Understanding Different Types of Pastels and How to Use Them

Pastels are a wonderful medium for creating art that has a unique texture and feel. There are many different types of pastels to choose from, each with their own characteristics. In this article, we’ll explore the different types of pastels available and how to use them to create beautiful art. Soft Pastels Soft pastels are…..

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Jerry's -- 11/04/2024

Create An Oil Pastel Painting: Step By Step & Video

Create An Oil Pastel Painting, Step-By-Step How To Video Featuring: Mungyo Gallery Oil Pastels Did you love that feeling of crayons in your hand as a kid? That freedom and feel of smooth application of color in your hand, where tight detail isn’t a thought seems just a lovely memory, right? Well what if you…..

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Jerry's -- 13/03/2019

How To Frame Pastel & Charcoal Artwork

Jerry’s LIVE Episode #79: Framing Pastel and Charcoal Artwork – with Sam Buie If ever there were super tricky mediums that required some know-how to frame, pastels and charcoal would be it! These dry mediums dust, flake, and powder everywhere and can be just a mess to create, let alone with how to frame them…..

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Jerry's -- 16/10/2018

Basic Beginning Pastel Skills

Outside of actual pastel artists, the word “pastel” to most of us brings to mind sidewalk chalk from elementary school or gummy oil pastels from middle school art class. But there are soft pastels that are a grown up, real fine art medium– favored by famed artists as Edgar Degas, James Abbott McNeill Whistler and…..

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Jerry's -- 09/10/2018

Artist Lisa Ober Reviews Mungyo Soft Gallery Pastels

New Year, New Reviews! Happy New Year! Recently, we gave Pastel Artist Lisa Ober a 200 Piece Set of Mungyo Gallery Soft Pastels to try out and she gave the world an amazing piece of art in return! The deluxe set of 200 we gave her features every color of Gallery Handmade Soft Pastels in…..

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Jerry's -- 03/01/2014

Using Pastels and Oils with Artist Jean Hildebrant

ARTIST  STATEMENT Jean Hildebrant I was born in a small town in Oregon and had no access to art classes. I taught myself how to draw and use pastels and oil paint, by studying art books that I found in the local library. It was exciting to see how the Old Masters and current artists painted…..

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Jerry's -- 08/12/2010