Catching The Light

I’m excited to take you on a journey to explore the unlimited possibilities of creating with pastels. We will take an intimate look at the creative process I’ve developed over the past four years of using this incredible medium.

Let’s explore the magic of color mixing using PanPastel. With a focus on the vast color range of skin tones, I’ll be sharing the key to combining colors that will make your portraits shine. I give an overview into how the PanPastel color system is structured: How the color families work, using the soft tools, and how to get the most out of your core colors.

UART Premium Sanded Pastel Paper - 600 Grade/Grit DARK 1 Sheet of 9x12 and 2 Sheets of 12x16 (this comes as 12x18, and I cut it down to 12x16)

Wolff Carbon Pencil - 2B

PanPastel Colors - If you are unable to purchase all of the PanPastel colors I've suggested below. Here are the pure core colors (marked in bold) for the class. You will need to add white to create the tints and add black to create the shades and extra darks.

Orange Shade
Orange Ex. Dark
Red Iron Oxide
Permanent Red
Permanent Green
Burnt Sienna Shade
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Sienna Tint
Phthalo Green Shade
Diarylide Yellow Ex. Dark
Yellow Ochre
Yellow Ochre Tint
Bright Yellow Green Ex. Dark
Bright Yellow Green Shade
Magenta Extra Dark
Magenta
Turquoise Shade
Turquoise
Turquoise Tint
Black
Neutral Grey Shade (I only use it for making the transfer paper. You could mix black and white)
White

Pan Pastel Sofft Tools

Pastel Pencils

I use a mix of pastel pencils for details.

I use mostly the CarbOthello Pencils in the class.

The set I started with, and love is my Stabilo/CarbOthello Pastel Pencils. These are a bit brighter than the other sets I've purchased.

Faber Castell/Pitt Pastel Pencils and Derwent are a bit more toned down, and I love them too.

I recently purchased the Caran d'Ache Pastel Pencil. This set is softer than the others I've suggested, and I like them, but they sit on top of the paper more than the other brands.

Stabilo/CabOthello: 700, 704, 100, 750, 221, 305, 620, 365, 670, 590, 575, 690, 545, 675, 585, 530, 221, 100
Faber-Castell: 189, 170, 173, 175, 176,132, 283, 189
Caran d'Ache: (optional) 052, 042

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Townsend Artists' Ultra Blue/Black 54D Soft Form Stick Pastel (This is to achieve the extra dark black in my pieces.)

Hardboard Panel - 18x24 to tape your artwork on

White Eraser

My favorite is called Acurit Vanish Four In One Eraser
These Look Similar Pentel Hi-Polymer Erasers

Mobius & Ruppert Brass Round Pencil Sharpener (M&R)

M&R Sharpener Replacement Blades

White or Black Artist Tape 3/4”

Wood Dowel 1/2” x 19” I use this for stabilizing my hand on the easel while painting. They can usually be found at your local craft/hobby/hardware store.

Mechanical Pencil .05 lead

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