Pastel art: it’s a medium, not an aesthetic

A pastel is typically in the form of a stick, consisting of pure powdered pigment and a binder to hold it all together. The pigments used in pastels are the same as those used to produce other art mediums, including oil paints, so they’re not much different. The colour effect of pastels is closer to the natural dry pigments than any other medium, which sometimes gets you that soft colour everyone raves about.

Pastels are widely loved because of their strong pigmentation, and thus, their ability to be the only medium needed. You only need a piece of paper and a pastel and you are off creating pastel art ─ no other materials needed.