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  • Emma colbert giveaway 2021 og

    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

    15th September, 2021

  • Unison colour pastel colours that pop by natalia savostina feat

    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.

    Natalia Savostina

    3rd September, 2021

  • Finding confidence by julie swan feat

    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.

    Julie Ford

    27th August, 2021

  • Taking an online soft pastel workshop by nina squire feat

    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…

    Nina Squire

    20th August, 2021

  • Art in the pen 2021 og

    Art in the Pen 2021

    Unison Colour will be attending Art In The Pen this weekend - The North's leading art and craft event held at Skipton Auction Mart on Sat 14th and Sun 15th August.

    Unison Colour

    9th August, 2021

  • The plan is subject to change by tracey maras feat

    The Plan is Subject to Change

    I am a planner (and not ashamed to admit it).  While I may spend time sketching for fun, when beginning a new painting, I always have a plan.

    Tracey Maras

    6th August, 2021

  • A pink letter day by judy tate feat

    A Pink Letter Day!

    So, like many other artists, I do get some scam emails, purporting to be interested buyers from overseas. It is a common problem. These scams are very clever and we need to be very alert to the issue.

    Judy Tate

    16th July, 2021

  • Exclusive workshop with robert dutton and shop keep arty og

    Workshop: Yorkshire Dales in Pastels with Robert Dutton

    Unison Colour have joined up with Shop Keep Arty & are sponsoring a Live workshop with one of our Associate Artist’s Robert Dutton! Robert will be showing you how to create a pastel painting using various techniques during the 2-3 hour live session on the 21st July at 3.30pm (UK). Using the reference photo below,…

    Unison Colour

    14th July, 2021

  • Summer giveaway 2021 og

    Summer Giveaway

    This month we're giving away 15 boxes of pastels in a free prize draw - 5 x 18 sets and 10 x 8 sets. For your chance to win one of the sets from our Starter, Landscape and Portrait range, click the link below.  Terms and Conditions are at the end of this email. ENTRIES…

    Unison Colour

    14th July, 2021

  • Sketch pads pause buttons and pastel dust by stuart walton feat

    Sketch pads, Pause Buttons & Pastel Dust

    How many times however do we see something and regret that we didn’t bring paper and pencil with us. Not all of us can be like Toulouse Lautrec who could doodle on the menu card at the Folies Bergere.

    Stuart Walton

    9th July, 2021

Colour Chart Guidance

We believe the colours in our web based colour chart are a faithful representation of our pastel range. But with any colours portrayed on the internet, there’s a whole heap of variables which mean that what you see, may not be what we see. That said, there’s some things that can be done to mitigate some of the variance.

Mobile phone and tablet screens tend to be pretty good for colour, so they’re always worth using, when viewing our colour chart.

We hate to say it, but cheaper computer displays, including laptops, can be rather hit and miss, in both colour and contrast, so they might not reveal the depth of the colour, as well as the true tone.

If you’re really keen on getting your computer up to speed on colour representation, you can use a calibration device to reach your display's fullest potential.

With all that said, if you think we’re way off the mark with any of the colours then, by all means let us know, and we’ll give it another shot.