PASTELS

What Pastels Should I Use?

It can be downright overwhelming to know what pastels to buy with all the materials on the market. I’ve created this video to share more detailed information regarding the pastels that I recommend.

 
PASTEL GUIDE

PICARD LANDSCAPE SET BY TERRY LUDWIG PASTELS

Set of 30 Landscape Colors

The Picard Landscape Set is a beautiful collection of 30 soft pastels organized by hue and value to give you a diverse selection of greens, blues, violets, reds, and yellows to enhance your landscape and floral paintings with expressive color.

PICARD PASTEL SETS

PORTRAITĀ SETSĀ FOR BEGINNERS

Download the listĀ with recommendations below.

PORTRAIT SETS FOR BEGINNERS

How to Sharpen your NuPastels

It can be very helpful to use a hard pastel sharpened to a point for greater control. In this video, I'll show you how I sharpen my NuPastels using a single-edge razor blade.

 

Dakota Pastels has created very helpful Comparison Chart for the major soft pastel brands on the market:

Dakota Pastels Softness Comparison Chart

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