{"id":3363,"date":"2011-11-07T09:05:37","date_gmt":"2011-11-07T09:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.jacksonsart.co.uk\/?p=3363"},"modified":"2019-03-09T21:57:33","modified_gmt":"2019-03-09T21:57:33","slug":"pastel-painting-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/07\/pastel-painting-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastel Painting Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3957\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Art_Departments-A-Z_All_Departments-Pastel\/c2129_2128_2254\/index.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/softpastels-300x99.jpg\" alt=\"Soft Pastels\" title=\"softpastels\" width=\"300\" height=\"\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/softpastels-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/softpastels-620x205.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/softpastels.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soft Pastels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWorking with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Art_Departments-A-Z_All_Departments-Pastel\/c2129_2128_2254\/index.html\">pastels<\/a> is usually called pastel painting. It is a way for artists to paint directly with pigment without the intermediary of a brush. Blending can be done with the finger, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/search.php?input_search=pastel+blender&#038;stock=-10&#038;x=0&#038;y=0\">blending tools<\/a> or a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Art_Departments-A-Z_All_Departments-Brushes\/c2129_2128_1083\/index.html\">brush<\/a>. Pastels come as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Pastel-Oil_Pastels\/c2254_2311\/index.html\">oil pastels<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Pastel-Soft_Pastel_Colour\/c2254_11280\/index.html\">soft pastels<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Pastel-Hard_Pastel_Colour\/c2254_2276\/index.html\">hard pastels<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Health concerns about breathing in dust from the soft chalk pastels have caused some pastel artists to switch to oil pastels. An oil pastel has the pigment bound with non-drying oil and wax. Quite different results can be achieved using a variety of techniques. For example: oil pastels dissolved with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/search.php?input_search=zest+it&#038;stock=-10&#038;x=0&#038;y=0\">solvents<\/a> look very different to ones used lightly over the surface of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Paper_and_Pads-Pastel_Paper_&#038;_Card\/c1959_2099\/index.html\">textured paper<\/a>. Some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/search.php?input_search=NEO+COLOUR&#038;cpath=2200_1044_512_2881_2883\">wax or oil pastels are also water-soluble<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/search.php?input_search=oil+fixative&#038;stock=-10&#038;x=0&#038;y=0\">A fixative exists for oil pastels<\/a> though some artists feel it isn&#8217;t necessary.<\/p>\n<p>A soft pastel is made to be as soft as possible without falling apart or breaking too easily. Because colours are mixed on the surface by layering and not mixed on a palette beforehand pastels usually come in a huge range of tints and shades of colours. Soft pastels can be used dry or with water and also come in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Pastel-Soft_Pastel_Colour-Pastel_Pencils\/c2254_11280_11301\/index.html\">a pencil format<\/a> that is tidier to use.<\/p>\n<p>Finished paintings are often sprayed with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Pastel-Pastel_Accessories-Soft_Pastel_Fixative\/c2254_2258_2274\/index.html\">a fixative<\/a> for longevity as the soft colour may not adhere completely to the surface (especially if many layers are built up) and the colour remains somewhat smudge-able.  Some artists find fixative changes the colour or texture too much and they rely solely on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Art_Departments-A-Z_All_Departments-Frames_&#038;_Display\/c2129_2128_1430\/index.html\">framing behind glass<\/a> as protection from smudging. <\/p>\n<p>Hard pastels are usually square and are often called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/search.php?input_search=carre&#038;stock=-10&#038;x=0&#038;y=0\">carre crayons<\/a>. They have been baked at a higher temperature and their hardness allows finer lines to be made with their edges.<\/p>\n<p>Like all artist materials the quality of a pastel is measured by the amount and quality of pigment &#8211; the higher quality pastels have little or no filler and the minimum amount of binder required to hold the pastel together. Every artist develops a preference for a particular brand, often based on colour choice or level of softness or hardness. A beginner would be wise to buy a colour in each brand and as they need to replace each colour buy the brand they have come to like best. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Pastel-Pastel_Paper_&#038;_Pads\/c2254_2312\/index.html\">The surfaces used with soft pastels<\/a> usually need to have a tooth to hold the powdery colour onto the surface. Pastel painting is usually done on paper though there is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/search.php?input_search=AG3640&#038;stock=-10&#038;x=0&#038;y=0\">a textured ground by Golden Acrylics<\/a> that can be painted on primed wood or canvas so that those surfaces can hold the pigment from soft pastels. Pastel paper comes in a variety of colours and textures designed to be able to hold the pigment in the texture of the paper and for the colour of the paper to be a part of the painting.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the page on our website with more complete <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Art_Departments-A-Z_All_Departments-Pastels-Oil_Pastels\/c2129_2128_2254_2311\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">oil pastel information.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a great <a href=\"http:\/\/emptyeasel.com\/2009\/01\/22\/oil-pastels-101-a-comprehensive-guide-to-painting-with-oil-pastel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Empty Easel article on oil pastels<\/a> with loads of information.<\/p>\n<p>Clicking on the links above will take you to that product or department on the Jackson&#8217;s Art website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working with pastels is usually called pastel painting. 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