Whether you’ve never held a pastel or haven’t drawn since grade school, we all know that finding the right subject can be one of the hardest steps in starting your painting. Do you draw your own image ...

Pastels are sticks of colour that can be either soft and chalky, or oil based. Soft pastels or chalk pastels are made with a coloured chalk or pigment. Soft pastels allow you to blend and mix the ...

As someone who's been drawing since I could hold a crayon, I've been through my fair share of graphite pencils, sketchbooks, and paint sets. I've tried dozens of different brands over the years, and ...

Pastel is a paradoxical medium. It is the most fragile of materials—essentially dust rubbed on a surface (usually paper). It is easily disturbed and impossible to fix without altering its character.

French impressionist Edgar Degas’s Danseuse rose and Femme sortant du bain, representing the artist’s two favorite themes, dancers at rest and women bathing, will be offered at Christie’s 20th and ...

Many people may think of pastels as a medium for kids in art class. But at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the "Touch of Color" exhibition celebrates the history of pastel from the ...