{"id":2132,"date":"2016-11-23T22:29:45","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T22:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terihoyer.com\/?page_id=2132"},"modified":"2016-11-23T22:54:44","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T22:54:44","slug":"about-the-pastel-medium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/terihoyer.com\/home\/about-the-pastel-medium","title":{"rendered":"About the pastel medium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What is soft pastel?<\/h2>\n

Technically, pastels are pure pigment with a binder formed into a round or square stick. The pigments are identical to what\u2019s used in oils and other artistic media. They are applied by hand to a \u201csupport\u201d \u2013 a rough, toothy surface that holds the pastel, often a sanded paper.<\/p>\n

Pastel has been used for centuries.\u00a0 Painting by such famous names as Degas and Manet are still vibrant. I\u2019ve been told that a pastel painting (properly executed) will last longer than a piece in oils. That\u2019s because there is no oil binder to deteriorate.<\/p>\n

Soft pastels come in thousands of colors. But the artist can \u201cmix\u201d colors by layering different strokes on the support. It\u2019s one way that pastel painting excites the eye.<\/p>\n

\"\"Is it really painting?<\/h2>\n

Of course, a pastel stick is dry and applied directly by hand. And many artists do draw with pastels. The difference between painting and drawing is a thin line (pun intended). In my work, I start most works with a wet pastel under-painting, accomplished by applying swaths of pastel and then using a brush with alcohol over the pigment. But many pastel artists who never use a brush call their work \u201cpaintings\u201d as they build form and value with strokes, as opposed to drawing lines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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