What art supplies have you bought recently?

[stlukesguild]

I really wanted together some Tuscan Red pencils but Dick Blick was sold out. I picked up a slew of pencils that were close in color to Tuscan Red as well as some Sennelier pastels. The reds especially are incredibly saturated… like Cadmium Red in oil paints… and oh so soft. I just completed a small area on my current painting and got red all over my painting pants (to say nothing of my hands). Arty, do you use soft pastels? Being a compulsively clean artist I can imagine you’d hate them.

 

[JennieJo]

I'm doing quite a few soft pastel works right now. Just had to refresh stocks of conte crayons and a few whites and yellows, can't think of brand now but they are working out well.

 

[stlukesguild]

I use primarily 3 brands of soft pastel: Rembrandt are semi-soft and I use them for something like 75% of the painting.I have the largest collection of these. Sennelier are very soft and have the richest or most saturated pigments. These I frequently use for the final layers. Then I use Prismacolors’ NuPastels. These are compressed sticks… about 1/4 the width of normal pastels. They are also very hard. I use these for fine details. Recently, I have begun using pastel pencils… which are also great for details.

 

[JennieJo]

I use primarily 3 brands of soft pastel: Rembrandt are semi-soft and I use them for something like 75% of the painting.I have the largest collection of these. Sennelier are very soft and have the richest or most saturated pigments. These I frequently use for the final layers. Then I use Prismacolors’ NuPastels. These are compressed sticks… about 1/4 the width of normal pastels. They are also very hard. I use these for fine details. Recently, I have begun using pastel pencils… which are also great for details.

Great info. Thanks. Sadly, I couldn't get Rembrants. Mine are an OK substitute Torson D'or. I usually have to order online, but I was being impatient. I do use pastel pencils for details.