Creativity for all ages: beautiful pictures with Pastel make

Pastel painting allows you to combine techniques of painting and drawing. The pigments are applied to canvas, cardboard or paper. Since the adhesion to the substrate is relatively weak, you must handle the finished pastel carefully. You can apply the colors in different layers and blur with a brush or your finger. Create mixed color strokes or delicate transitions between different shades. The painting surface should be as rough as possible in order to optimize the adhesion. In the specialized trade you will find special substrates, such as paper with a velor surface. Pay attention to the color of the painting surface: The effect of the image is influenced by the color of the paper. When the artwork is completed, treat the pastel with a fixative to ensure adhesion and durability. Glazing protects the picture to an even greater extent.

How do I choose the right product?

Faber-Castell’s „Creative Studio Soft Pastel Chalks“ are delivered in attractive packaging, making them ideal as a gift. If you are planning to please a dear person at Christmas, a birthday, or as a little treat, then this is especially important. The packaging not only fulfills optical tasks. It serves as a repository and should therefore be stable if possible. If you would like to take the painting utensils with you when traveling or to school, this property is crucial. The „Creative Studio Softpastellkreiden“ are delivered in a practical cardboard box, which is also on the road an advantage. The quality of the chalks is another crucial factor. If the colors are easy to rub and mix, then the creative possibilities increase. The more colors in the set, the more you can express with your pictures. Faber-Castell, Jaxell and many other manufacturers offer extensive packages, such as a 24 or 48 case. The chalks can be square or round in shape. You should always be comfortable in your hand, so that you can work optimally. A small band around the chalk keeps the fingers clean and no unwanted color mixing takes place.

Beginner set and professional chalks

„KOH-I-NOOR TOISON D’OR 8592“ is a set of 12 soft pastels in different shades of gray. This product is suitable for experienced pastel painters or ambitious and gifted artists. By the similarity of the shades delicate transitions are created and particularly striking works of art can be created. The pastel painting is practiced by people of all ages. For this reason, the offer includes both pastel crayons for adults and children. The length and diameter of the chalks are mostly reduced for young children. The variety of colors is great, because the fun is in the foreground and the children should be able to paint all the objects that they would like to reproduce. Experienced artists often specialize in certain color directions or reductions. Whether black and white pictures or a work of art in shades of gray – Pastel painting offers many possibilities of expression.