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Pastels (Pastel Chalks):Pastels are the most common pastels available on the market. This variety of pastel is made almost entirely from pure pigment. Soft pastels or pastel chalks have the least amount of binder in them in order to hold the stick together and to transfer the color onto the work surface.
The consistency and feel of Pastels vary greatly from very dry and hard, to soft and creamy. Many pastel artists have a variety of pastels in their pastel art supplies. The reason being that harder pastels are best suited for creating the underpainted, initial layers of a pastel painting. The pastels with a softer consistency are best for layering on the top because they adhere to almost any surface.
Pastel chalks come in two major shapes, full sticks and half sticks. Half sticks are shorter and fatter and full sticks are generally longer and thinner. Some pastels even come in square sticks for artists who like having the edges to create fine detail.
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