Using Pastel Pencils on Canvas

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After Quinton - Holyhocks by Colin BradleyHave you ever wondered if Pastel Pencil can be used on Canvas?In the early days, I used to paint on canvas but using oil and acrylic. I even sold an oil painting once! I never really enjoyed acrylic as much as the Pastel Pencils and I'm not sure that you could use pastel pencils solely on their own on canvas. You could always try and if anyone has, please let us know how you got on!Pastel Pencils will go on top of other mediums on canvas. As we know well, Pastel Pencils on top of Watercolour works brilliantly. I have video tutorials on this site demonstrating the compatibility. As Acrylic dries, you could also put pastel pencils over the top of this too. The same would be for gouache but not really oil. Oil takes a long time to dry out so it would be a bit risky.Have you mixed Pastel Pencils with other mediums? Let us know in the comments below. 

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