded paper! It can be used with wet mediums.
Sennelier La Carte Pastel Card Pad – What I purchased instead. Caution with this type, unlike the Clairefontaine you can NOT get this wet at all!!

Waiting for Mom

American Kestrel Chicks

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Sharpeners

These are products I own and use.

X-ACTO School Pro Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener – This gets me the most incredible sharp points without breakage!
Exacto Knife used for sharpening my pastel pencils if they don’t sharpen well in the sharpener.
Sandpaper Paddle for getting a sharp point on my pastel pencil without using a sharpener.

Never Too Many!

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Other / Misc.

These are products I own and use.

Aluminum Pencil Extenders. Very handy when your pencils begin to get too short to hold.
Various small brushes for blending.
Various sponges for blending.
Colour Shaper – I have the Taper Point, but hope to get more.
Color Wheel – Useful for finding the right combination of colors.
Arteza Water Brushes (Premium Series) – These are incredible and work wonderfully!
Various Brushes
An aluminum straight edge. I have two ( 18 inch and 24 inch ) which are used for measuring the drawing paper and creating a light grid.
Drawing boards. I use the Richeson Drawing Clip Board, White Artist’s Sketch Board and Blick Sketch Pad Boards. This allows me the freedom to sketch and draw any where.
Blick White Artist Tape – PH Neutral tape to tape the paper down to the drawing boards. It helps to keep the edges clean and the papers flat.
Krylon UV Archival Gallery Series Varnish (Matte) A few light layers to protect the finished work.

Gray Squirrel

Contrast is Key

No matter what you are drawing or painting you need to have contrast to make your images pop. Don’t be afraid to go dark.