Basking in the sun - Soft pastel demo painting by Lena Rivo

Painted on Canson Mi-Teintes, 12×16 inches. Materials: soft pastel, PanPastel, and pastel pencils.

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I work with soft pastels from a range of brands. Girault, Unison, and Henri Roche are my favorites. I also occasionally use Schmincke, Sennelier, Terry Ludwig, Blue Earth, Earthberry, Nupastel, Rembrandt, and Diane Townsend soft pastels. For fine details and lines, I use Caran d’Ache and Derwent, Pitt and Stabilo pastel pencils.

My favorite paper for working with soft pastels is Canson Mi-Teites Velvet:
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My second favorite paper is Pastelmat:
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My filming equipment:
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