Best Student-Grade Soft Pastels for Beginners of All Ages
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- 01 Sep 2022
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Buttery and vibrant, soft pastels are a sheer delight to draw with. But these colorful sticks can be pricey. If you’re new to pastels and unsure where to start, uncertain if you’ll like the medium, or on a budget—or perhaps all of the above—try a student-grade product. These pastels are made with more filler and less-expensive pigments, tend to produce more dust, and are not as lightfast, but that doesn’t mean you can’t produce spectacular works with them. Note that unlike professional-grade pastels, these are sold in sets and aren’t available individually.
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Faber-Castell Goldfaber Studio Soft Pastel Sets
For a relatively low-cost set of pastels, Faber-Castell’s are formulated with an impressively small amount of filler and chalk. These sticks have strong pigmentation that is subtle rather than blatant, lay down smoothly, and blend effortlessly. The sticks are soft enough to build multiple layers through scumbling but have firm, 90-degree edges that can be used to make hard and fine marks. They’re also not annoyingly dusty. The Goldfaber line is available in assortments of 24, 48, and 72 hues, with each set offering a satisfying variety of color values. Read More...
