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Pastel Types: Which Are you Best Suited For?

Before we get into the different pastel types, the first question to ask would be - what are pastels? Pastels - an art medium made up of pure pigment rolled into sticks and held together with some sort of binder. That's it! They allow you to paint and draw with color in a quick manner. That's why they are so Awesome!! How the pastels are produced can effect the makeup and characteristics of how the pastel will act on the paper. Some have a creamy rich texture while others are very chalk-like. It depends on which brand you use. This. | Pastel Types Which Are you Best Suited For Before we get into the different pastel types the first question to ask would be - what are pastels Pastels - an art medium made up of pure pigment rolled into sticks and held together with some sort of binder. That s it They allow you to paint and draw with color in a quick manner. That s why they are so Awesome How the pastels are produced can effect the makeup and characteristics of how the pastel will act on the paper. Some have a creamy rich texture while others are very chalk-like. It depends on which brand you use. This is mostly contributed to which type of binder and how much is mixed with the pigment. There are many different brands and I will give some examples of the ones I use but first let s see what the different pastel types are. The Three Major Types Traditional Chalk This includes soft and hard pastel types as well as pastel pencils. The only difference between these is the amount of binder used when producing them. Soft Pastels Produce brighter more saturated colors since they have more pigment than binder. They are great for filling in large areas of color and are usually larger than hard pastels. They re quite fragile as well. Advantages Very bright color range take easily to supports paper wood etc. Disadvantages Can be messy to use and can crumble easily Cost Relatively inexpensive but cost vary from brand to brand Hard Pastels Have a higher percentage of binder and less pigment resulting in a slightly duller color on paper. They are more often used for detail work or for preliminary sketching. They are more dense than soft pastel types giving them a firmer texture hence how they get there name Advantages Easier to control than soft pastels as they are less prone to crumbling and shed less pigment Disadvantages The color range is less than of soft pastels Cost Relatively inexpensive but cost vary from brand to brand Pastel Pencils Simply hard pastels rolled into rods and enclosed into a wooden .