Starter Kit for Painting With Pastels

Giving you a bit of an idea on how to get started

Before you even begin painting with pastels you need to know that it is a medium you do want to work with. 

So the first thing you should do is start with black and white and do some sketches using just those two colors.  Or you can get a set of Mungyo - Gallery set soft pastels of gray tone or earth tone.  Both these sets are brilliant to use and not expensive.

Choose a water color paper, maybe the Strathmore 300 series, 18 x 24 pad of 12 pages.

One you have decided that you want to delve further into painting with pastels then the "Starter Kit" for pastels that I suggest would be:

Cold Red
Warm Red
Orange
Cold Yellow
Cold Green
Warm Green
Cold Blue
Warm Blue
Cold Violet
Warm Violet
Add to this black and white. 

This will give you a set of 12 colors and you should be able to produce great art with this selected palate.

If you want something a little quicker then go to my Art Store and you'll see that I recommend a very simple set of pastels and a practice roll of paper.  Rembrandt is a really good starter pastel - even the seasoned pastel artist have some in their box - I do!

The starter kit for pastels is a really good idea and is not as expensive as buying a large set that you end up not using.  You can always add pastels as you need and as you develop your skills not to mention your enthusiasm. So go ahead and start painting with pastels.