Pastels are a fun and versatile medium, which combine properties of drawing and painting. This 2-hour introduction to firm pastels will cover the basics of layering and blending, and we'll create a simple pastel still-life together after doing some exercises to get familiar with this medium. The class includes a handout for students to keep that will summarize all content.

Materials to bring to class: Set of firm (hard pastels) which contain more binder than soft pastels, drawing pad (a pastel pad is best).