Pastel Art

Pastel is an art medium in the form of a stick, consisting of pure powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are the same as those used to produce all colored art media, including oil paints; the binder is of a neutral hue and low saturation. Most pastels come in a variety of colours, the difference between chalk pastels and oil pastels are:

Chalk Pastels are chalk based mediums, more of a powdery substance, displaying different and a variety of colors. Chalk pastels are generally dusty just like a piece of chalk. they very easy to work with in the sense, mixing two colors together. They however require a carefullness,otherwise the painting will simply dust off.

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Oil Pastels are oil based mediums, more of a oily substance compressed into a solid. Like the chalk pastel it also come in a variety of colours.

    Oil pastels are similar to wax crayons, but are
    softer, and also due to the binder can result in                  
    the effect of an oil painting, they are less   
    dusty and are convenient for carrying.

    Pastel techniques can be challenging since the medium
is mixed and blended directly on the working surface, and unlike paint, colors cannot be tested on a palette before applying to the surface. Pastel errors cannot be covered the way a paint error can be painted out.