How to draw a Golden Retriever in pastels | Is this paper better than Pastelmat?

In this tutorial, I'll show how to draw a Golden Retriever in pastels. I'll be sharing my thoughts on how the Clairefontaine PaintON mix media paper compares to Pastelmat paper. How to draw realistic fur relies on many different factors and the paper is so important.

I'm often asked whether there is a paper artists who are new to pastels can try to get a feel for the medium but still achieve a nice level of photo realism... Maybe this could be the one? This is my second drawing on this new paper and the first time I am using PanPastels with it. When I did the kitten drawing on this paper, I just used pastel pencils so it's been interesting to see just how this PaintON paper compares to Pastelmat. Have you used this paper before? I'd love to hear in the comments below.
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Pastel, Acrylic, Graphite & Tutorials:
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Links:
Top tips for drawing fur in pastels:    • HOW TO DRAW FUR IN PASTELS | 6 TOP TIPS FO...  
Drawing a kitten in pastels - How does the PaintON paper compare to Pastelmat - part 1
   • Is this paper better than Pastelmat pastel...  
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Materials used:
8" x 8"
Clairefontaine PaintOn Paper
A mixture of Carbothello, Pitt, Derwent & Caran d'ache pastel pencils
Reference photo: Emil Priver on Unsplash