PERFECT PASTEL DRAWING - ShowFlipper

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SHOWFLIPPER PRESENTS
PERFECT PASTEL DRAWING
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Introduction

• The word Pastel comes from the Italian word
  Pastelle, which means paste.
• Pastels have high concentration of pure color
  pigments and lowest of binders and fillers.
• Colors achieved are vibrant.
• They are delicate and toxic and have unique
  properties which put them as a class of their own

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Pastel Types

• Pastels are found in form of sticks or pans.
• The 4 basic varieties are
• Soft Pastels
• Hard Pastels
• Pastel Pencils
• Oil Pastels

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Pastel types

• Made of pigments that are mined and mixed with
  binders.
• Hard and soft pastels and pastel pencils use sap
  derivatives as binder.
• Oil pastels use binder made of oil and wax. These
  give them different qualities than other types,
  which make them incompatible to other pastel
  types.

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Soft Pastels

• Have a ratio of high pigment and least binder.
• Hence are brittle and crumble easily.
• Are wrapped in paper.
• Difficult to use and learn with for beginners.

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Hard Pastels

• Have less pigment and are less delicate.
• Easier to use and learn with for beginners.

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Pastel Pencils

• Are exactly like pencils.
• Instead of graphite, pastel medium is used to
  fill the wood wrap.
• The medium has a consistency of between a hard
  and soft pastel stick.

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Pros of Pastels

• Give the closest possible color to pure pigment.
• Sketching can be done with soft pastels with
  precision.
• Soft pastels are used to create large details
  with max effect.
• Hard pastels are used to create finer details.

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Pros of Pastels

• Easy to transport and easy to clean.
• Come in easy to carry.
• Plein painting is very easy to do.

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Cons of Pastels

• Highly toxic and made of dust that is harmful for
  lungs and skin.
• Very limited variety of non-toxic pastels.

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Techniques to use Pastels

• Challenges of using pastels
• Can be used only on abrasive surfaces like paper,
  canvas, burlap.
• Color cannot be mixed and tested ahead of time.

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Dry Washing

• This technique smoothes the color.
• Paper towel, cotton ball, fingers can be used to
  rub it gently to spread color evenly.

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Colored Ground

• For pastels, a pre colored surface can be used.
• Reduces vibrancy of the pastel.
• The hard side of pastel can be used to cover the
  entire surface and dry washed for a colored
  ground effect.

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Erasing

• Pastels are difficult to paint over and hence
  have limited options to correct a mistake.
• A kneaded eraser gently removes the pigment from
  the surface.
• The eraser, lifts the pigment particles off the
  surface.

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Blurring

• Pastels are good for creating blurring effects in
  a drawing or a painting.
• Gentle rubbing with a cotton ball or paper towel,
  pastel color can be blurred to bring other colors
  in focus.
• This technique is also called feathering or
  Sfumato.

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Textured Surfaces and Rubbing

• Pastels work well with a technique called
  Frottage.
• It is a technique where a surface is rubbed with
  medium place over a rough surface.
• Alternative to the technique is by using a
  textured surface that is folded like a collage or
  paper, that affect the pattern created by pastels.

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Resisting

• In painting, resist means to cover an area of
  surface to resist any color.
• Pastels are good with this technique.
• Abrasion in spots can be eliminated, or other
  medium can be added.

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Making Pastels

• Pastels are simple medium which can be made at
  home.
• There are many varieties of pigments and binders.
• Many pigments for making specific colors have to
  be ordered from exotic suppliers.
• Pigments are toxic and made of fine particles.

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Making Pastels

• Process is highly specific and not child
  friendly.
• Home made pastels are great alternative to high
  quality products for saving costs.
• Process is simple mix pigment dust with sap
  until it has a dough consistency.
• Let is harden and you have made a soft pastel.

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