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Facts About Pastels
"A great painter will
know a great deal about how he did it, but still he will say, "How did I do It?" Information about the Pastel Medium
Pastels An artwork is created by stroking the sticks of dry pigment across an abrasive ground, embedding the colour in the "tooth" of the paper, sandboard or canvas. If the ground is completely covered with Pastel, the work is considered a pastel painting; leaving much of the ground exposed produces a pastel sketch. Techniques vary with individual artists. Pastel can be blended or used with visible strokes. The medium is favored by many artists because it allows a spontaneous approach. There is no drying time, and no allowances to be made for a change in colour due to drying.
Edgar
Degas, am impressionist painter was the most prolific user of pastel, and its
champion. His protégé, Mary Cassatt introduced pastel and the impressionist
style to her friends in Philadelphia and Washington, and thus to the United
States. Famous Pastel Painters of the Past: Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, Eugene
Delcroix, Maurice Quentin Care of Pastel Paintings As with all works of art, pastel paintings require a few simple steps for their preservation and enjoyment. Frame the painting under but spaced away from the glass. Hang away from direct or brightly sunlit areas. Provide an environment with low humidity and consistent temperature control. (This article adapted from pastel description published by the Pastel Society of America.)
For further information on the
Pastel medium, please click on the following links:
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Other Informative Links: Keep the air pure in your studio....
As you work with pastels, fine
particles of dust are released onto your pastel support. Be safe, don't blow
your pastel dust off! Blowing this dust, releases these fine particles into the
air. Do not be fooled by their harmless appearance. These airborne particles can
be hazardous and may cause severe problems in your respiratory system. Please be
smart: Wear vinyl or latex protective gloves to prevent dust from getting into
your skin, or you may use "Gloves in a Bottle" which is like an invisible pair
of gloves for skin care that really works also. Keep a vacuum handy, a
respiratory mask, or an air purifier to keep these harmful pollutants out of
your lungs.
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are pure powdered pigment which is ground into a paste with a small amount of
gum binder and then rolled into sticks. (Not a chalk) The infinite variety of
colours in the pastel palette range from soft and subtle to bold and brilliant.
It has no liquid binder that may cause other media to darken, fade, yellow,
crack or blister with time. Pastels from the 16th century exist today as fresh
as the day they were painted.
de la Tour, Jean-Baptist-Simeion Chardin, Mary
Cassatt, Jean-Francois Millet, Berthe Morsot, Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec, Auguste
Renoir, Paul Gauguin, Edward Munch, James McNeil Whistler, Jean-Etienne Liotark,
Rosalba Carriera, Leonardo Da Vinci.