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Demystifying Art: Soft Pastels
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Demystifying Art:
Soft Pastels
Soft pastels were first produced in the 15th century, and were mentioned by Leonardo da Vinci, but they became popular for portrait painting in the 18th century. They can be used for any subject and my friend Martina Diez-Routh @the_ski_guru on Instagram produces some stunning mountain-scape pastel paintings!
Soft pastel sticks, pencils and pans are dry mediums made from pigments and a gum binder, with colour gradations from dark to light achieved by adding varying amounts of white chalk. From this was derived the description "pastel colours" for light shades.
When quality materials are used, it's the medium potentially using the highest pigment concentration of all and so it allows very saturated colours.
Pastels are mixed and blended on the surface of the picture, and need "tooth" on the surface used to hold the pigment in place. So specialist abrasive surfaces and laid or velour papers are often used. And this technique means errors in this medium can be hard to resolve. Pastel pieces need framing with a mount that holds the work away from the glazing, to avoid smudging and preserve the piece's integrity.
When the full area of a pastel picture is covered the work is called a "pastel painting" and, when not, a "sketch" or "drawing".
Despite my youthful curiosity, the piece commissioned by my parents (shown behind me in the video) has survived 5 decades of being hung, and various house moves, without the delicate pastel dust dropping out of it's supporting tooth. So despite their delicate nature, pastels make enduring artworks!
Enjoy!
Sam aka LymphomaLass xx
Soft Pastels
Soft pastels were first produced in the 15th century, and were mentioned by Leonardo da Vinci, but they became popular for portrait painting in the 18th century. They can be used for any subject and my friend Martina Diez-Routh @the_ski_guru on Instagram produces some stunning mountain-scape pastel paintings!
Soft pastel sticks, pencils and pans are dry mediums made from pigments and a gum binder, with colour gradations from dark to light achieved by adding varying amounts of white chalk. From this was derived the description "pastel colours" for light shades.
When quality materials are used, it's the medium potentially using the highest pigment concentration of all and so it allows very saturated colours.
Pastels are mixed and blended on the surface of the picture, and need "tooth" on the surface used to hold the pigment in place. So specialist abrasive surfaces and laid or velour papers are often used. And this technique means errors in this medium can be hard to resolve. Pastel pieces need framing with a mount that holds the work away from the glazing, to avoid smudging and preserve the piece's integrity.
When the full area of a pastel picture is covered the work is called a "pastel painting" and, when not, a "sketch" or "drawing".
Despite my youthful curiosity, the piece commissioned by my parents (shown behind me in the video) has survived 5 decades of being hung, and various house moves, without the delicate pastel dust dropping out of it's supporting tooth. So despite their delicate nature, pastels make enduring artworks!
Enjoy!
Sam aka LymphomaLass xx
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