Pastels

Pastels can be used to achieve a wide range of effects.

Artist Gail Price demonstrates the variety of pastels, including soft, hard, iridescent, and pencil.

Use this video workshop to follow along with Deborah Secor as she shows how to get started with pastel the easy way.

Learn how to paint sunflowers, a Tuscan landscape, and a Venetian scene full of light and color!

Oil pastel is a clean, dust-free medium capable of producing rich and varied effects.

The Pastel Artist's Handbook is a practical and comprehensive guide to soft pastels and oil pastels, including techniques for drawing, shading, color mixing, and mixed media for beginners to advanced artists.

Create paintings of greater power by combining pastels with watercolors or acrylic texture mediums.

Discover how to create luminous landscapes using layers of soft pastel with renowned artist M.