Browsing Category Pastels
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DrawingMaking use of soft pastels for observational drawing on location or in the studio can be an excellent addition to materials you may already be familiar with using. ...
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Interviews & FeaturesUnison Colour began creating pastels in the early 1980s and today they hand produce over a quarter of a million sticks a year. They are made in Northumberland ...
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PastelsPanPastels are professional soft pastel colours packed in a practical and compact pan, allowing them to be mixed and applied like paint. Their design means they are easily ...
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Features & EditorialsUnison Colour was founded by artist John Hersey in 1987. Light and colour were a life-long obsession, and when he found that industrially made pastels could not give ...
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PastelsSoft pastel offers vibrant colour with an immediacy that allows you to get started with a few sticks of colour and some paper. But making the right choice ...
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PastelsPastel papers are textured so that they can hold layers of pastel pigment. The wide variety of textures cater for every kind of approach to the medium. They ...
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PastelsThroughout April, we asked three soft pastel artists to try Jackson’s Handmade Soft Pastels. Here, they share their thoughts on their texture, pigment density, and mark-making possibilities. Above ...
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PastelsArtist Jacqueline Bright paints commissions for pet portraits, as well as creating wildlife art from her studio in Norfolk, UK. Jacqueline works in a realistic, traditional style using ...
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PastelsEver wondered where to begin with soft pastels? Artist, tutor and art historian, Sophie Ploeg, explains the hardnesses of different types of soft pastels, their general applications and ...
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PastelsWe were intrigued when reading Thomas Friedman’s review of Sennelier Oil Pastels on jacksonsart.com about his techniques using pastels, so we asked him if he’d like to explain ...
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PastelsWith their portability, richness of colour and possibilities for gestural mark-making, oil pastels and oil sticks share many attributes. But understanding their unique characteristics allows the artist to ...
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Features & EditorialsThe colours of moorland landscapes certainly stick in one’s mind but capturing them can be difficult. Unison Associative Artist, Robert Dutton has developed an entire set of soft ...
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