Definition of pastel in English:

pastel

noun ˈpast(ə)lpæˈstɛl

1A crayon made of powdered pigments bound with gum or resin.
future issues will demonstrate work with pastels and marker pens
as modifier a pastel drawing
Example sentencesExamples
- I think the hardest utensil to draw with is oil pastels and crayons because they don't have a point like pencils and pens.
- DuBack's diverse repertoire of materials includes hand-colored paper collage, silkscreen, charcoal, pastel and watercolor.
- Born in Toronto, Canada, this full-time painter and a graduate of Ontario College of Art works in a variety of media, including oils, watercolor, charcoal and pastels.
- Using gouache, acrylic, pastel, crayon and collaged paper, Judy's work is concerned with her direct response to light on landscape.
- It consisted of almost two dozen oils - some small, some grand - rounded out by approximately three dozen drawings in pencil, ink, chalk, crayon or pastels.
- Grab up those pastels, crayons and colored pencils - it's happy times in the art room.
- Others brought him pastels and charcoal pencils.
- Blanding also paints landscapes and portraits in oil, acrylic, pastels and watercolor.
- The technique, which he said he invented, is based on the process of statically applying ground pigment and chalk pastel to several underpaintings.
- He used materials such as soft pastels, oil pastels, watercolor pencils and India ink, among others.
- In the oracle's back room, a long table was covered with butcher paper, on which pastels and watercolors were set out.
- Except for this short period, he always worked in gouache on drawing paper, sometimes accompanying this with pencil, pastel or ball-point pen.
- True to a kids' art forms, I use pastels, pencil crayons and the great unsung medium of Jiffy markers.
- Barney's art has a kind of rococo artificiality - he loves powders and pastels - that's theatrical rather than false.
- ‘You can make colored pencils look like airbrushing, pastels, oils and watercolors,’ said Curnow.
- The art teacher came up to the lounge with a huge box of colored pencils, markers, crayons and oil pastels.
- With the proper tools - paper, crayons, pastels, colored pencils, markers, pen and ink - we can all celebrate and explore our creativity.
- She avails herself of acrylics, charcoal, copper, oil pastel, powdered pigment, flashe and graphite in applications too unmannered to be called autographic.
- Even Millet's use of pastels on tan paper or black conté crayon and pastel on paper changed the essence of the subject and his message.
- She had used different types of painting materials such as watercolours, crayons and pastels for every sketch.
1. 1.1 A work of art created with pastels.
  a pastel entitled ‘Girl braiding her hair’
  Example sentencesExamples
  Work includes pastels by a mad woman from Taree, photographs by someone who really shouldn't be seen in the nude, and a guy who is so past his prime it's just embarrassing.
  When both women decided to hold the fundraiser they contacted individuals and groups from all over Ireland to donate paintings and received over 80 beautiful pieces in water colours, oils and pastels.
  It is striking that many of the paintings and pastels of rehearsals on stage emphasize the great, empty stage as much as the performers.
  His reputation rests above all, however, on the delicate, haunting pastels that are his masterpieces.
  The only indefinite features in Degas's paintings and multi-hatched pastels are the gauzy skirts of his ballerinas.
  When Degas had passed away, he left more than 2000 oil paintings and pastels and 150 sculptures.
  Do I want an acquarelle or a pastel or photographs?
  On June 15 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London, his original pastels will be auctioned, with some proceeds going towards children's charities.
  As well as large-scale oil paintings, there will be a selection of his delicate watercolours, pastels and etchings.
  Prices range from £40 to £750 for Greenwood's soft pastels.
  The success of Jacquette's pastels, with their delicate, nuanced responsiveness, results partly from their directness and quick execution.
  His pastels reflect hours of layering colour over colour and read with the intimacy of a book; they are sensual pieces as compared to his more temporal watercolours.
  The Kentucky Derby poster is a pastel rendering depicting a rich Derby day paddock scene with the twin spires in the background.
  The whole game took about an hour to play, and was all painstakingly illustrated in the Potter style - all pastels and anthropomorphic woodland creatures, which is fine if you like that sort of thing.
  The show includes more than 100 pieces, including pastels, drawings, etchings and several oils by Whistler and his artist-friends.
  The book is beautifully illustrated with paintings and pastels by the author who is a master pastelist.
  During the turbulent year of 1928, he created just four pastels of the park.
  He has kept a large number of his paintings and pastels with him, the best of them on the walls of his home - presences manifesting the life of feeling at many periods in his history, and mementoes of a life dedicated to art.
  Hoping to continue his relationship with the Coast Guard, he learned about COGAP on the Coast Guard's Web site, and submitted an original pastel from his book.
  She arranged the room to resemble a Venetian antechamber, or private salon, and it contains many Venetian objects as well as paintings and pastels by James McNeil Whistler.
  Having explored many different mediums including photography, oil painting and charcoal drawing, Andrya has returned to the softer look of pastels for this exhibition.
2A soft and delicate shade of a colour.
the subtlest of pastels and creams
Example sentencesExamples
- For girls, there's lots of pretty pastels and embroidery details on dresses, cardis and jeans.
- Of the 25 paintings exhibited, most use delicate colors such as pastels, soft browns and soft greens.
- From pastels to bold shades of the rainbow, color came back with a vengeance at the Oscars, Hollywood's ultimate black-tie and often black dress affair.
- As far as the colours are concerned, it is going to be a varied one from ‘soft pastels to bright Indian hues and rich jewel tones’.
- The colors are pastel, the visuals are soft, and the characters are cute.
- Meg stood out among the pastels and light colors that the other girls were wearing with her black baggy pants, homemade fishnet shirt that revealed her ivory arms and the black tank top that covered what was not meant to be seen.
- Colours are clearer and fresher with brighter tones turning to pastels, making them softer and easier to live with.
- Odd pots in dark corners apart, I'd suggest leaving the strong shades to nature and opting for softer pastels that will complement your plants
- First and foremost, aim to colour your walls in lighter shades such as whites, creams and pastels, thereby avoiding the darker colours that dramatically reduce the sense of space inside a small room.
- Builders citinge shades of soft pastels and muted earth tones as emerging favorites.
- Anjana has used linen, georgette, crisp cottons, and various non-crushable fabrics in whites, hunted colours, and pastels.
- Light yellow varieties, many shades of pink and delicate pastels need full sun to bring out the colorings.
- Available in primary colours or pastels, wipe containers can be used with the flip-up lid left on or removed to make a see-through bin.
- To reflect this, and to evoke a sun-drenched atmosphere, a colour scheme of Mediterranean blues and soft pastels, with the occasional injection of Bordeaux wine tones has been used.
- One can choose from an array of bed or cushion covers available in cotton or silk satins in floral motifs in pastels.
- You can spend your day meandering through the maze-like cobbled paths that are lined with picturesque Venetian-style houses painted in rainbow pastels.
- Monochrome colour schemes were a strong fashion trend this year but pink is still a clear favourite, from the softest pastels to bolder coral and lipstick shades.
- The colours are dominated by delicate pastels and powdery shades of white, sand, cream and beige.
- Soft off-white colours and pastels, chubby pillows and billowing curtains take the edge off a late night nursing or a restless bout of colic.
- In soft pastels, the short and sexy dresses showing asymmetrical hemlines are unfinished with lace and ribbon, exuding the feel of a Parisian boudoir.

adjective ˈpast(ə)lpæˈstɛl

Of a soft and delicate shade of colour.
pastel blue curtains
Example sentencesExamples
- The mirror seemed so show her a wet girl with a pastel pink hair and green eye staring at her reflection as she was soaked to the bone.
- The whole church was decorated with pastel shades of blue and huge white flowers.
- The lighter, pastel shades are of a higher vibration - softer, more gentle and uplifting.
- He specialises in watercolours - finely-observed landscapes and street scenes in soft, pastel colours.
- Summer brights include red, various shades of pink, sunshine yellows and lots of pastel shades and candy colours.
- Talia's room, when we reach it and I actually take the time to observe it, is decorated in varying shades of pastel blue, more or less coordinating the curtains and the bed sheets.
- I've seen one painted in stripes of palest pastel rainbow colours, which looked wonderful under the dappled shade of a tree at the bottom of the garden.
- She had long pastel blue hair; pale crème colored skin, and icy blue eyes that had no pupils.
- Key colours include pastel pinks, baby blues, soft yellow, crisp whites and flashes of poppy red.
- The sea and sky were two different pastel shades of blue, the breeze was just strong enough to roll away the heat, and Mt. Rangitoto looked like an assured and benevolent giant.
- ‘Just a gift,’ he said, shyly, as she unwrapped the handkerchief, revealing a few satin ribbons in pastel shades of blue and pink.
- Outlining the trends of this season, Manu says long and short jacket in pastel shades with light embroidery are in vogue with bright electric ones for the flamboyant.
- A fondant coating has an attractive, soft gleam and takes colours as pastel shades.
- While the fish are vivid and flamboyant, the corals are soft pastel shades: ivory and primrose, lavender and peach.
- We next visited the island of Burano, where picture postcard houses line the canals in contrasting shades of pastel colours.
- Designed for summer, the colour palette includes pastel shades like sunny yellows, soothing pinks, lime greens, creams and beige.
- At the demonstration councillors agreed in principle on a white light to enhance the columns outside the arches and a slightly contrasting colour, possibly pastel blue or lavender, for inside the arch.
- The decor is cool and minimalist - sophisticated pastel shades, pale wood floors, interesting contemporary artwork on the walls.
- Her skin was the colour of the morning sky, that light pastel blue.
- If the lamps add the glow to your home, the delicately woven throw rugs from Europe, in pastel colours and soft texture, promise to add more warmth by the hearth.
Synonyms
pale, soft, delicate, light, light-coloured, light-toned, muted, subtle, subdued, faint, soft-hued, low-key, understated

Derivatives

pastellist

noun

As Clarke says: ‘Degas is simply one of the great pastelists.’
Example sentencesExamples
- By the first decade of the twentieth century, the club appears to have established itself as the premier venue for exhibiting the works of the most progressive and talented watercolorists and pastelists of the era.
- The pastellist Quentin de La Tour picked up the same motif in his 1755 portrait of her.
- There is an early Irish link with the pastellist, who went to South Carolina from Dublin in 1708.
- These methods include an encaustic technique and a secret for fixing pastel invented by the pastelist Loriot.
- She was the pupil first of her father, a pastellist specializing in portraiture, and then of Doyen, but also benefited from the advice of family friends.
- The book is beautifully illustrated with paintings and pastels by the author who is a master pastelist.

Origin

Mid 17th century: via French from Italian pastello, diminutive of pasta 'paste'.

Definition of pastel in US English:

pastel

nounpæˈstɛlpaˈstel

1A crayon made of powdered pigments bound with gum or resin.
Example sentencesExamples
- Grab up those pastels, crayons and colored pencils - it's happy times in the art room.
- Born in Toronto, Canada, this full-time painter and a graduate of Ontario College of Art works in a variety of media, including oils, watercolor, charcoal and pastels.
- Blanding also paints landscapes and portraits in oil, acrylic, pastels and watercolor.
- The technique, which he said he invented, is based on the process of statically applying ground pigment and chalk pastel to several underpaintings.
- She had used different types of painting materials such as watercolours, crayons and pastels for every sketch.
- ‘You can make colored pencils look like airbrushing, pastels, oils and watercolors,’ said Curnow.
- Using gouache, acrylic, pastel, crayon and collaged paper, Judy's work is concerned with her direct response to light on landscape.
- DuBack's diverse repertoire of materials includes hand-colored paper collage, silkscreen, charcoal, pastel and watercolor.
- I think the hardest utensil to draw with is oil pastels and crayons because they don't have a point like pencils and pens.
- With the proper tools - paper, crayons, pastels, colored pencils, markers, pen and ink - we can all celebrate and explore our creativity.
- The art teacher came up to the lounge with a huge box of colored pencils, markers, crayons and oil pastels.
- Except for this short period, he always worked in gouache on drawing paper, sometimes accompanying this with pencil, pastel or ball-point pen.
- It consisted of almost two dozen oils - some small, some grand - rounded out by approximately three dozen drawings in pencil, ink, chalk, crayon or pastels.
- True to a kids' art forms, I use pastels, pencil crayons and the great unsung medium of Jiffy markers.
- In the oracle's back room, a long table was covered with butcher paper, on which pastels and watercolors were set out.
- He used materials such as soft pastels, oil pastels, watercolor pencils and India ink, among others.
- Others brought him pastels and charcoal pencils.
- Barney's art has a kind of rococo artificiality - he loves powders and pastels - that's theatrical rather than false.
- Even Millet's use of pastels on tan paper or black conté crayon and pastel on paper changed the essence of the subject and his message.
- She avails herself of acrylics, charcoal, copper, oil pastel, powdered pigment, flashe and graphite in applications too unmannered to be called autographic.
1. 1.1 A work of art created using pastels.
  a pastel entitled “Girl Braiding Her Hair.”
  Example sentencesExamples
  On June 15 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London, his original pastels will be auctioned, with some proceeds going towards children's charities.
  The show includes more than 100 pieces, including pastels, drawings, etchings and several oils by Whistler and his artist-friends.
  Work includes pastels by a mad woman from Taree, photographs by someone who really shouldn't be seen in the nude, and a guy who is so past his prime it's just embarrassing.
  When both women decided to hold the fundraiser they contacted individuals and groups from all over Ireland to donate paintings and received over 80 beautiful pieces in water colours, oils and pastels.
  His reputation rests above all, however, on the delicate, haunting pastels that are his masterpieces.
  The success of Jacquette's pastels, with their delicate, nuanced responsiveness, results partly from their directness and quick execution.
  The book is beautifully illustrated with paintings and pastels by the author who is a master pastelist.
  Hoping to continue his relationship with the Coast Guard, he learned about COGAP on the Coast Guard's Web site, and submitted an original pastel from his book.
  The only indefinite features in Degas's paintings and multi-hatched pastels are the gauzy skirts of his ballerinas.
  His pastels reflect hours of layering colour over colour and read with the intimacy of a book; they are sensual pieces as compared to his more temporal watercolours.
  The Kentucky Derby poster is a pastel rendering depicting a rich Derby day paddock scene with the twin spires in the background.
  When Degas had passed away, he left more than 2000 oil paintings and pastels and 150 sculptures.
  It is striking that many of the paintings and pastels of rehearsals on stage emphasize the great, empty stage as much as the performers.
  The whole game took about an hour to play, and was all painstakingly illustrated in the Potter style - all pastels and anthropomorphic woodland creatures, which is fine if you like that sort of thing.
  Prices range from £40 to £750 for Greenwood's soft pastels.
  As well as large-scale oil paintings, there will be a selection of his delicate watercolours, pastels and etchings.
  During the turbulent year of 1928, he created just four pastels of the park.
  Having explored many different mediums including photography, oil painting and charcoal drawing, Andrya has returned to the softer look of pastels for this exhibition.
  He has kept a large number of his paintings and pastels with him, the best of them on the walls of his home - presences manifesting the life of feeling at many periods in his history, and mementoes of a life dedicated to art.
  She arranged the room to resemble a Venetian antechamber, or private salon, and it contains many Venetian objects as well as paintings and pastels by James McNeil Whistler.
  Do I want an acquarelle or a pastel or photographs?
2A soft and delicate shade of a color.
the subtlest of pastels and creams
Example sentencesExamples
- Colours are clearer and fresher with brighter tones turning to pastels, making them softer and easier to live with.
- The colours are dominated by delicate pastels and powdery shades of white, sand, cream and beige.
- Soft off-white colours and pastels, chubby pillows and billowing curtains take the edge off a late night nursing or a restless bout of colic.
- Of the 25 paintings exhibited, most use delicate colors such as pastels, soft browns and soft greens.
- To reflect this, and to evoke a sun-drenched atmosphere, a colour scheme of Mediterranean blues and soft pastels, with the occasional injection of Bordeaux wine tones has been used.
- First and foremost, aim to colour your walls in lighter shades such as whites, creams and pastels, thereby avoiding the darker colours that dramatically reduce the sense of space inside a small room.
- From pastels to bold shades of the rainbow, color came back with a vengeance at the Oscars, Hollywood's ultimate black-tie and often black dress affair.
- The colors are pastel, the visuals are soft, and the characters are cute.
- For girls, there's lots of pretty pastels and embroidery details on dresses, cardis and jeans.
- Monochrome colour schemes were a strong fashion trend this year but pink is still a clear favourite, from the softest pastels to bolder coral and lipstick shades.
- Builders citinge shades of soft pastels and muted earth tones as emerging favorites.
- Light yellow varieties, many shades of pink and delicate pastels need full sun to bring out the colorings.
- Anjana has used linen, georgette, crisp cottons, and various non-crushable fabrics in whites, hunted colours, and pastels.
- One can choose from an array of bed or cushion covers available in cotton or silk satins in floral motifs in pastels.
- Odd pots in dark corners apart, I'd suggest leaving the strong shades to nature and opting for softer pastels that will complement your plants
- As far as the colours are concerned, it is going to be a varied one from ‘soft pastels to bright Indian hues and rich jewel tones’.
- You can spend your day meandering through the maze-like cobbled paths that are lined with picturesque Venetian-style houses painted in rainbow pastels.
- Meg stood out among the pastels and light colors that the other girls were wearing with her black baggy pants, homemade fishnet shirt that revealed her ivory arms and the black tank top that covered what was not meant to be seen.
- In soft pastels, the short and sexy dresses showing asymmetrical hemlines are unfinished with lace and ribbon, exuding the feel of a Parisian boudoir.
- Available in primary colours or pastels, wipe containers can be used with the flip-up lid left on or removed to make a see-through bin.

adjectivepæˈstɛlpaˈstel

Of a soft and delicate shade of color.
pastel blue curtains
Example sentencesExamples
- Her skin was the colour of the morning sky, that light pastel blue.
- While the fish are vivid and flamboyant, the corals are soft pastel shades: ivory and primrose, lavender and peach.
- The lighter, pastel shades are of a higher vibration - softer, more gentle and uplifting.
- Outlining the trends of this season, Manu says long and short jacket in pastel shades with light embroidery are in vogue with bright electric ones for the flamboyant.
- The mirror seemed so show her a wet girl with a pastel pink hair and green eye staring at her reflection as she was soaked to the bone.
- Key colours include pastel pinks, baby blues, soft yellow, crisp whites and flashes of poppy red.
- We next visited the island of Burano, where picture postcard houses line the canals in contrasting shades of pastel colours.
- He specialises in watercolours - finely-observed landscapes and street scenes in soft, pastel colours.
- The whole church was decorated with pastel shades of blue and huge white flowers.
- Talia's room, when we reach it and I actually take the time to observe it, is decorated in varying shades of pastel blue, more or less coordinating the curtains and the bed sheets.
- She had long pastel blue hair; pale crème colored skin, and icy blue eyes that had no pupils.
- At the demonstration councillors agreed in principle on a white light to enhance the columns outside the arches and a slightly contrasting colour, possibly pastel blue or lavender, for inside the arch.
- Designed for summer, the colour palette includes pastel shades like sunny yellows, soothing pinks, lime greens, creams and beige.
- ‘Just a gift,’ he said, shyly, as she unwrapped the handkerchief, revealing a few satin ribbons in pastel shades of blue and pink.
- I've seen one painted in stripes of palest pastel rainbow colours, which looked wonderful under the dappled shade of a tree at the bottom of the garden.
- If the lamps add the glow to your home, the delicately woven throw rugs from Europe, in pastel colours and soft texture, promise to add more warmth by the hearth.
- The decor is cool and minimalist - sophisticated pastel shades, pale wood floors, interesting contemporary artwork on the walls.
- A fondant coating has an attractive, soft gleam and takes colours as pastel shades.
- Summer brights include red, various shades of pink, sunshine yellows and lots of pastel shades and candy colours.
- The sea and sky were two different pastel shades of blue, the breeze was just strong enough to roll away the heat, and Mt. Rangitoto looked like an assured and benevolent giant.
Synonyms
pale, soft, delicate, light, light-coloured, light-toned, muted, subtle, subdued, faint, soft-hued, low-key, understated

Origin

Mid 17th century: via French from Italian pastello, diminutive of pasta ‘paste’.

单词	pastel
释义	Definition of pastel in English: pastel noun ˈpast(ə)lpæˈstɛl 1A crayon made of powdered pigments bound with gum or resin. future issues will demonstrate work with pastels and marker pens as modifier a pastel drawing Example sentencesExamples I think the hardest utensil to draw with is oil pastels and crayons because they don't have a point like pencils and pens. DuBack's diverse repertoire of materials includes hand-colored paper collage, silkscreen, charcoal, pastel and watercolor. Born in Toronto, Canada, this full-time painter and a graduate of Ontario College of Art works in a variety of media, including oils, watercolor, charcoal and pastels. Using gouache, acrylic, pastel, crayon and collaged paper, Judy's work is concerned with her direct response to light on landscape. It consisted of almost two dozen oils - some small, some grand - rounded out by approximately three dozen drawings in pencil, ink, chalk, crayon or pastels. Grab up those pastels, crayons and colored pencils - it's happy times in the art room. Others brought him pastels and charcoal pencils. Blanding also paints landscapes and portraits in oil, acrylic, pastels and watercolor. The technique, which he said he invented, is based on the process of statically applying ground pigment and chalk pastel to several underpaintings. He used materials such as soft pastels, oil pastels, watercolor pencils and India ink, among others. In the oracle's back room, a long table was covered with butcher paper, on which pastels and watercolors were set out. Except for this short period, he always worked in gouache on drawing paper, sometimes accompanying this with pencil, pastel or ball-point pen. True to a kids' art forms, I use pastels, pencil crayons and the great unsung medium of Jiffy markers. Barney's art has a kind of rococo artificiality - he loves powders and pastels - that's theatrical rather than false. ‘You can make colored pencils look like airbrushing, pastels, oils and watercolors,’ said Curnow. The art teacher came up to the lounge with a huge box of colored pencils, markers, crayons and oil pastels. With the proper tools - paper, crayons, pastels, colored pencils, markers, pen and ink - we can all celebrate and explore our creativity. She avails herself of acrylics, charcoal, copper, oil pastel, powdered pigment, flashe and graphite in applications too unmannered to be called autographic. Even Millet's use of pastels on tan paper or black conté crayon and pastel on paper changed the essence of the subject and his message. She had used different types of painting materials such as watercolours, crayons and pastels for every sketch. 1.1 A work of art created with pastels. a pastel entitled ‘Girl braiding her hair’ Example sentencesExamples Work includes pastels by a mad woman from Taree, photographs by someone who really shouldn't be seen in the nude, and a guy who is so past his prime it's just embarrassing. When both women decided to hold the fundraiser they contacted individuals and groups from all over Ireland to donate paintings and received over 80 beautiful pieces in water colours, oils and pastels. It is striking that many of the paintings and pastels of rehearsals on stage emphasize the great, empty stage as much as the performers. His reputation rests above all, however, on the delicate, haunting pastels that are his masterpieces. The only indefinite features in Degas's paintings and multi-hatched pastels are the gauzy skirts of his ballerinas. When Degas had passed away, he left more than 2000 oil paintings and pastels and 150 sculptures. Do I want an acquarelle or a pastel or photographs? On June 15 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London, his original pastels will be auctioned, with some proceeds going towards children's charities. As well as large-scale oil paintings, there will be a selection of his delicate watercolours, pastels and etchings. Prices range from £40 to £750 for Greenwood's soft pastels. The success of Jacquette's pastels, with their delicate, nuanced responsiveness, results partly from their directness and quick execution. His pastels reflect hours of layering colour over colour and read with the intimacy of a book; they are sensual pieces as compared to his more temporal watercolours. The Kentucky Derby poster is a pastel rendering depicting a rich Derby day paddock scene with the twin spires in the background. The whole game took about an hour to play, and was all painstakingly illustrated in the Potter style - all pastels and anthropomorphic woodland creatures, which is fine if you like that sort of thing. The show includes more than 100 pieces, including pastels, drawings, etchings and several oils by Whistler and his artist-friends. The book is beautifully illustrated with paintings and pastels by the author who is a master pastelist. During the turbulent year of 1928, he created just four pastels of the park. He has kept a large number of his paintings and pastels with him, the best of them on the walls of his home - presences manifesting the life of feeling at many periods in his history, and mementoes of a life dedicated to art. Hoping to continue his relationship with the Coast Guard, he learned about COGAP on the Coast Guard's Web site, and submitted an original pastel from his book. She arranged the room to resemble a Venetian antechamber, or private salon, and it contains many Venetian objects as well as paintings and pastels by James McNeil Whistler. Having explored many different mediums including photography, oil painting and charcoal drawing, Andrya has returned to the softer look of pastels for this exhibition. 2A soft and delicate shade of a colour. the subtlest of pastels and creams Example sentencesExamples For girls, there's lots of pretty pastels and embroidery details on dresses, cardis and jeans. Of the 25 paintings exhibited, most use delicate colors such as pastels, soft browns and soft greens. From pastels to bold shades of the rainbow, color came back with a vengeance at the Oscars, Hollywood's ultimate black-tie and often black dress affair. As far as the colours are concerned, it is going to be a varied one from ‘soft pastels to bright Indian hues and rich jewel tones’. The colors are pastel, the visuals are soft, and the characters are cute. Meg stood out among the pastels and light colors that the other girls were wearing with her black baggy pants, homemade fishnet shirt that revealed her ivory arms and the black tank top that covered what was not meant to be seen. Colours are clearer and fresher with brighter tones turning to pastels, making them softer and easier to live with. Odd pots in dark corners apart, I'd suggest leaving the strong shades to nature and opting for softer pastels that will complement your plants First and foremost, aim to colour your walls in lighter shades such as whites, creams and pastels, thereby avoiding the darker colours that dramatically reduce the sense of space inside a small room. Builders citinge shades of soft pastels and muted earth tones as emerging favorites. Anjana has used linen, georgette, crisp cottons, and various non-crushable fabrics in whites, hunted colours, and pastels. Light yellow varieties, many shades of pink and delicate pastels need full sun to bring out the colorings. Available in primary colours or pastels, wipe containers can be used with the flip-up lid left on or removed to make a see-through bin. To reflect this, and to evoke a sun-drenched atmosphere, a colour scheme of Mediterranean blues and soft pastels, with the occasional injection of Bordeaux wine tones has been used. One can choose from an array of bed or cushion covers available in cotton or silk satins in floral motifs in pastels. You can spend your day meandering through the maze-like cobbled paths that are lined with picturesque Venetian-style houses painted in rainbow pastels. Monochrome colour schemes were a strong fashion trend this year but pink is still a clear favourite, from the softest pastels to bolder coral and lipstick shades. The colours are dominated by delicate pastels and powdery shades of white, sand, cream and beige. Soft off-white colours and pastels, chubby pillows and billowing curtains take the edge off a late night nursing or a restless bout of colic. In soft pastels, the short and sexy dresses showing asymmetrical hemlines are unfinished with lace and ribbon, exuding the feel of a Parisian boudoir. adjective ˈpast(ə)lpæˈstɛl Of a soft and delicate shade of colour. pastel blue curtains Example sentencesExamples The mirror seemed so show her a wet girl with a pastel pink hair and green eye staring at her reflection as she was soaked to the bone. The whole church was decorated with pastel shades of blue and huge white flowers. The lighter, pastel shades are of a higher vibration - softer, more gentle and uplifting. He specialises in watercolours - finely-observed landscapes and street scenes in soft, pastel colours. Summer brights include red, various shades of pink, sunshine yellows and lots of pastel shades and candy colours. Talia's room, when we reach it and I actually take the time to observe it, is decorated in varying shades of pastel blue, more or less coordinating the curtains and the bed sheets. I've seen one painted in stripes of palest pastel rainbow colours, which looked wonderful under the dappled shade of a tree at the bottom of the garden. She had long pastel blue hair; pale crème colored skin, and icy blue eyes that had no pupils. Key colours include pastel pinks, baby blues, soft yellow, crisp whites and flashes of poppy red. The sea and sky were two different pastel shades of blue, the breeze was just strong enough to roll away the heat, and Mt. Rangitoto looked like an assured and benevolent giant. ‘Just a gift,’ he said, shyly, as she unwrapped the handkerchief, revealing a few satin ribbons in pastel shades of blue and pink. Outlining the trends of this season, Manu says long and short jacket in pastel shades with light embroidery are in vogue with bright electric ones for the flamboyant. A fondant coating has an attractive, soft gleam and takes colours as pastel shades. While the fish are vivid and flamboyant, the corals are soft pastel shades: ivory and primrose, lavender and peach. We next visited the island of Burano, where picture postcard houses line the canals in contrasting shades of pastel colours. Designed for summer, the colour palette includes pastel shades like sunny yellows, soothing pinks, lime greens, creams and beige. At the demonstration councillors agreed in principle on a white light to enhance the columns outside the arches and a slightly contrasting colour, possibly pastel blue or lavender, for inside the arch. The decor is cool and minimalist - sophisticated pastel shades, pale wood floors, interesting contemporary artwork on the walls. Her skin was the colour of the morning sky, that light pastel blue. If the lamps add the glow to your home, the delicately woven throw rugs from Europe, in pastel colours and soft texture, promise to add more warmth by the hearth. Synonyms pale, soft, delicate, light, light-coloured, light-toned, muted, subtle, subdued, faint, soft-hued, low-key, understated Derivatives pastellist noun As Clarke says: ‘Degas is simply one of the great pastelists.’ Example sentencesExamples By the first decade of the twentieth century, the club appears to have established itself as the premier venue for exhibiting the works of the most progressive and talented watercolorists and pastelists of the era. The pastellist Quentin de La Tour picked up the same motif in his 1755 portrait of her. There is an early Irish link with the pastellist, who went to South Carolina from Dublin in 1708. These methods include an encaustic technique and a secret for fixing pastel invented by the pastelist Loriot. She was the pupil first of her father, a pastellist specializing in portraiture, and then of Doyen, but also benefited from the advice of family friends. The book is beautifully illustrated with paintings and pastels by the author who is a master pastelist. Origin Mid 17th century: via French from Italian pastello, diminutive of pasta 'paste'. Definition of pastel in US English: pastel nounpæˈstɛlpaˈstel 1A crayon made of powdered pigments bound with gum or resin. Example sentencesExamples Grab up those pastels, crayons and colored pencils - it's happy times in the art room. Born in Toronto, Canada, this full-time painter and a graduate of Ontario College of Art works in a variety of media, including oils, watercolor, charcoal and pastels. Blanding also paints landscapes and portraits in oil, acrylic, pastels and watercolor. The technique, which he said he invented, is based on the process of statically applying ground pigment and chalk pastel to several underpaintings. She had used different types of painting materials such as watercolours, crayons and pastels for every sketch. ‘You can make colored pencils look like airbrushing, pastels, oils and watercolors,’ said Curnow. Using gouache, acrylic, pastel, crayon and collaged paper, Judy's work is concerned with her direct response to light on landscape. DuBack's diverse repertoire of materials includes hand-colored paper collage, silkscreen, charcoal, pastel and watercolor. I think the hardest utensil to draw with is oil pastels and crayons because they don't have a point like pencils and pens. With the proper tools - paper, crayons, pastels, colored pencils, markers, pen and ink - we can all celebrate and explore our creativity. The art teacher came up to the lounge with a huge box of colored pencils, markers, crayons and oil pastels. Except for this short period, he always worked in gouache on drawing paper, sometimes accompanying this with pencil, pastel or ball-point pen. It consisted of almost two dozen oils - some small, some grand - rounded out by approximately three dozen drawings in pencil, ink, chalk, crayon or pastels. True to a kids' art forms, I use pastels, pencil crayons and the great unsung medium of Jiffy markers. In the oracle's back room, a long table was covered with butcher paper, on which pastels and watercolors were set out. He used materials such as soft pastels, oil pastels, watercolor pencils and India ink, among others. Others brought him pastels and charcoal pencils. Barney's art has a kind of rococo artificiality - he loves powders and pastels - that's theatrical rather than false. Even Millet's use of pastels on tan paper or black conté crayon and pastel on paper changed the essence of the subject and his message. She avails herself of acrylics, charcoal, copper, oil pastel, powdered pigment, flashe and graphite in applications too unmannered to be called autographic. 1.1 A work of art created using pastels. a pastel entitled “Girl Braiding Her Hair.” Example sentencesExamples On June 15 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London, his original pastels will be auctioned, with some proceeds going towards children's charities. The show includes more than 100 pieces, including pastels, drawings, etchings and several oils by Whistler and his artist-friends. Work includes pastels by a mad woman from Taree, photographs by someone who really shouldn't be seen in the nude, and a guy who is so past his prime it's just embarrassing. When both women decided to hold the fundraiser they contacted individuals and groups from all over Ireland to donate paintings and received over 80 beautiful pieces in water colours, oils and pastels. His reputation rests above all, however, on the delicate, haunting pastels that are his masterpieces. The success of Jacquette's pastels, with their delicate, nuanced responsiveness, results partly from their directness and quick execution. The book is beautifully illustrated with paintings and pastels by the author who is a master pastelist. Hoping to continue his relationship with the Coast Guard, he learned about COGAP on the Coast Guard's Web site, and submitted an original pastel from his book. The only indefinite features in Degas's paintings and multi-hatched pastels are the gauzy skirts of his ballerinas. His pastels reflect hours of layering colour over colour and read with the intimacy of a book; they are sensual pieces as compared to his more temporal watercolours. The Kentucky Derby poster is a pastel rendering depicting a rich Derby day paddock scene with the twin spires in the background. When Degas had passed away, he left more than 2000 oil paintings and pastels and 150 sculptures. It is striking that many of the paintings and pastels of rehearsals on stage emphasize the great, empty stage as much as the performers. The whole game took about an hour to play, and was all painstakingly illustrated in the Potter style - all pastels and anthropomorphic woodland creatures, which is fine if you like that sort of thing. Prices range from £40 to £750 for Greenwood's soft pastels. As well as large-scale oil paintings, there will be a selection of his delicate watercolours, pastels and etchings. During the turbulent year of 1928, he created just four pastels of the park. Having explored many different mediums including photography, oil painting and charcoal drawing, Andrya has returned to the softer look of pastels for this exhibition. He has kept a large number of his paintings and pastels with him, the best of them on the walls of his home - presences manifesting the life of feeling at many periods in his history, and mementoes of a life dedicated to art. She arranged the room to resemble a Venetian antechamber, or private salon, and it contains many Venetian objects as well as paintings and pastels by James McNeil Whistler. Do I want an acquarelle or a pastel or photographs? 2A soft and delicate shade of a color. the subtlest of pastels and creams Example sentencesExamples Colours are clearer and fresher with brighter tones turning to pastels, making them softer and easier to live with. The colours are dominated by delicate pastels and powdery shades of white, sand, cream and beige. Soft off-white colours and pastels, chubby pillows and billowing curtains take the edge off a late night nursing or a restless bout of colic. Of the 25 paintings exhibited, most use delicate colors such as pastels, soft browns and soft greens. To reflect this, and to evoke a sun-drenched atmosphere, a colour scheme of Mediterranean blues and soft pastels, with the occasional injection of Bordeaux wine tones has been used. First and foremost, aim to colour your walls in lighter shades such as whites, creams and pastels, thereby avoiding the darker colours that dramatically reduce the sense of space inside a small room. From pastels to bold shades of the rainbow, color came back with a vengeance at the Oscars, Hollywood's ultimate black-tie and often black dress affair. The colors are pastel, the visuals are soft, and the characters are cute. For girls, there's lots of pretty pastels and embroidery details on dresses, cardis and jeans. Monochrome colour schemes were a strong fashion trend this year but pink is still a clear favourite, from the softest pastels to bolder coral and lipstick shades. Builders citinge shades of soft pastels and muted earth tones as emerging favorites. Light yellow varieties, many shades of pink and delicate pastels need full sun to bring out the colorings. Anjana has used linen, georgette, crisp cottons, and various non-crushable fabrics in whites, hunted colours, and pastels. One can choose from an array of bed or cushion covers available in cotton or silk satins in floral motifs in pastels. Odd pots in dark corners apart, I'd suggest leaving the strong shades to nature and opting for softer pastels that will complement your plants As far as the colours are concerned, it is going to be a varied one from ‘soft pastels to bright Indian hues and rich jewel tones’. You can spend your day meandering through the maze-like cobbled paths that are lined with picturesque Venetian-style houses painted in rainbow pastels. Meg stood out among the pastels and light colors that the other girls were wearing with her black baggy pants, homemade fishnet shirt that revealed her ivory arms and the black tank top that covered what was not meant to be seen. In soft pastels, the short and sexy dresses showing asymmetrical hemlines are unfinished with lace and ribbon, exuding the feel of a Parisian boudoir. Available in primary colours or pastels, wipe containers can be used with the flip-up lid left on or removed to make a see-through bin. adjectivepæˈstɛlpaˈstel Of a soft and delicate shade of color. pastel blue curtains Example sentencesExamples Her skin was the colour of the morning sky, that light pastel blue. While the fish are vivid and flamboyant, the corals are soft pastel shades: ivory and primrose, lavender and peach. The lighter, pastel shades are of a higher vibration - softer, more gentle and uplifting. Outlining the trends of this season, Manu says long and short jacket in pastel shades with light embroidery are in vogue with bright electric ones for the flamboyant. The mirror seemed so show her a wet girl with a pastel pink hair and green eye staring at her reflection as she was soaked to the bone. Key colours include pastel pinks, baby blues, soft yellow, crisp whites and flashes of poppy red. We next visited the island of Burano, where picture postcard houses line the canals in contrasting shades of pastel colours. He specialises in watercolours - finely-observed landscapes and street scenes in soft, pastel colours. The whole church was decorated with pastel shades of blue and huge white flowers. Talia's room, when we reach it and I actually take the time to observe it, is decorated in varying shades of pastel blue, more or less coordinating the curtains and the bed sheets. She had long pastel blue hair; pale crème colored skin, and icy blue eyes that had no pupils. At the demonstration councillors agreed in principle on a white light to enhance the columns outside the arches and a slightly contrasting colour, possibly pastel blue or lavender, for inside the arch. Designed for summer, the colour palette includes pastel shades like sunny yellows, soothing pinks, lime greens, creams and beige. ‘Just a gift,’ he said, shyly, as she unwrapped the handkerchief, revealing a few satin ribbons in pastel shades of blue and pink. I've seen one painted in stripes of palest pastel rainbow colours, which looked wonderful under the dappled shade of a tree at the bottom of the garden. If the lamps add the glow to your home, the delicately woven throw rugs from Europe, in pastel colours and soft texture, promise to add more warmth by the hearth. The decor is cool and minimalist - sophisticated pastel shades, pale wood floors, interesting contemporary artwork on the walls. A fondant coating has an attractive, soft gleam and takes colours as pastel shades. Summer brights include red, various shades of pink, sunshine yellows and lots of pastel shades and candy colours. The sea and sky were two different pastel shades of blue, the breeze was just strong enough to roll away the heat, and Mt. Rangitoto looked like an assured and benevolent giant. Synonyms pale, soft, delicate, light, light-coloured, light-toned, muted, subtle, subdued, faint, soft-hued, low-key, understated Origin Mid 17th century: via French from Italian pastello, diminutive of pasta ‘paste’.
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