Pastels - The Pastel Chalks - Manufacturing the Chalks - Table of chalks & Binders - Binders - Supports & Grounds - Paper for Pastels - Painting Procedure - Fixative - Care and Display
From: Kay, Reed. The Painter's Guide to Studio Methods and Materials. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1983.
White -- 1 volume whiting, 1 volume precipitated chalk, and Binder B.
Cadmium Yellow -- 1 volume pigment, 1/8 volume bentonite, and Binder C.
Yellow Ocher -- Binder E
Raw Sienna -- Binder E
Cadmium Red, Light -- 1 volume pigment, 3/4 volume whiting, and Binder B
Pozzuoli Red -- Water only
Indian Red -- Water only
Alizarin -- 2 volumes pigment, 1/4 volume whiting, and Binder B
Ultramarine Blue -- 2 volumes pigment, 1 volume whiting, and Binder B
Phthalocyanine Blue 3 volumes pigment, 1 volume kaolin, and Binder D
Cerulean Blue -- Binder C
Viridian -- 1 volume water, 2 volumes alcohol
Viridian Plus Cadmium Yellow, Light -- - Binder D
Phthalocyanine Green -- 3 volumes pigment, 1 volume Kaolin, and Binder D
Burnt Sienna -- 1 volume pigment, 1 volume Kaolin, and Binder D
Burnt Umber -- 1 volume pigment, 1 volume whiting, and Binder B
Raw Umber -- Binder E
Ivory Black -- Binder D
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[Kay, Reed. The Painter's Guide to Studio Methods and Materials. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1983.]
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