pastel
A pastel is a small stick of colored powder used for drawing or painting. It is also used to describe a picture made with these colored sticks.
Beispiele
3 von 5I bought a new box of soft pastels for my art class.
I purchased a set of colored chalk-like sticks for my drawing lesson.
The museum displays several fragile pastels from the nineteenth century.
The gallery shows many delicate drawings made with colored sticks from the 1800s.
Hey, can I borrow your green pastel for a second?
Hi, can I use your green drawing stick for a moment?
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of 'paste'. Pastels are made by mixing color powder into a wet 'paste' and then drying it into a stick.
Schnelles Quiz
The artist picked up a blue ___ to draw the ocean waves.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: pastel
Beispiele
I bought a new box of soft pastels for my art class.
everydayI purchased a set of colored chalk-like sticks for my drawing lesson.
The museum displays several fragile pastels from the nineteenth century.
formalThe gallery shows many delicate drawings made with colored sticks from the 1800s.
Hey, can I borrow your green pastel for a second?
informalHi, can I use your green drawing stick for a moment?
Pastels require a specific type of textured paper to hold the pigment effectively.
academicThese drawing tools need rough paper so the color stays on the surface well.
Our company specializes in the production of high-quality oil pastels.
businessOur business focuses on making professional-grade oily drawing sticks.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
done in pastel
created using pastel sticks
pastel tones
soft and light colors
work in pastel
to use pastels as one's primary art medium
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Pastry is a type of baked food (like a pie crust), while pastel is an art tool.
Pasta is an Italian noodle dish, though it shares the same root word meaning 'paste'.
Nutzungshinweise
Use 'pastel' as a noun when talking about the physical drawing stick or the artwork itself. It is also very commonly used as an adjective to describe light, pale colors like mint green or baby blue.
Häufige Fehler
Learners sometimes use 'pastel' as a verb (e.g., 'I pastelled the sky'); it is better to say 'I used pastels for the sky' or 'I drew the sky with pastels'.
Merkhilfe
Think of 'paste'. Pastels are made by mixing color powder into a wet 'paste' and then drying it into a stick.
Wortherkunft
From the Italian word 'pastello', which comes from 'pasta', meaning 'paste'.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
Pastels became very popular in 18th-century Europe for portraits because they allowed for soft skin tones.
Schnelles Quiz
The artist picked up a blue ___ to draw the ocean waves.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: pastel
Verwandtes Vokabular
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easelAn easel is a wooden or metal frame that stands on three leg...
galleryA gallery is a room or building used for showing or selling...
canvasA canvas is a strong, heavy cloth used for making items like...
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