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Pastel
Hi Winnie,
I use Canson paper on the smooth side for pastels. (There's an exhibit here in Geneva on Jean-Etienne Liotard's (18th century) pastels, many of which are painted on parchment...beautiful surface!).
Midtones are good for light-skinned faces, although this depends on the lighting.
I build up pastels first with pastel pencils (Othello), then nu-pastels (that are harder and can be sharpened), and the finally with a variety of soft pastels ranging from the harder Rembrandt, to Schmincke, and finally the softest, Sennelier.
Fixative used lightly shouldn't darken the colours too much (although sometimes the lights need to be touched up somewhat)...it's often used anytime to restore some tooth to the surface.
Good luck!
Gwenneth
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