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Different Types of Pastels
Soft pastel:
Can be purchased individually or in sets of different colour assortments.
Crumbles easily
Often used over and on top the hard pastels to give a more rich, intense and full colour to the painting
Are easier to spread and blend, and can be re-worked and layered easily.
Contains more pigments (and less binder) then hard pastels, which makes the colour rich and vivid.
Hard pastels:
Have usually a square shape.
Gives a more linear appearance to a stroke.
Often used for under-painting or under-sketching.
Have more binder then soft pastels and are therefore more durable.
Can be used to create sharp and linear details.
Can be sharpened or shaped to achieve more precise effects.
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