Pastel Articles & Tips
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Pastel Painting & Drawing Articles
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An Introduction to Pastel Drawing and Painting
Pastels are a wonderful medium to work with. If you are used to painting in wet mediums like oils and acrylics then you should give pastels a try. They are a very refreshing and enjoyable approach to creating art. This article will introduce you to the various pastel mediums that are available as well as touch on a few pastel panting and drawing techniques that you can incorporate into your next work of art.
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Painting with pastels
Pastel as an art medium for drawing has some advantages. This article serves to introduce the basics of pastel drawing and painting.
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Care, Matting, and Framing Pastel Paintings
One of the reasons pastel paintings and drawings are so beautifully unique is the quality of the pure color particles and how these catch and refract light. The pastel medium is a pure pigment applied to a heavy paper, specially textured board, or cloth support.
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Different techniques in the art of pastel drawing
Pastels are one of the most immediate and satisfying mediums to work in. They are, in essence, sticks of pure pigment held together with glue binding. There are different grades of pastel depending on the strength of the binding. It is essential to experiment with different degrees of hard or soft pastels if one is to understand the medium, Very different effects can be created with hard as opposed to soft pastels.
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The Art of Pastel Painting
Artists have long valued the medium of pastel for its immediacy in application and fabulous colors. Pastel paintings have now also entered a time of increased interest to collectors. Traditionally used as a sketching medium, for over 100 years artists have also used pastels for finished work.