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"An apple a day keeps the doctor away"
I'm taking a soft pastel
class
again.
I forgot what a forgiving medium
it
is!
Pastel crayons can be traced
back to Leonardo da Vinci.
Pastel crayons
can be soft, hard, or oil-based.
The first two of which are chalky, and the last
of which is “buttery” in texture.
The
techniques for using the two types of pastel
crayons differ fundamentally and express very
different things.
I use SOFT PASTEL.
Pastel crayons are
used for painting in pastel.
Soft pastel is composed of high quality pure
pigment grounded with a natural transparent
binder.
The various binders used include
china clay (kaolin), resins and other
substances.
The hardness or softness of
pastel crayons depends on the binder used,
that means there are pastel crayons in varying
degrees of hardness.
Copyright Olga van Dijk
2009©
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46 Comments
Piero Lucia 21 Jul 2013
You are good! This is a nice piece of art. :)Vernonette Gaddy 10 Oct 2010
Marvelous Still Life artistry.Kovács János 27 Oct 2009
Fresh! :)Jan van Baarle 07 Oct 2009
Great work!Anonymous Guest 07 Oct 2009
Beautiful work, Olga, great reflections!stephanie atlee 06 Oct 2009
Very pretty and soft colors...nice workSigridur Bachmann 06 Oct 2009
Truly magnificent artwork. Look so real ! I feel for a bite !Peter Rivron 06 Oct 2009
Very fine art indeed, I almost want to take a bite!Sara Deutsch 05 Oct 2009
Luminous apple!José Fortunato 05 Oct 2009
Great work! Thanks for your explanationRenata Cavanaugh 05 Oct 2009
Delicious...I love how you made it shinelillianhibiscus 04 Oct 2009
How fabulous Olga!Aqua1955 03 Oct 2009
Your a master in design and explanation.. thanksJoan Wulff 03 Oct 2009
Nice! Pastels are great to work with.Barry Huyett 02 Oct 2009
fine and good!Thom Roslan 02 Oct 2009
Reminds me of Mrs. Robbins "Graphic Arts" Class......circles, squares, pyramids.......circles, squares, pyramids, etc., etc., etc. You captured the "circle" very well indeed.....beautiful colors too !surekha rao 01 Oct 2009
This is beautiful work, Olga! Now I am interested in pastels after such exquisite works that I got to view!!! Love your work!!!David Holcombe 01 Oct 2009
What fun. Apples are always so full of "Adam and Eve" symbolism. Or sometimes they are just apples. The mixture of reds and greens is very fresh and inviting.Steve Farr 01 Oct 2009
Excellent, Olga!!~SAnna Marie Fritz 01 Oct 2009
A really beautiful pastel work, Olga!Laurel Talabere 01 Oct 2009
Very nice soft colors. You even got the reflection!! Well done!Patty Day 01 Oct 2009
Totally cool. Outstanding work of art!!Analua 01 Oct 2009
Excelent work Olga!craig moline 01 Oct 2009
Beautiful Olga.I like all the soft shades of color that you used to bring shape to your subject. Great work.Calvin McFarlane 01 Oct 2009
fine use of a wonderful medium and this gives the impression of a moment. well done.Caballero Salguero 01 Oct 2009
Stunning and rapid study. Precious Apple ,and your Office (Good hand) Wonderful. Olga. Hugs, JoséRobin Foss 01 Oct 2009
Very well done.Anonymous Guest 01 Oct 2009
OLGA as usual I enjoy your presentation and talent doingit in such way that one stays very interested and wants to know more..bless:=)already looking ff. to the next one. so wonderful work.joost 01 Oct 2009
Wonderful Olga.Loredana 30 Sep 2009
Wonderful Apple my friend :)Nira Dabush 30 Sep 2009
Splendid work dear, OLga... bravo, my friend.. indeed soft.Anonymous Guest 30 Sep 2009
Sum times we forget that beautiful simplicity is the way to go.Bev Chudey 30 Sep 2009
wonderful Olga as usual! I too like the soft pastelsAnnie Lemay 30 Sep 2009
Wonderful Olga, so talented !jamie winter 30 Sep 2009
very excellent~ wonderful tones. well captured and expressed.Olga~Ann Fawssett-Atkin 30 Sep 2009
Very very well done Olgaleny hendrickx 30 Sep 2009
CAN I HAVE A BITE ? GREATNelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 30 Sep 2009
looks delicious!!!!Tabitha Borges 30 Sep 2009
stunningPetra Wohlwerth 30 Sep 2009
Very good done.KC CHANG 30 Sep 2009
VERY BEAUTIFUL!Ai Shan 30 Sep 2009
Just beautiful!Maria Anna Machado 30 Sep 2009
BEAUTIFUL WORK.Sharon Gonzalez 30 Sep 2009
THIS LOOKS GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT, OLGA. BEAUTIFUL WORK.Anneke Hut 30 Sep 2009
Prachtige kleuren! Echt een appeltje om je tanden in te zetten! :)ruth sears 30 Sep 2009
wonderful shine on this,well done.