Ali MacGraw

My parents made no money whatsoever, but they really knew how to see, as artists. So a big adventure might be, on a hot, dreadful day with no place to go, to go out and draw our chickens with pastels. My parents gave me a sense of wonder.

American Actress

Karen DeCrow

At 20 and 30, we are like travelers in a foreign country, reading the guide book to learn how to behave, to learn when the post office is open. Trivia looms important; critical issues fade into a pastel background, unrecognized.

American Activist

Elle Fanning

I like to be very girly, with bows and ruffles on the red carpet. I love pastel colours, especially blue. Me and my sister both because of our eyes look good in blues.

Paul Mellon

Preliminary drawings or sketches in oil or pastel often have an immediacy and emotional appeal far greater than the final canvas.

American Businessman

Bella Thorne

I love pointy nails! A cute way to add a pop of color to your nails is to make a V-shape at the ends of them in a pastel color.

Akiane Kramarik

Then as I turned seven, I gradually moved onto pastels and started painting on large canvases that were much bigger than me.

American Poet

Claudia Winkleman

I don't think I'd get employed if I did pastel eye and a side parting. People would say: 'Get someone else for the job!

English Entertainer

Laura Mvula

I like pastels and lighter shades on darker skins. I feel like it lifts everything and accentuates being chocolate.

British Musician

Serinda Swan

I am trying to embrace more of my femininity. I need to wear more pastels and put my hair down!

Canadian Actress

Emily Giffin

I write about messy relationships, and they put pastel covers on them, but I can't complain.

American Author

Pastels are used by artists for their vibrant colors and the ability to blend on paper.

Artistic Medium

Using pastels can achieve a velvety or soft texture that is not possible with paints or ink.

Texture Effect

Pastels come in different types, such as oil pastels and chalk pastels, suitable for varying effects.

Variety of Pastels

Pastel colors are often used in fashion to convey a soft, gentle image, especially in spring.

Subtle Fashion

In interior design, pastel colors create a calming and welcoming atmosphere in a room.

Interior Design

Pastel colors can carry gender stereotypes, like blue for boys, pink for girls. Use neutrally to avoid this.

Gender Connotations

In Latin America, pastels are not art materials but delicious filled pastries enjoyed by all ages.

Culinary Delight

Pastels can have different fillings, like meat, cheese, or fruit, reflecting the diversity in cuisine.

Versatile Snack

Eating pastels during festivals or family gatherings is common, symbolizing togetherness in Latin culture.

Cultural Significance

 scenes or pictures that might also illustrate patterns and textures color things like that it might be an image of these pastel colored mushroom corals that we found in the Pacific or a school of fish feeding at night you know an ocean soul in the book I write that I believe my my most important role

Brian Skerry: Ocean Soul...

 We push the pendulum back into the other direction. We take these forms that we know you love and we update them. We add neon and we add pastels and we use new materials. And you love it. And we can't give you enough of it.