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	ArtLex on Pastel
		A picture made with pastels may be called either a drawing or a painting.
		It has entirely to do with whether the resulting image is more linear or more painterly — showing shapes or forms created with patches of color, exploiting color and tonal relationships.
		The use of "pastel" in this sense might be understood in context, but art writers are generally wise to avoid using it in order to avoid confusing their readers.
	www.artlex.com /ArtLex/p/pastel.html (710 words)

	Pastel Lesson - Fine Art Instruction
		Soft pastels are more commonly available than hard pastels; soft pastels are generally what come in a common box labeled 'pastels.' But, differences still exist among brands, and even among pigments, so there is still a range of what is considered 'soft'.
		Pastels suited the Impressionist temperament - spontaneity, freshness, richness of color relationships, portability for working outside, capturing the fleeting light and the fleeting moment, as well as a sense of physical movement of light and breeze.
		Pastel was first used in 15th century Italy, but came to its most popular point in the 18th century in Europe.
	www.ndoylefineart.com /pastel.html (3339 words)

	ARTtalk-Pastel Tips and Techniques-art paper supplys oil soft pastels painting
		Because there are many superior, archival quality brands of pastels made commercially, it is unlikely that you would "need" to explore the actual creation of pastels, but it is an interesting exercise for those who like immersing themselves in the finer details of a material.
		Pastels are relatively simple to create on your own, and this is not something you can say about very many artists' materials.
		Pastels offer such variety and dimension to the artist that their popularity is at an all- time high.
	www.arttalk.com /pastel/pastel.htm (996 words)

	Pastel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pastel is an art medium in the form of a stick, consisting of pure powdered pigment and a binder.
		Pastel sticks or crayons consist of pure powdered pigment combined with an inert binder.
		Pastels which have used pigments which change colour or tone when exposed to light have suffered the same problems as can be seen in some oil paintings using the same pigment.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pastel (1225 words)

	The Art of Pastel Painting - Tips and techniques on using Pastels in paintings
		Pastel paintings are very durable, permanent and, as many of the famous masterworks show, the color brilliancy will last indefinitely with proper care.
		Dry and solid, pastels are blended on the working surface rather than on a separate palette like the wet mediums of oil, acrylic, or watercolor.
		Use of the pastel medium provides an artist with the enjoyment of having a rainbow of colors to work from and knowing many effects possible with other mediums can also be achieved with pastel.
	www.atasteofashland.com /articles/article01.html (789 words)

	The Pastel Medium
		Pastel has suffered from a poor reputation largely because of a lack of knowledge about the medium.
		Pastel does not, at all, refer to pale colors, as the word is commonly used in the fashion and cosmetic industry.
		FIXATIVES darken and dull the beautiful pastel colors and are not recommended as a general rule.It is the tooth of the painting surface that holds pastel after it is applied, not fixatives.
	home.mchsi.com /~jimfew/pastel.htm (1443 words)

	Pastel -- Art by Yasuro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pastel sticks to the paper in the power form; however, the powder does not necessarily stick permanently.
		Pastel sticks are made of powdered pigments combined with a minimum of nongreasy binder (usually gum tragacanth, or, from the mid-20th century, methyl cellulose).
		Second, pastel is quite permanent as a medium, because of the simplest and the purest method of its composition.
	home.comcast.net /~artbyyasuro/pastel.htm (797 words)

	Pastel Resources: Tips, Tutorials, and Techniques (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pastel Painting Demo: "Sunrise, Ramah Lake" -- Pastelist Michael Chesley Johnson paints a beautiful landscape that demonstrates how color, value, and detail can be used to effectively lead the eye of the viewer.
		Pastel Demonstration (Landscape) -- Anita Wolff, an American Impressionist who has a love for vibrant color, describes how she captures the feel of a sunny spring morning.
		Pastel Conservation -- A 1997 IAPS Convention lecture given by Ross Merrill, Chief of Conservation at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. History of Pastel -- Madlyn-Ann C. Woolwich provides a thorough history of the medium.
	www.artshow.com /resources/pastels.html (901 words)

	Sanford & A Lifetime of Color: Study Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pastels are sticks of color used for drawing.
		Pastels were invented in the 15th century and were most popular in 18th century Europe.
		Pastels are popular because they offer bright, portable colors with no drying time.
	www.sanford-artedventures.com /study/g_pastel.html (75 words)

	Pastel Paper
		A pastel paper without texture is like trying to stick a postage stamp to a piece of glass, it’s not going to stay.
		Pastels are so soft that they have to have something to hold on to.
		Sanded pastel paper is made in a similar fashion to sandpaper that you use to smooth the surface of wood.
	www.cheapjoes.com /art-supplies/4553_pastel-paper.asp (385 words)

	Gary's Gallery - PASTEL TECHNIQUES
		Since pastels are applied using the technique of drawing, it relies primarily on optical blending of colors, rather than on physical blending.
		Indeed, in many respects, pastel paintings are worked in manners similar to egg tempera, in that both make use of layering one pure color on top of the previous.
		In pastel, layers are achieved by scumbling one color on top of a lower one, "cutting" into the previous layer with the new color, or by simply placing the colors side-by-side.
	garysgallery.hypermart.net /techniques.html (615 words)

	The Pastel Medium Defined
		Pastel does not at all refer to pale colors, as the word is commonly used in cosmetic and fashion terminology.
		The name Pastel comes from the French word "pastische" because the pure, powdered pigment is ground into a paste, with a small amount of gum binder, and then rolled into sticks.
		Pastel is sometimes combined with watercolor, gouache, acrylic, charcoal, or pencil in a "mixed-media" painting, but it is incompatible with oil paint.
	www.pastelpainting.com /pastel.html (554 words)

	Softline Pastel - Beyond Accounting
		Softline Pastel's range of accounting, payroll and value-added business software products are suitable for all types of small, medium and larger size businesses.
		Pastel has launched a fax 2 email product that allows you to receive faxes without ever owning a fax machine by using your existing e-mail and network to receive faxes over the internet.
		Rani Resorts is implementing Pastel Evolution across its resorts in Africa, enabling it to standardise its accounting and stock management software.
	www.pastel.co.za (282 words)

	Pastel UK Ltd
		Pastel's flexible account set-up allows you to configure parameters per customer - assign monthly or day based terms, multiple delivery addresses and user-defined fields.
		Pastel enables you to integrate your general ledger, customer and suppler data with Microsoft Office.
		Pastel Partner is available in a number of languages.
	www.pastel.co.uk /products/accounting.htm (689 words)

	Pastels - Blick Art Materials
		Historically, pastels can be traced back to the 16th century and have been used by many famous artists, but they became especially popular in the 19th century.
		Soft pastels contain less binder, which gives them their velvety texture or “bloom.” They contain more pigment, so the color is rich and can easily be blended or smudged with a finger or soft tool.
		Hard and soft pastels could be described as "chalky." Oil pastels might be described as having a "waxy" or crayon like consistency.
	www.dickblick.com /categories/pastels (759 words)

	Pastels - Pastel Colors - Pastel
		While pastel schemes freshened by white trim are perennially popular, they tend to be regarded as essentially feminine, a charming choice for bedrooms, bathrooms and dressing rooms, but perhaps not elsewhere.
		Pastel schemes are an excellent choice if you need to tie together a variety of textures and patterns, as well as colors.
		Pastels will lend a casual flair and friendly look to almost anything they touch, simply because they offer some of the characteristics of bright colors, without insisting on their full impact.
	www.behr.com /behrx/inspiration/emotional_3.jsp (410 words)

	Associated Pastelists On the Web -- About Pastels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pastels, made by machine, have pure pigments of color that are ground by milling machines into a very fine powder.
		Pastelists combine types of pastels, using soft ones for their brilliance of hue and semihard ones for drawing and detail.
		Pastels are frequently referred to as chalk because a filler, usually clay or white chalk, is added to the mixture of binder and pigment.
	www.artshow.com /apow/pastels.html (448 words)

	Pastel Painting - free Suite101.com course
		Pastel is a superior medium and different textures, papers and application techniques will be covered and enjoyed.
		Pastels are refreshing with a purity of colour.
		Pastels don't have to be, as the name implies, "pretty, pale and delicate" they can be bright and vibrant.
	www.suite101.com /course.cfm/18386/overview/313963 (504 words)

	Oil Pastel Painting - Tips & Techniques Using Oil Pastels
		While this softness means oil pastel is excellent for bold work and heavy impasto effects, artists who work in detail must turn to a variety of methods in an effort to overcome this characteristic.
		The finest details around the eyes and mouth, and highlights, are painted by picking up tiny amounts of oil pastel with the tip of a blender or the sharp edge of a white eraser and applying them this way, rather than using the oil pastel stick.
		One of the beauties of oil pastel is its versatility and ability to bind to a support, allowing you to paint on a variety of other surfaces such as wood, glass or canvas.
	www.petsinpastel.com /oilpastels.htm (1019 words)

	Oil pastel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Unlike "soft" or "French" pastel sticks, which are made with a gum or methyl cellulose binder, oil pastels consist of pigment mixed with a non-drying oil and wax binder.
		Since oil pastels are a relatively new invention, the effects of dust and light on oil pastel works is not yet known; inability to age gracefully would limit their value in galleries, so many are translated into a print form by lithography or its variant giclée.
		Because oil pastels never dry out completely, they need to be protected somehow, often by applying a special fixative to the painting or placing the painting in a sleeve and then inside a frame.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oil_pastel (1286 words)

	Pastel Portraits \| Leslie B. DeMille's Pastel Art and Pastel Paintings
		Do not confuse pastel with chalk, which is used on flboards, etc. Pastels are pure powdered color pigments that are mixed with just enough gum or resin to bind them together.
		The word pastel itself is derived from the created paste, which is then moulded into sticks by the manufacturer.
		Still, I am drawn to the feeling that pastel portraits seem to be suited to portraits of children and women, although I can achieve strong, vibrant portraits of men and women or showing again the wide versatility of pastel portraits.
	www.pastel-portrait-artist.com /pastel-portraits.html (335 words)

	Pastel Artists Canada (PAC) -- Homepage -- Welcome Soft Pastel Artists and Art Lovers - soft pastel, a fine art medium, ...
		Pastel Artists Canada (PAC) -- Homepage -- Welcome Soft Pastel Artists and Art Lovers - soft pastel, a fine art medium, pastel art, pastel artists, pastel, pastels, fine arts, fine art, art, medium, media
		Pastel Artists Canada (PAC) is an art society representing approximately 200 soft pastel artists.
		Member of the International Association of Pastel Societies.
	www.pastelartists.com (106 words)

	Pastel Primer
		Pastel artworks are created by stroking sticks of dry pigment across an abrasive ground designed for pastel, imbedding color in the "tooth" of the ground.
		The Pastel Society of America (PSA) was founded in New York in 1972 to promote and independently display pastel works of art as a unique and serious art medium.
		Pastel is an 'easy' medium for beginning artists who want to experiment with color, form, and composition.
	www.evenhusfineart.com /PastelPrimer.htm (575 words)

	Alibris: pastel
		The first book to focus the exclusively on the luminous watercolors and pastels of Arthur Dove (1880-1946), this volume explores the contributions of these mediums to the development of Dove's distinctive images of the American landscape.
		While the pastels and watercolors of his colleagues in the Stieglitz circle are well-known, Dove's forays into...
		Profusely illustrated with colour sketches and studies, this is an ideal introduction to using pastels, as five artists demonstrate the versatility of the medium, and offer guidance and inspiration along the way.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/subject/pastel (917 words)

	Pastel Albinos Explained !
		She was not the lightest Pastel we ever produced to be sure but her underlying color was top notch.
		Today “Jerry’s” Albino is the largest of the Pastel Albinos and has a heavy orange wash over all her ground color.
		She was bred by the Pastel Albino male again and with such a large number of babies many are just far better than the yearling Pastel Albino was at that age.
	www.theboaphile.com /pastelalbinodetails.html (1080 words)

	International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Dry Pastel
		A special thank you to the panel of pastel artists who take time to share their experiences and provide us with helpful advice.
		Pastel works of art generally require a minimum of 1/4" between the surface of the pastel and the glazing.
		It is wise to insert a spacer between the surface of the pastel and the mat for loose pastel particles to fall into.
	www.pastelinternational.com /faqs (1936 words)

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