Introduction To Soft Pastels
Beginners Soft Pastel Tips from Rebecca de Mendonça. If you’re new to soft pastels or have always wanted to try, this free PDF guide will help you Get Started.
This colourful guide covers all the basics, including what surface to work on, how to set up your workspace and how to clean and look after your pastels.
Rebecca then shows you how versatile soft pastels can be, helping you to master various techniques like Smudging, Hatching and Twisting.
Artist Set
'This set is designed for those wanting to steer their work out of the monochrome and into colour. It will help you see more values in your highlights, midtones and shadows. Combined with your existing collection this set will ensure you have the right shades and tints for every lighting.'​
Blendable
Because we use the best ingredients, our pastels have superior blending capabilities, used wet, or dry.
Soft and Smooth
With careful use of binder, our pastels are often described as 'smooth as butter', and need no encouragement to leave their mark.
Highly Pigmented​
We use a high percentage of traditional pigments for the deepest colouration.
Lightfast
Colour that stands the test of time.
Handmade
Made, labelled and packed completely by hand. No extrusion.
Colourful Chronicles
For the Love of Colour
I have been fascinated by colour for as long as I can remember. Beautiful colours, vibrant ones or soothing are surprising and fun.
An Artist’s Experience: 5 Day Pastel Challenge with Nina Squire, by Sara Lawrence
Home schooling is tough, so having an opportunity to take my 16 year-old daughter away from her screen to do something creative wasn’t a hard sell!
An Artist’s Experience: 5 Day Pastel Challenge with Nina Squire, by Susan Brooke
It’s fair to say that my artistic endeavours have been in a state of deep hibernation for more than a year so when my friend suggested doing this challenge with her, I thought maybe this is what I need.
An Artist’s Experience: 5 Day Pastel Challenge with Nina Squire, by Mary Waterfall
I am so glad I did this challenge, and I would urge anyone, however nervous to sign up to any future ones, I certainly will.