Looks so much easier than what I've been doing. Thank you.

Thanks for showing us this. But some people like to have a small overlap to the paper, which gives a 1/4 inch or so boarder around the painting. It makes it easier to handle, plus will get covered up when framing with spacers or a matte anyway.

I've been doing this for years and it really is a great way to work with pastel. Thanks for sharing this with your audience.

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

🙌 you bet!

A thousand "Thank you's. This is wonderful information for me, a beginner in pastels.

Thanks maestro I’ve learned so many pastel hacks from you over the years. You’re the best. Those lily pads rock!!

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Joann, keep painting! Thank you

I learned this way back when from Maggie Price. Best way to tape. Thanks for sharing and explaining it well.

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Maggie Price was amazing.

excellent tip thank you!

These colors are amazing 🤩

thanks. Very helpful

As usual, a great video! Thanks for the tip. Best to you and Marjam

TERRIFIC tip! Thanks so much Alain!

I realy like the painting behind you!

It's very clever way doing it. Thanks

Wonderful info!!!! Thanks so much!!!😊

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

happy to help Lynn!

I can’t believe I’ve never think of this 😂 Thanks !!

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

I am so happy to help!

Brilliant!

Very helpful information, thank you!

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Kelly!

What a great idea! Thank you for sharing!

@AlainPicard

9 ай бұрын

glad you found it helpful!

Fantastic idea thank you for sharing!!!

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

You bet! Keep painting Teresa

Ha!! Brilliant!! Thank you xx

Nice. Thx for sharing!

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

No problem! All my best

Thanks for the demo and guide.

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

sure, my pleasure, happy to help!

Hi Alain, I learned this method from Karen Margulis and find it very useful to get to the corners. However, the artists tape is quite dearer and tricky to source here in the UK. I usually use the low tack masking tape and so far it has worked on both the UART and PastelMat papers. I love UART but have used it only unmounted. I have run into the obvious problem that the paper curls up from both ends. I am trying to explore the DIY mounting route, have seen your video on that as well. Again, can't source the adhesive rolls here in the UK, so experimenting with 3M spray mount, Acid-free foam core and UART paper.

@AlainPicard

3 ай бұрын

I am pretty sure Crescent sells an adhesive backed museum board that you can just peel and adhere your paper to. That would be nice and easy!

Hullo Alain, an excellent video and well explained too! I have use a similar method to mount pictures under mats or when floating beneath a mat. This will be my go to method for mounting my paper to my easel boards from now on. Thanks!

Thank you for sharing!

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome Oksana! All my best

Thank you so much 👍 I like to watch your videos. After the each videos I'm taking my pastels and and ......

Thank you Alain for sharing this technique!

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

You bet Kamlesh, keep up the beautiful work!

Thank you Alain! Truly a functional and handy hack. You are ALWAYS so selfless with your tips and detailed instruction. I can easily speak for many of us by saying thank you and God Bless you.

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

That is very warmly received Dave, thank you! God bless you too, and keep painting!

@davidhoque5864

Жыл бұрын

@@AlainPicard ❤️👍🏼

I've done this only on the corners of the paper(I use textured papers more than sanded ones). It saves tape and I prefer a dry underpainting on my textured papers.

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

that's great, you're right if the paper is lighter you don't need all the extra tape. Keep painting Eleisa!

What a simple solution! Thanks for sharing!

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Keep painting Gail.

Perfect. Thank you

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Kerry!

TKY very much! Indeed, it is a mater to think about it few secondes! It is often simple things which it is making our artworks more easy yo come!

Amazing never knew this trick. Absolutely awesome thanks 🙏

@AlainPicard

9 ай бұрын

glad it helps!

I loved this technique ❤ so easy to do it before working 👍

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

Happy to help! Keep painting

Thank you Alain. This is a problem I've been struggling with. Now I have the solution.

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

Always a pleasure to help!

Thank you Alain😊

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Linda, keep painting!

Wonderful technique and use of color. Look forward to the class. Thank you!

@AlainPicard

4 ай бұрын

You’re welcome Eileen! See you there!

Thankyou so much. Now I have to find out how to purchase the materials you mention. Jeannette

good idea!

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so Pamela!

Thanks so much!

@AlainPicard

9 ай бұрын

You're welcome, keep painting!

Terrific technique

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

glad it's helpful, all my best Margie!

Very useful trick...thats quite intelligent 👌thank you

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

Most welcome, keep painting!

Thank you⚘️

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

wow... im using this method from now on!

@AlainPicard

9 ай бұрын

Sounds great, enjoy and keep painting!

Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest!

@AlainPicard

8 ай бұрын

That is so true!

@bruceboatner3877

8 ай бұрын

@@AlainPicard one subtle, but surprisingly important benefit of getting the dang tape out of the way, is that it improves our overall composition by encouraging us to consider the entire image holistically. Otherwise we tend to paint "things" instead of creating an overall Gestalt.

This is so helpful. I was using big clips because I use a thick felted mat board to paint on in large sizes. The clips were denting the edges of my painting. However, I believe this will work if I use enough tape. Thank you so much! I’m going to try it this week.

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! All my best

Thanks for the info Alain, hope you are doing well.

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

you bet, Billy, doing well thanks. Keep painting!

Thank you.

@AlainPicard

9 ай бұрын

You're welcome! All my best

Thanks a lot 🎨👏👍🇫🇷

Thanks Alain

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

my pleasure Colette, keep painting!

Thanks for this, Alain. What if we need to leave an edge for the matting material and we don't want the mat to cover any part of the painting?

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

I would adhere thin strips of matboard behind your cut mat to create a small gap between the mat and the pastel. That way, if pastel dust ever falls, it will fall into the gap behind the mat not onto the matboard itself. The 4ply matboard strips are a good width to create a small gap. Hope that makes sense! You can always mount your pastel paper to a museum board that has extra space around the sanded paper for matting if that is what you hope to do. Dakota Pastels sells mounted boards like this with a border for matting. Check them out here www.dakotapastels.com/products/Dakota-UArt-Boards

Why most of the pastel artists love pastelmat unlike UART sanded paper? Is it better than UART? Whats your opinion on this?

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

UART is great, and Pastelmat is also great, but for different reasons. They each have a unique opportunity to paint on. I use them both regularly

Why didn't I think of that! 🙄

@AlainPicard

3 ай бұрын

glad it helps!

The tape is not going to be forever in contact with the paper. For that, has the tape really be acid free?

@AlainPicard

4 ай бұрын

I use Pro Art tape so that I can have peace of mind leaving it on the art when needed. It also looks great and has the perfect amount of tack, not too weak, yet not overly strong. Tape doesn't always come off easily. And masking tape is high tack so if you leave it on, it may not peel off easily. But if you are taking it off, no problem, you can use whatever works for you providing it removes well.

When I do it, the tape shows through from the back.

@dorothygladsjo3510

Жыл бұрын

Yes, a line developed where edge of tape on back was…so I just made my paper 1/2” bigger than framed area

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

What kind of paper are you using? Sanded and coated papers are quite thick. You can use a modified approach if the paper is thinner to only tape smaller sections if it is lighter to hold.

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

@@dorothygladsjo3510 good idea, that works!

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I prefer the border tbh. It is more formal looking. Filling up right up to the edge feels cheap.

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

It's really a function of your ultimate framing decision. I frame most of my work in a non-mat painting style, and mount to boards so I can frame in a painting frame. A border helps with a matting. It's certainly not at all cheaper, just freer to work on. I hope that helps you see the perspective. Keep painting!

@glennlavertu3644

Жыл бұрын

@@AlainPicard I can see this if you treat the work as a painting. Somehow even unframed this might work. In terms of the work as a drawing a different presentation seems more appropriate. As of late i float my works rather than allow the matte to pin it down. This feels somewhere between the tradition framing for drawing and painting.

@glennlavertu3644

Жыл бұрын

I realize these are all minor preferences, but out of curiosity, why wouldn't you simply adhere the paper to the board prior to working on it?

@mjpete27

Жыл бұрын

@@glennlavertu3644 Cost! Money comes down to most of our decisions when thinking about finished artworks does it not? Well that is why I wait. Yours and Alain's reasons might be different?

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

@@glennlavertu3644 floating looks modern, really nice approach

hmmm... i use double sided tape.

@AlainPicard

Жыл бұрын

I mount my pastel paper with double sided adhesive mounting sheets. But that's permanent. When tacking to the easel backing board, I want to remove it shortly after, so this method works well for removal without damage. All my best!