Chalk and pastel -- Painting with pastel -- Robert Nanteuil and the prestige of painting in pastel -- "New heights': Joseph Vivien's large-scale pastel portrait paintings -- Making up the face: ...

NEW YORK — No major artistic medium enjoyed so fast a rise into almost universal acceptance as painting in pastels, which are something of a cross between chalk and pure powdered pigments — pastels ...

Create colorful chalk art using motion, rhythm and blending techniques. James A. Schwalbach guides young viewers through a lively chalk drawing lesson inspired by motion. Learn to swing your arm, ...

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