The medium of oil pastel empowers artists to create stunning and vivid art using a range of techniques. However, the choice of paper is crucial in achieving the best results. This article will assist ...

Pastel is a paradoxical medium. It is the most fragile of materials—essentially dust rubbed on a surface (usually paper). It is easily disturbed and impossible to fix without altering its character.

When the French artist Maurice-Quentin de La Tour exhibited his monumental portrait of the magistrate and banking heir Gabriel Bernard de Rieux at the Paris Salon of 1741, he clearly intended the ...