Video · YouTube
Should Pastel Artists Use Fixative? I Have the Answer in This Fixative Showdown!
By Monet Cafe' with Artist Susan Jenkins
- Type
- Video
- Level
- Beginner
- Length
- 15 min
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2023
About this lesson
A pastel painter tests whether to use fixative on finished pastel paintings, showing how it darkens colour and when workable fixative between layers is worth it.
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