Browsing Tag soft pastels
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Artist InterviewsIn this interview, Ginny Elston discusses what inspired and informed her 16 colour choices when curating the Ginny Elston Versatility Soft Pastel Set for Unison Colour. Find out ...
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Artist Interviews
Kylie Sandford won the Dry Media Award in Jackson’s Painting Prize this year with her soft pastel drawing Microcosm I. In this interview, Kylie discusses her artistic background, ...
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Pastels
We are bringing back Artist Review of the Month. Leave an informative and detailed review on Jackson’s Website and be in to win a £25 Jackson’s Voucher as ...
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Pastels
Here I’ll be giving you my first impressions of the new Unison Colour Soft Pastels: Set of 8 Half Sticks. I have several individual Unison Colour soft pastels, ...
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Pastels
Sometimes the vast amount of terminology we encounter as artists can be baffling. The same words can have different meanings when referencing different materials and mediums. In this ...
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Pastels
Earlier this year, we shared a method for fixing broken PanPastels and a handful of readers asked us if there was a similar way to repair broken soft ...
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Features & Editorials
Our ‘On Location’ series reveals where some of the best loved art materials are made, and gives insight into art materials manufacturers’ working methods. This time we made ...
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Drawing
Making 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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Features & Editorials
Unison 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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Drawing
Throughout October, we asked four artists who specialise in drawing and illustration to try our drawing materials in their practice. Sarah Dyer, Jessie Pitt, Emma Carlisle and Michael ...
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Pastels
Ever 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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Artist Interviews
Shortlisted earlier this year for the Jackson’s Open Painting Prize 2019, Claire Cansick’s painting ‘Backwater Dream’ transports you to the balmy, tranquil environs of Kerala, ambling slowly down ...
