A pastel (US: /pæˈstɛl/) is an art medium in the form of a stick, consisting of powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are similar to those used to produce some other colored visual arts media, such as oil paints; the binder is of a neutral hue and low saturation. The color […]
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Letter Art
Create a folded letter and decorate it with what materials you have! It can be a note that you give to some one or a letter that you mail. The examples below will give you an idea of what is possible but if you can put it on paper it can work. Most important to […]
Trois Crayons
Trois crayons (French: [tʁwɑ kʁɛjɔ̃]; English: “three chalks”) is a drawing technique using three colors of chalk: red (sanguine), black, and white. The paper used may be a mid-tone such as grey, blue, or tan. Among numerous others, French painters Antoine Watteau and François Boucher drew studies of figures and drapery aux trois crayons. The technique was, most notably, pioneered and popularised by the Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens. […]