Below is a glossary article post in the category P which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Pastel based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Pastel
So, what is actually meant by Pastel?
Pastel is a color picture media made of pure colored pigments mixed with binder to form a stick.
Explanation of Pastel
Pastels are produced in soft, hard and pencil forms.
Soft pastels are the most commonly used and easily mixed on paper with stains with fingers, soft cloth or drawing devices such as tortillon (small cylinders of tight roll paper that are specifically produced for this purpose). Lime can be added to pigments in soft pastels to soften strong colors and make various hue.
Oil pastels are made using oil and candle binders and have a very different cream consistency from the consistency of chalier from soft pastels. Solvents such as turpentine can be used for stains and combining oil pastels.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix P, as well as terms associated with P.
Meaning of Pastel in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Pastel.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Pastel (Indonesian), Pastel (Java), and Pasel in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Pastel.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Pastel.
Hopefully this article post that we have shared can be useful and can broaden our insight and literacy, especially in Art.
See also ours other articles related to the field of Art on the main blog page of our website.
Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix P. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=pastel
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=pastel
- View example images of pastel through Google here
- View example images of pastel on Bing here
- View example images of pastel on Yandex here
