Delve into our vast collection of guest blogs and read about the intriguing methods that artists apply while using Unison Colour pastels.
I’m relatively new to pastels (I normally paint in oil). I wasn’t sure about signing up for this challenge, mainly because I didn’t know the
For most of my life I assumed art was not for me, obviously I tried it at school, but I was never that good.
Following the recent success of our 5 Day Pastel Challenge with Rebecca De Mendonca, I thought our Unison Colour fans might like to understand what goes on behind the scenes of the 5-day challenges.
Colour is, and should, be a life-long pursuit for any artist. Its use, makes, or breaks, any artwork. Very often less is more, and colour could often be amplified by its absence.
Working on this image for so many hours made me realise what an amazing master Renoir was.
At The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre, Northumberland National Park with Unison Colour Ltd. On 8th December the ‘Inspired by Our Land’ Exhibition opens at
I had been dreaming of this set since I first tried a Unison pastel, 4 years ago.
It is so easy to get into the habit of painting from 2D reference particularly when the weather isn’t good and forget that looking at the world in 3D is essential.
This month we thought we could help some pastel artists prepare their palettes for some beautiful nightscapes, and 10 lucky winners will each win one of our Midnight 8 sets.
It’s once again with great pleasure that we welcome you to our 6th 5 Day Pastel Challenge, to be held from 22nd – 26th November.
Pastel is not a medium that you often think about mixing colour or limiting your palette. I have even heard it said, “You cannot mix colour with pastel.” I beg to differ.
I spend a lot of time thinking about how greens are seen, or not seen, how they can be captured and are so impossibly hard to capture.
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