2006-10-19 07:03:59 · 4 answers · asked by susana l 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
I'll assume you mean drawing with chalk pastels, and it's because 1) illustration board doesn't generally have that much grain, which doesn't pick up that much pastel, and 2) a TON of the pastel will flake off and blow around from the board, which makes it very challenging to use on illustration board. I would recommend a coarser-grained pastel paper or board, and certainly make sure to have good lung capacity or something to help contain the flakes. One false move after a giant drawing without flake control will yield streaks all over!
2006-10-19 07:09:17 · answer #1 · answered by moore850 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Illustration board doesn't have enough "tooth" to hold powder pastel. That's why pastel paper or heavy water color paper are recommended
2006-10-20 06:12:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No grain...
Just use some pastel paper.
2006-10-19 07:36:36 · answer #3 · answered by MigukInUJB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
doesn't have enough of a texture to hold onto the pastels..
2006-10-19 19:39:37 · answer #4 · answered by OliveRuth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋