Comments on: Tony Allain – How To Pastel (Loosely) https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/11/tony-allain/ Info, opinion, and training on how to pastel with artist Gail Sibley BFA, MA Sat, 29 May 2021 16:43:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/11/tony-allain/#comment-30025 Sat, 29 May 2021 16:43:29 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=7978#comment-30025 In reply to Mark Johnson.

Hi Mark, I’m glad you found it too! (I’m curious how you ended up on it – search in Google? Search on HowToPastel? Cruising through the Featured Artist category?)

I think Tony uses a variety of brands. I know he uses the side of the pastel so any pastel broken to a size acts like the end of a paintbrush and whoosh, makes the stroke! You can make this happen with pretty much any soft pastel. Hope that helps!

]]> By: Mark Johnson https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/11/tony-allain/#comment-30003 Fri, 28 May 2021 15:35:14 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=7978#comment-30003 Hi Gail, glad I found this guest blog by Tony Allain. Folks new to soft pastels search around for good painting tips and here’s a bunch. I so much enjoy Tony’s broad strokes of color seemingly made with square pastels, do you happen to know which brand he uses? Thanks for hosting these guest postings.

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/11/tony-allain/#comment-26404 Sat, 07 Nov 2020 02:22:16 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=7978#comment-26404 In reply to Fran Williamson.

Glad you enjoyed it Fran! And to answer your question, hmmm, no I’m sorry I don’t know exactly. The sketchbooks in the blog look as if the colour comes from pastels (you can see the imprint/smudge) on the other side of the sketchbook. I know he uses markers and pencils and sometimes watercolour and gouache I believe.

]]> By: Fran Williamson https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/11/tony-allain/#comment-26316 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 14:51:16 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=7978#comment-26316 Great interview. I have just recently been introduced to Tony Allain’s work and am looking for more information about his techniques. Do you know what brand of pens he uses to do the colors in his sketchbook?

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/11/tony-allain/#comment-19714 Fri, 01 Nov 2019 21:39:32 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=7978#comment-19714 In reply to Deborah Wells.

Agreed!! And me too!

]]> By: Deborah Wells https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/11/tony-allain/#comment-19665 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:43:42 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=7978#comment-19665 A master!!! I love his work!!

]]> By: Susan Adams https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/11/tony-allain/#comment-12865 Sun, 24 Feb 2019 14:52:44 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=7978#comment-12865 Thank you Gail! I’ll look forward to hearing. Susan

]]> By: Gail Sibley https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/11/tony-allain/#comment-12350 Sat, 02 Feb 2019 22:05:20 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=7978#comment-12350 In reply to Susan.

Thanks Susan and happy to hear that. I will ask Tony and hopefully he will say a few words here in answer to your question.

]]> By: Susan https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/11/tony-allain/#comment-12333 Sat, 02 Feb 2019 13:13:57 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=7978#comment-12333 Loved the blog and his work. Does Tony have any thoughts on finishing a pastel painting? Thank you. Susan

]]> By: Ζωγραφικη με Παστελ – Pastel paintings | Yannis Parasiris https://www.howtopastel.com/2017/11/tony-allain/#comment-7358 Sat, 02 Jun 2018 21:45:35 +0000 http://www.howtopastel.com/?p=7978#comment-7358 […] Tony Allain, ένας ταλαντούχος “παστελίστας” πρότεινε σε μία ιστοσελίδα στο διαδίκτυο, όταν δουλεύουμε με παστέλ, να αφαιρούμαστε τόσο που […]

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