Finding the best pastel paper can be hard so in this comparison I'll look at two market leaders, Velour and Pastelmat. I'll show you how well they take pastel pencils, how easy it is to blend pastel pencils and how to add details.

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Favourite brand of pastel pencil? Faber Castell
Favourite paper for pastels? Clairefontaine pastelmat

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0:00 - Intro
0:00 - Are the papers different
1:13 - How to cover the Velour with pastel pencils
2:39 - How to blend on Velour vs Pastelmat paper with pastel pencils
3:50 - How to draw fur on Velour paper
4:55 - Velour's secret weapon
5:36 - Timelapse pet portraits on Velour and Pastelmat