SuzanneLaither

Artist's Toolbox: Dry Pastel A Pastel is an art medium consisting of pure powdered pigment and a binder of a neutral hue and low saturation. Pastels have been used by artists since Renaissance, but gained popularity mostly in the 18th century, when a number of notable artists made pastel their primary medium. An artwork created in pastel is called a pastel drawing or a pastel painting. We mentioned pastel as one of traditional art techniques in a series of articles written for Traditional Art Weeks of projecteducate (https://www.deviantart.com/projecteducate) Pastels cannot be mixed on a palette like paints, but are mixed on the paper by overlaying and blending. The exact compo