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Polychromos Artist Pastels
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Polychromos artist pastel crayons contain a high proportion of pigment and no wax or other lubricant; they can therefore be rubbed or wiped to give fine transitions of colour. These crayons are somewhat harder than soft pastels, so are suitable for sketching as well as colouring. The square cross-section allows one to draw fine detail or colour extended areas with equal ease, drawings can be rubbed with a finger or paper tortillon. Polychromos artist pastels are distinguished by their stable consistency; they are economical in use and adhere extremely well to paper, card, wood, and even stone. Fixing can be reduced to a minimum, so that drawings made with these pastels retain their brilliance. Polychromos artist pastels can be grated with sandpaper to produce a fine powder that can then be mixed with oil, synthetic resin, or an acrylic base to form paint. A drawing can be worked over with a brush dipped in salad oil, a useful technique for colouring paper or creating a background for a drawing.
The lightfastness (resistance to fading) of these crayons is unsurpassed. It is marked on each crayon by one, two or three stars.
*** Maximum fade resistance (100+ years) or 7, 8 Blue Wool Scale
** Very good fade resistance (25+ years) or 5, 6 Blue Wool Scale
* Good fade resistance (5+ years) or 3, 4 Blue Wool Scale
Only the best quality artist pigments are used for each of the 120 brilliant colours and 96 Polychromos pastels carry the highest 3 star lightfast rating.
Drawings made with them resist water and do not smudge. The soft leads glide smoothly over the paper, without scratching or smearing. Polychromos colour pencils are glued over the full length of the wood casing by the Secural bonding process (SV) to protect them from breaking and to ensure easy sharpening.
HINTS AND TIPS
Basic Techniques - We recommend drawing with the edge of the crayon. Then you get lines of defined and more even width, and the colour also adheres better to the surface.
Different intensities - You can control the amount of colour by adjusting the pressure. That gives a wide range of artistic expression from delicate lines to impulsive strokes.
Mixing colours - You can obtain intermediate tones by applying one colour on top of another. The individual strokes merge slightly.
Sandpaper - Use the sandpaper to grate particles onto the paper. If you spray the surface with fixative immediately beforehand, the pigment adheres to it. A variation of this technique is to work the particles into still-wet acrylic, as shown here.
Colour transitions - Neighbouring areas can be wiped with a finger so that they merge into a delicate transition of colour.
Using a paintbrush - By means of a bristle brush dipped in vegetable or mineral oil, you can dissolve and merge Polychromos pastels to give the effect of a painting. This is an excellent way to create coloured paper or a background for a drawing.
Corrections - On smooth firm types of paper the colour can be completely removed with a vinyl eraser. You can lighten areas of colour by dabbing with a kneaded art eraser.
Fixing - The softer the pastels, the more you need to fix a finished drawing to prevent smudging. But this inevitably affects the brilliance of the colours. Polychromos pastels are relatively hard and adhere well to the surface of the paper. You can therefore use a minimum of spray to fix them.