or oil based. Soft pastels or chalk pastels are made with a coloured chalk or pigment. Soft pastels allow you to blend and mix the colours. The colour can rub on to your hands when using them.

Pastels come in two varieties – oil pastels and chalk pastels. Both are quick to use and easy to control. Chalk pastel are soft and can be blended with your finger or a cotton bud. Oil pastels ...