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Materials Used

Kirsten Scardamaglia Wildlife and Pet portrait Artist

Through in-depth explorationI I have found pastel to be the medium of choice to achieve rich, detailed and realistic pet portraits. Only the highest quality, artist-grade materials are used to ensure optimal lightfastness and therefore longevity. Below is a list of materials I use:

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Unison Soft Pastels

Unison Soft Pastels

Schmincke Soft Pastels

Schmincke Soft Pastels

PanPastels

PanPastels

Faber-Castell Pitt Pastel Pencils

Faber-Castell 

Pitt Pastel Pencils

Derwent Pastel Pencils

Derwent Pastel Pencils

Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencils

Stabilo CarbOthello 

Pastel Pencils

Faber Castell Polychromos Coloured Pencils

Faber-Castell

Polychromos Coloured Pencils

Derwent Lightfast Coloured Pencils

Derwent Lightfast

Coloured Pencils

Caran d'Ache Luminance Pencils

Caran d'Ache

Luminance

Coloured Pencils

Clairefontaine Pastelmat Paper

Clairefontaine

Pastelmat Paper

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