{"id":19044,"date":"2025-05-03T18:18:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T18:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/?p=19044"},"modified":"2025-05-04T10:19:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T10:19:27","slug":"my-experience-with-uart-pastel-paper-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/en\/my-experience-with-uart-pastel-paper-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"My Experience with UART Pastel Paper, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"v1p2\"><strong><span class=\"v1s2\">Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"v1p3\"><span class=\"v1s3\">For decades, I have worked with\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/us.canson.com\/artist-series-mi-teintesr\"><span class=\"v1s4\">Canson Mi-Teintes pastel paper<\/span><\/a><span class=\"v1s3\">\u00a0\u2014 a surface I know inside and out.<br \/>\nI&#8217;m familiar with how it reacts to different pastel brands, and over the years, I&#8217;ve come to prefer the softest handmade pastels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"v1p3\"><span class=\"v1s3\">Countless hours of practice have made me deeply aware of the way pastels spread, their consistency, how they interact with each other, and when to use which ones.<br \/>\nSo when I begin a portrait, I don&#8217;t have to think about technique \u2014 I simply focus on\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"v1s4\">capturing the likeness, the atmosphere, and the true expression of the model<\/span><span class=\"v1s3\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"v1p2\"><strong><span class=\"v1s2\">A Whole New Learning Curve<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"v1p3\"><span class=\"v1s3\">Painting on\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uartpastelpaper.com\/products\/\"><span class=\"v1s4\">UART Pastel Paper<\/span><\/a><span class=\"v1s3\">, however, was an entirely new experience!<br \/>\nI had to rethink my usual method. &#x1f60a;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19070\" style=\"width: 662px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19070\" class=\"wp-image-19070\" src=\"https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Family-pastel-portrait-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Family-pastel-portrait-04.jpg 768w, https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Family-pastel-portrait-04-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pastel portrait painting of a family, Work in Progress, \u00a9 photo Bogra art Studio 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"v1p3\"><span class=\"v1s3\">The crispy, sanded surface of UART Paper allows for the use of all kinds of pastels.<br \/>\nThey don&#8217;t need to be super soft or of the highest quality to perform well.<br \/>\nThe paper\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"v1s4\">quickly grips the pastel dust<\/span><span class=\"v1s3\">, but that also means it can become saturated very fast.<br \/>\nI had to adapt, learning how to apply pastels carefully to avoid overworking the surface<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19067\" style=\"width: 662px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19067\" class=\"wp-image-19067\" src=\"https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Family-pastel-portrait-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Family-pastel-portrait-01.jpg 768w, https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Family-pastel-portrait-01-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soft pastel portrait painting Work in Progress, \u00a9 photo Bogra art Studio 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19068\" style=\"width: 662px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19068\" class=\"wp-image-19068\" src=\"https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Family-pastel-portrait-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Family-pastel-portrait-02.jpg 768w, https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Family-pastel-portrait-02-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soft pastel portrait painting Work in Progress, \u00a9 photo Bogra art Studio 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"v1p2\"><strong><span class=\"v1s2\">Hidden Challenges and New Discoveries<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"v1p3\"><span class=\"v1s3\">One surprising challenge was that the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"v1s4\">initial drawing can disappear easily<\/span><span class=\"v1s3\">\u00a0\u2014 it almost feels like drawing on sand!<br \/>\nThis forced me to be extra mindful of form and likeness at every step.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"v1p3\"><span class=\"v1s3\">Another discovery:<br \/>\nIf the pastels are\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"v1s4\">too creamy and rich<\/span><span class=\"v1s3\">, the paper can quickly reach its saturation point, causing the surface to feel overly smooth.<br \/>\nBut when applied with control, the colors stay\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"v1s4\">luminous, fresh, and more vibrant than ever!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19088\" style=\"width: 881px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19088\" class=\"wp-image-19088 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Family-pastel-portrait-03-bis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"871\" height=\"993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Family-pastel-portrait-03-bis.jpg 871w, https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Family-pastel-portrait-03-bis-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soft pastel portrait painting Work in Progress, \u00a9 photo Bogra art Studio 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"v1p2\"><strong><span class=\"v1s2\">Final Thoughts: A Dynamic, Expressive Medium<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"v1p3\"><span class=\"v1s3\">For artists with strong drawing skills,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"v1s4\">UART Pastel Paper<\/span><span class=\"v1s3\">\u00a0offers a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"v1s4\">fast and dynamic painting process<\/span><span class=\"v1s3\">.<br \/>\nWhen using extra-soft, creamy pastels, large-format paintings can be completed\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"v1s5\">alla prima<\/span><span class=\"v1s3\">\u00a0at an unbelievable speed \u2014\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"v1s4\">a technique unlike any other!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19072\" style=\"width: 662px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19072\" class=\"wp-image-19072\" src=\"https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Family-pastel-portrait-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Family-pastel-portrait-06.jpg 768w, https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Family-pastel-portrait-06-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pastel portrait painting of a family, Work in Progress, \u00a9 photo Bogra art Studio<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19095\" style=\"width: 662px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19095\" class=\"wp-image-19095\" title=\"Pastel portrait painting of a family, Work in Progress, \u00a9 photo Bogra art Studio\" src=\"https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1528-831x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Pastel portrait painting of a family, Work in Progress, \u00a9 photo Bogra art Studio\" width=\"652\" height=\"804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1528-831x1024.jpg 831w, https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1528-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1528-1246x1536.jpg 1246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Last Retouches , Work in Progress, \u00a9 photo Bogra art Studio<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19115\" style=\"width: 762px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19115\" class=\"wp-image-19115 size-large\" title=\"Soft Pastel portrait painting of a family on UART Pastel paper, 45 x 53 inches \u00a9 photo Bogra art Studio 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Silverman-portrait-03--752x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Soft Pastel portrait painting of a family on UART Pastel paper, 45 x 53 inches \u00a9 photo Bogra art Studio 2025\" width=\"752\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Silverman-portrait-03--752x1024.jpg 752w, https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Silverman-portrait-03--220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Silverman-portrait-03--1129x1536.jpg 1129w, https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Silverman-portrait-03-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soft Pastel portrait painting of a family on UART Pastel paper, 45 x 53 inches \u00a9 photo Bogra art Studio 2025<\/p><\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For decades, I have worked with\u00a0Canson Mi-Teintes pastel paper\u00a0\u2014 a surface I know inside and out. This post is about my Experience with UART Pastel Paper, while working on a special family Pastel portrait featuring four full figures together, Mother with her sons.  A big size Soft Pastel portrait painting of a family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[90,103,110,213,252,401],"tags":[441,442,78,443,91,444,93,445,100,446,158,447,182,448,184,192,216,294,297,418,439,440],"class_list":["post-19044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-painting-materials","category-learning-painting-techniques","category-pastel-portrait","category-full-body-portrait","category-portraiture","category-soft-pastel-painting","tag-pastel-paper","tag-canson-paper","tag-pastel-portrait","tag-family-pastel-portrait","tag-pastel-portraits","tag-heirloom-portrait","tag-drawing-materials","tag-classic-portrait","tag-portraiture","tag-retrato-de-familia","tag-pastel-drawing","tag-retrato-en-pastel","tag-handmade-pastel","tag-soft-pastel-tutorial","tag-pastel-artist","tag-soft-pastel","tag-tutorial-pastel-portrait","tag-soft-pastels","tag-children-portraits","tag-retrato-clasico","tag-uart-paper","tag-uart-pastel-paper"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>My Experience with UART Pastel Paper, Part 2 - Pastel Portraits<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/portraitonpastel.com\/en\/my-experience-with-uart-pastel-paper-part-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"My Experience with UART Pastel Paper, Part 2 - Pastel Portraits\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For decades, I have worked with\u00a0Canson Mi-Teintes pastel paper\u00a0\u2014 a surface I know inside and out. 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