Pastel Lessons Coming Soon!
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Hi friends! I am excited to announce that I will be starting a pastel series here for FREE next month. To kick it off here is a video explaining the types of pastels and what they are used for so you can plan any purchases accordingly.
Video!
Soft pastels come indifferent firmness. The harder pastels should go on the first layers or a painting and work with softer ones as you build up layers.
- Hard/Firm pastels: NuPastel, Conte Crayon, Prang Pastello, Carvin
- Medium/regular pastels: These are softer than the hard pastels and good for most applications. Many name brand pastels fall in this category.
- Softest soft pastels: These are the top layer pastels best for finishing layers on pastels. Schminke and PanPastel are examples of this.
OIL Pastels:
- Traditional oil pastels are soft and creamy and can be blended with your fingers or paint thinner. These are water-resistant. These…
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Brenda Davis Harsham 6:37 pm on March 28, 2016 Permalink |
Oh, I love pastels. I have hard, soft and oil. I should get them out… 🙂
blueribbonfair 11:44 pm on March 29, 2016 Permalink |
Love to see what you do with them.
Charlotte Hoather 9:37 am on April 7, 2016 Permalink |
I love pastels too but I always make such a mess with them.
blueribbonfair 9:04 pm on April 7, 2016 Permalink |
I make a mess with a lot of mediums myself.