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  • noun Plural form of pastel.

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Examples

  • Next was the frame of Erfan Ullah Babar in pastels, who tried to capture the ambiance of solitude within a room, the sole chair with a pair of pants thrown at the back, in a mild dark environment, was very suggestive on the textured pastel sheet in greenish-gray shade, reminding the technique of Edward Degas.

    SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1062 2009

  • As you can see from my portrait (done in pastels by my son, Alex, when he was six years old), I didn't inherit that romannose either.

    Stop and Smell the Second Reviews! ____Maggie 2008

  • This show, comprising forty works, focuses primarily on her landscapes in pastels, but includes some landscapes and abstracts in acrylic and oil.

    Exhibit: Landscapist Donna Grandé Dan 2007

  • This show, comprising forty works, focuses primarily on her landscapes in pastels, but includes some landscapes and abstracts in acrylic and oil.

    Archive 2007-02-01 Dan 2007

  • Plus, dogs are colour blind: they see in pastels and have perceptual problems with large swathes of green or red, so again, perhaps something in the lie of the land confuses them, leading them to leap to the navigable safety of 50 feet below.

    Do Dogs Commit Suicide? | Impact Lab 2006

  • It was a splendid scene -- of church spires and domes and winding streets and walls painted in pastels, all shimmering in the bright Mexico sun.

    Road Trip: Mexico 2000

  • It was a splendid scene -- of church spires and domes and winding streets and walls painted in pastels, all shimmering in the bright Mexico sun.

    Road Trip: Mexico 2000

  • Here he pointed to a portrait in pastels that hung above his writing-table.

    The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective 1894

  • They would make interesting rubber stamps, but I have not yet figured out how to make those; -) To make these more sturdy, use a marbelized card stock in pastels, and do the same amount of outlining and glitter on the backs, as well.

    Archive 2008-12-01 2008

  • They would make interesting rubber stamps, but I have not yet figured out how to make those; -) To make these more sturdy, use a marbelized card stock in pastels, and do the same amount of outlining and glitter on the backs, as well.

    More Shaped Tags/Ornaments 2008

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