Dry pastel

Learn important soft pastels drawing techniques that will aid you as you learn how to use soft pastels! Discover layering, blending drawing tips & more...

'Kindred Souls' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulis available for purchase $145 Sometimes I just don't f...

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Pastels come in 2 types: oil pastels and dry pastels. They are very different as dry pastels is more like chalk and oil pastels have a creamy texture.

By Niki Hilsabeck in Art Tutorials > Painting Tutorials Soft pastels are easy to blend, mix, and apply, and are a great dry medium when you need to work quickly or paint outdoors. They require no brushes, water, or blending mediums, and their brilliant colors create beautiful, bright works of art. Unfortunately, pastels can also be quite messy to use, and for this reason, many artists shy away from it. Yes, one of the tools available to pastel artists is spray fixative, […]

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Iceland Poppies are a joy to paint! Gail Sibley takes you through the progression of two demo paintings done with Schmincke soft pastels at IAPS.

Rocky Path by Marsha Savage Pastel ~ 12" x 9"

Watercolor paintings can sometimes lack a bit of contrast, a great way to add a bit of contrast and texture is to outline some elements with pastels.