Going Green
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.
Soft Pastel Stories
Colourful Chronicles
Learn new techniques, hear artist's stories, and stay up to date on Soft Pastel News.
Unison Jim: AKA The Instagram Star
You may or may not have heard of our Unison Jim, but he is becoming a bit of a star on our Instagram page! Jim is one of our makers at Unison Colour and probably has the best job! I mean who doesn’t want to be mixing pigments and creating handmade Unison Colour pastels every…
Creating Memories
It is early days for my pastel art journey. I consider myself a complete novice when it comes to working with pastels, especially soft pastel, there´s so much to learn but I´m really looking forward to it.
Gail Sibley 36 Set Giveaway
This month we're giving away 3 of the BRAND NEW Gail Sibley 36 pastel sets.
Combating Cookie Cutter Conifers
No matter how I tried, my conifers always looked flat and uninspired, not unlike a green frosted sugar cookie.
Emma Colbert ‘Light Fur Masterclass’ Online Workshop
It's our pleasure to announce an upcoming online workshop with Associate Artist, and world-renowned Animal Portrait artist, Emma Colbert.
Paint Anything With This Box of Pastels
Find out about the latest new Artist Set from Gail Sibley!
Imagination-Building Exercise
Like any artist, I experience various states of creativity - both euphoria from good moments and satisfaction from my work, and disappointment and devastation from the fact that nothing works.
Emma Colbert Set Giveaway
This month we're giving away 5 pastel sets from the Emma Colbert range. There's 1 of each set to be won: Light & Shade 36, Animal 36, Animal 18, Animal 30 Half Stick and Animal 16 Half Stick sets. For your chance to win one of the fab sets created by Emma Colbert, click the…
Unison Colour Pastel Colours that Pop!
Each artist has their own colour palette and color preferences. Those who are familiar with my art style know that I do like incorporating bright vibrant colours into my artworks.
Finding Confidence
What does confidence mean to you? Confidence to me means not being afraid of failing or messing up. Personally, failure is not a term I use because anything that doesn't turn out the way we intended is something to reflect and learn from.
Taking an Online Soft Pastel Workshop
Like most of us, these last few months have meant lots of changes to the way I work. One of my unexpected confessions is that I am now a big fan of Online Art Teaching! Of course, I love the bustle of a traditional art class and you can’t beat a natter over lunch but…
