Has anyone ever done this with artist's pastels?

[walker]

ever thought of shaving down artists' pastels really really pointy (like a pencil) and then panel lining a kit and spreading it/wiping off excess with a kleenex for a wash-like effect?Is this doomed to end in failure? I seem to be incapable of doing washes so I thought I would give it a try... I know you can get a similar effect with a micron pen but the idea intrigued me and i wanted to know if it had been done before, or if it was even possible.

[Tazman3]

Well walker, it has the potential to work.  HOwever, you will run into 2 problems, and others I'm not thinking of probably...

First, the fact that pastels are very fragile, will make it very difficult to make a fine enough point to fit into the gap of the panel line...second, after you color about a quarter of an inch, you will have to sharpen it again...because pastels are soft, and the point will wear down very quickly. 

I'm sure there are other things that will make this more trouble than it is worth...it was the first 2 things I ran into when trying it, and I didn't bother to go any further (I tried soft drafting pencils and "click" lead pencils as well...they all just never gave me a dark enough line)...I just practiced the wash, and finally got it.  If you read the tutorials on washes, FOLLOW THEM EXACTLY, you will eventually succeed!  Just be patient, though I know how hard that is!!!

Taz

[walker]

Thank you.

Well when I was brush painting I would just dab some paint of the surface color over the water marks the washes were leaving so it wasnt a problem but it would stick out like a sore thumb with an airbrushed finish like i am now doing.

just need to buy some artists paints. which will probably be expensive but oh well.