Took the time today to prepare swatches of pastel like I did of my watercolors. This doesn't serve as much of a purpose since opaque pastel lays down pretty much exactly as it looks from the stick, but they're pretty, at least.
I did my best to color-correct for how they appear in the real world. They're not quite as finicky as watercolor in that department.
Set 1:
The first set we have here are from Sennelier's 80 half-stick assortment. These are very good pastels for the money, IMO. I've read some complaints that a few colors are really hard, but from what I can tell, only a few colors seem noticeably harder than the others. Generally, these are soft, rich colored pastels and I've thoroughly enjoyed using them. (Not these of course. I haven't painted a single thing with these and I've had them for 5 months now. :D )
Set 2:
These are assorted pastels and pencils I've accumulated since the Fall of 2009. I'll note a few interesting things here.
The Yarka Russian Sauce crayons are very nice. The colors are all muted and subdued and the sticks feel quite similar to a Conte crayon. I haven't got the chance to try them out yet.
The rest are typical pastels I've collected based on my primary style of portraitrature, you'll notice a lot of earth colors. These also tend to be REALLY TOXIC in some brands, so watch yourself.
Of the brands, I believe Great American Artworks are my favorite. They have great names too. I just love that Atmosphere color.
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These charts are extremely useful, more so for the artist who uses them, but for outsiders as well. It is one thing to look at charts in the glossy catalog where they are especially made attractive to make you spend money, quite the other to see them in action, like in the color chart made on real paper and not photo enhanced.
ReplyDeleteAs I replied to you on my blog, perhaps you would want to combine all the useful info on pastels you wrote for me and add it here along with your charts. I am sure it would be useful for people who may read your blog.
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Ah, good suggestion. I think perhaps I'll do a few sample drawings/paintings with each category of materials along with the info, seems like it could be useful.
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