Kinds and Techniques of Pastels- Pastel Art Prints

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Kinds and Techniques of Pastels

DISCUSSION OUTLINE TOPICS TO BE COVERED Introduction Kinds of Pastel a) Chalk Pastel b) Oil Pastel c) Soft Pastel Techniques of Pastel Meet Our Team

Art is the conscious creation of something pretty or meaningful using skill and imagination. The definition and perceived value of works of art have changed throughout history and in different cultures. The definition of art has usually fallen into three categories: representation, expression, and form.

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KINDS OF PASTEL There are 3 kinds of Pastel art:

Chalk Pastel Oil Pastel Soft Pastel

Pastel Painting Kinds CHALK PASTELS

OIL PASTELS

Pastels are pure powdered pigment, mixed with a small amount of binder. This makes them softer than chalk and much more versatile. They range in colour from soft shades to very bright and are brilliant for creating large or small paintings, inside or outside.

Oil pastel is a painting is medium with characteristics similar to pastels and wax crayons. Unlike "soft" or "Japanese" pastel sticks, which are made with a gum or methyl cellulose binder, oil pastels consist of pigment mixed with a non-drying oil and wax binder.

SOFT PASTELS Soft pastels are the traditional form of pastels and also the most used. They have a very high concentration of pigment that is held together by the least amount of gum binder as possible. As a result, they crumble very easily, but their colors are wonderfuly intense.

TECHNIQUES OF PASTEL PAINITNG 1) WORKING WITH FLAT SIDE 2) LAYERING AND MIXING 3) MIXED MEDIA 4) BLENDING

WORKING WITH FLAT SIDE Although it might feel natural to use a pastel stick as a pencil, holding it upright, it can be very effective to use the flat side of the pastel too. With the flat side you can create wide strokes, covering much larger areas with colour. You can make short strokes or long strokes

LAYERING AND MIXING If you don't put too much pressure on your pastel strokes and try to maintain a light touch, you can layer another colour over it. This way you can mix your colours and create new colours, but you can also add darker or lighter areas, a hint of colour here and there and generally create more depth and interest.

BLENDING Blending is the technique based on blending of the colors using fingers, stump, or mineral spirits turpenoid. One of the unique features of soft pastel is that you can blend the colours. You can use blending to soften a colour, to make it look more even, soft and flat, or to mix colours together (making new colours). Blending can be very versatile!

MIXED MEDIA If you are into mixed media, pastels are hard to beat. Make sure you are using a good paper that can take a bit of punishment, but then you can try applying pastel over an underpainting of acrylics, watercolour or gouache. You can also extend your pastel strokes with a wet brush.

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