Again and again people seem to refer to soft pastels as chalks, chalk crayons, chalk pastels and so forth. Even large art institutions seem still to be doing this. It creates the impression that chalks and pastels are the same …
How to mix colours to create the ones you don’t haveTake this short course to learn how to layer your colours and create the most amazing shadesBusting the Myths of Pastel PaintingTrailer (there is not music and talking at the …
Unison’s new Midnight Dark Set colours were announced only last August but I’ve seen a lot of artists get them and a love them. I could not resist of course so I bought a set. This is my review. Unison is …
1. No Drying TimeSoft pastel does not need to dry like most other paints do. Pastel is like other dry drawing materials ( such as coloured pencil or graphite) except that you can actually paint as well as draw with …
A single brand of pastels will have over 400 colours in their repertoire. And as we have seen, there are dozens of pastel brands out there. A ‘Candy-Store’ trap many pastel artists fall into is to keep on buying all …
After another lovely day of teaching students the dusty joys of pastel I thought it might be useful to write a blog post about all the different pastel brands available. Well, I have not tried them all. But I can …
I made a Christmas present for you. And I really hope you will like it. I will wait slightly apprehensively while you open it and hope to see a smile on your face. What is it, you ask impatiently. Well, …
Storing pastels is always a topic of conversation amongst pastel artists. Well, until you find the perfect solution that is. And I think I have finally found it. In an earlier post I wrote about organising your pastels by colour, …
I have come up with a portrait selection of Rembrandt pastels that I think is a great basic set for portraiture. For those that don’t know which pastels to start with, which colours to buy and how to get going …
I am working on a pastel self portrait (and filming it so stay tuned) and since it had been a while I got my pastels out I just grabbed some pastel boxes from the cupboard and got started. In …