Pastel Art: Painting, Drawing, or Sketch?
Have you ever wondered whether to call a piece of artwork created with pastels a painting, or a drawing? Does it even matter what you call it? For starters, pastel paintings are definitely paintings! A medium doesn't have to come out of a tube or be applied with a brush to be considered eligible to make a true painting. Despite this common knowledge among those who appreciate pastel works, many art websites and organizations have their own differing criteria for labeling pastel works. So how do you know whether a pastel artwork is a painting, drawing, or sketch? In this post, I'll share how I define my pastel artworks. I don't follow any official guidelines, but I do try to stay consistent with how I label my works so that they're easy to identify across my online portfolios. Pastel Sketches: "Raggedy Bird" (Available on Daily Paintworks) A pastel sketch is something I created in one quick go with dry pastel, using little or no blending. It m