Pastel Workshop Materials and Supplies

You will want to have a selection of both soft and hard/semihard pastels in various hues, tints and shades. Perhaps the best option for beginners is to buy a set of pastels already designed for use. Many companies sell sets selected for landscape or portrait use and they generally represent a good price value over individual colors. The larger sets will give you greater choices and require less blending.

Soft Pastels:

I recommend that you purchase a high-quality landscape set of no less than 30 colors from one of these companies:
Schminke, Art Spectrum, Holbein, Sennelier, Great American or the Dick Blick house brand.
Go to: Dick Blick at, http://www.dickblick.com/categories/pastels/ to find these brands.
If you can afford the larger sets, buy one - but keep in mind that very large sets of pastels are not very portable outdoors.
I chose these brands because they are all artist quality and have good selections of browns and greens for landscape work. ( We do not really need a myriad of past…