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PanPastel video by Deborah Secore
Deborah Secor "Dancing Sky"
Great demo on youtube by Deborah Secor where you can see how Deborah is using PanPastels. You can also see it in the pastel video section on top-right of this page.
“This is the painting I did in the new video demonstration that PanPastels has produced. You can take a look at it here.
In the video I use PanPastels on my favorite paper, Pastelmat. You get to watch over my shoulder for a half hour as I paint and talk. I share a lot of techniques you can use with the Pans and a bit about painting the landscape, too.
So grab a cup of coffee and take a bit of time to watch me paint. I hope you enjoy it!” Deborah Secor blog
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about 1 year ago
Deborah this is a fantastic demo. I love the idea of pan pastels. Didn’t know they existed. (living in Canada). I will investigate this product. Just beginning to work in soft pastels and I’m excited. Thanks so much
Toni