The definition of Pastels

Answer 1

Pastels are sticks of ground pigment mixed with chalk and gum (to form soft pastels) or oil and wax (to form oil pastels). This is shaped into drawing sticks. Pastels cannot be mixed on a palette like paints, but are mixed on the paper by overlaying or blending. Conté crayons are a square type of pastel that is harder than most soft pastels.