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Plein Air Painting: Pastels Checklist
A checklist of the art materials you need for painting with pastels on location.
 Plein Air Painting Checklists
• Watercolours
• Acrylics
• Oils
• Non-Painting Essentials
• Plein Air Painting: Tips for Taking Your Paints Outside

 Related Painting Resources
• Before You Buy an Easel
• Essential Painting Know-How

Pastel Plein Air Painting Checklist:
• A selection of pastels
• Paper
• Clips to hold down the paper in the wind
• Fixative
• A box of wipes to clean your fingers (or latex gloves if you use them)
• Stomps, tortillons, etc as required by your personal style
• Kneedable eraser

Tips: • If you're going to be making several paintings, a large pad of pastel paper with interleaved sheets to protect your work is useful.
• Half pastels take up more space than full-length ones (and weigh less!).

More Plein Air Painting Checklists: • Watercolours • Acrylics • Oils • Non-Painting Essentials

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