QZ03: Pastels

Read pages 240-253 (you don’t have to read about oil pastels), and answer the following questions on Canvas using complete sentences.

  1. Why might you use soft pastels?
  2. Why might you use hard pastels?
  3. How can you safely remove excess dust from a pastel drawing?
  4. Why might you use artist grade pastels?
  5. Why might you keep your pastels in uncooked rice?
  6. What are some good tools for blending for beginners?
  7. Of all the methods for fixing a pastel drawing, which are you leaning towards and why?
  8. What is a Mahl stick and why might you use one?
  9. What is the difference between scumbling and feathering?
  10. What are 3 tips for blocking in base color?
  11. In what areas do you do the most extensive blending?