Thanks for the close-up Lisa.
You know the guys just don't understand that by this lovely ladies age we have those reddish hands from smacking those fellas around!
I will need to search about your panel process. I have used the wrong material for the backing before and the sanded primmer really warped it, rendering it useless. But this is looking very promising!
Sorry to be so intrusive, but when you say brushing, do you actually mean with a brush or those cracking fingers of yours?
Hint for the fingers, the texture of the paper or panel can reek havoc but this is also compounded by the pastel actually drying out your skin and cuticles - I don't know if you have noticed this. I try and wear latex gloves when I can stand it, it also keeps your skin's natural oils (well what's left of them) off your surface. I am pretty sure you knew all this, but just in case someone reading might not of...