Emma said that you were sending me a photo of her project. I haven't received one.
I know how hard it can be to do your best work and then get pastel smudges places that you did not want them.
I told her that, if she needs a dark background, it would be better to do a dark blue than charcoal. It is easier to work with and is easier to add light to it. Let me know if you need more info. I love you all!
I hope that you were able to clean up the fingerprints. I told her that we used to keep a couple of wash cloths by our project. We wiped our hands with a wet one and dried with a dry one. Maybe a wet wipe would work.
The Pastel Society of New Hampshire , which you can find on the web, has some excellent ideas for helping create with pastels and (The name Pastel comes from the French word "pastiche.")
You can get art gum at Office Depot and can even order online. I forgot, kneadable easers are even better. kneadable easers are and absorbant and leave no residue behind.
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