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Do you share my belief that pastels are at least as difficult as oils and are much less forgiving.
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Well, kind of.
I think pastels are (for me) easier, at least in the way that I do them. However, there is no way I can manage the medium and do what I want to be working on in my portraits - more subtlety and control in color and value transitions, etc. So if I tried to work on subtlety (and as you know subtlety is just not my long suit in any regard) in pastel I would be frustrated, and just unable to accomplish it.
I think oil is wonderfully versatile and forgiving, and that's where I want to be.