Soft Pastels & Pastel Pencils Articles

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Starting Out With Soft Pastels

Have you always wanted to give the Soft Pastels a go but unsure what you will need to start out, this helpful article offers you lots of information.

 Unison Pastels

Why are these Pastels so popular with many Pastellists? Find out in this article that gives background information on the family run company in Northumberland, UK

Faber Castell Pitt Pastel Pencils

Looking for information on the Faber Castell PITT pastel pencils, find out about their abilities &  lightfast qualities suited to all pastel Artists, particularly Pet portrait Artists.

Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencils

The CarbOthello pastel pencils offer 60 vibrant colours and would make a great addition to the colour palette of any Pastellist. Find out more about this range.

Derwent Pastel pencils

NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE - TO FOLLOW

Faber Castell Polychromos Pastels

NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE - TO FOLLOW

Prismacolor Nu Pastels

AVAILABLE IN THE SUMMER 2020 NEWSLETTER

Papers & Canvas boards for Pastels

Clairfontaine Pastelmat review

How does this paper work with various mediums, take a look at this article to see. A universal paper suitable for many Artists.
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Ampersand Pastelbord

Are you a Pastel Artist looking for a top quality, rigid board for your Pastel work? The Ampersand Pastelbord might pique your interest.

Art Spectrum Colourfix

An article offering information and a personal review by Karen on the textured paper known as Colourfix by Art Spectrum.

Canson Mi-tientes 'Touch'

A highly innovative and unique surface - this versatile, finely textured paper is perfect for pastel, charcoal, pencil, & acrylic artists and suitable for both dry and wet media techniques.

UArt Dark Sanded Paper

The latest UArt Dark Sanded paper us ideal for Soft Pastels. Here I review Coloured pencils on this paper however Pastel pencils are more suited.

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Accessories for Pastel artists

Ghiant Transfer Spray

The perfect way to transfer outlines with less mess and wastage than carbon sheets. A popular product among artists. Find out how it compares.

Pencil Storage Chest

If you have a collection of Pastel pencils but cannot find a suitable storage unit, this may be the answer. Holds upto 250 pencils.

Sharpeners

This article gives information about different pencil sharpeners and how they can play a huge part in your Art techniques too.

Why not try one of our Soft Pastel Tutorials

If you are completely new to Soft Pastels and would like to try one of our tutorials on where to begin, why not try the 'Pastel Skies' tutorial which shows you how to layer and blend Soft Pastels for best effect - the Step by Step tutorial which was created with Unison Pastels, includes a colour chart so you can work with your own Soft Pastel range. 

FOR BEGINNERS...

Pastel Skies - Application & Blending Exercise - Soft Pastel Tutorial
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FOR INTERMEDIATES...

Autumn Leaf
​Layering & Blending on Pastelmat - Soft Pastel Tutorial
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FOR BEGINNERS - INTERMEDIATES...

Swallow - Loose application and finer detail - 2 part  soft pastel Tutorial
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MORE SOFT PASTEL TUTORIALS WILL FOLLOW
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