Yeah, I know the theory about that textured paper having better tooth for pastel. However, I learned a different solution, which is this. Purchase:
Heavy Bristol paper (this comes in pads or as loose sheets in most art supply stores, and the pads are fairly inexpensive)
Acrylic matte medium. It's in with the acrylic painting supplies.
Pumice sand. I was given a jar of it by the teacher of the workshop I took, but I've also seen it for sale, and a little goes a long way.
Mix matte medium with some pumice powder, not too much, say perhaps a teaspoon of pumice to a half-cup of matte medium. More if you want a heavier sandpaper texture. If desired, add a few drops of acrylic paint to tint it however you want.
Paint this mixture onto Bristol paper with a large brush. I love hardware-store "chip brushes" for this, the really CHEAP kind. If you want brush-strokes in your texture, leave it; if you don't, you can smooth the surface by stroking a rag lightly over it when it's partly dry. Which, this being acrylic, will be in about one minute.
The surface this makes is awesome for pastels or charcoal, and if you tint it it's even better IMO. And it comes out to be much cheaper than buying ready-made pastel paper.
Also, if you leave the brush strokes you get some really cool effects when you draw over that. :-)
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Heavy Bristol paper (this comes in pads or as loose sheets in most art supply stores, and the pads are fairly inexpensive)
Acrylic matte medium. It's in with the acrylic painting supplies.
Pumice sand. I was given a jar of it by the teacher of the workshop I took, but I've also seen it for sale, and a little goes a long way.
Mix matte medium with some pumice powder, not too much, say perhaps a teaspoon of pumice to a half-cup of matte medium. More if you want a heavier sandpaper texture. If desired, add a few drops of acrylic paint to tint it however you want.
Paint this mixture onto Bristol paper with a large brush. I love hardware-store "chip brushes" for this, the really CHEAP kind. If you want brush-strokes in your texture, leave it; if you don't, you can smooth the surface by stroking a rag lightly over it when it's partly dry. Which, this being acrylic, will be in about one minute.
The surface this makes is awesome for pastels or charcoal, and if you tint it it's even better IMO. And it comes out to be much cheaper than buying ready-made pastel paper.
Also, if you leave the brush strokes you get some really cool effects when you draw over that. :-)