How to Make Soft Pastels from dust, crumbles or pure pigment
Make your own pastels from saved pastel dust as it falls on the easel and/or combine with pastel ground you can purchase .. it's PURE PIGMENT.
Here's the link to the instructions and supplies: https://userfiles.faso.us/94112/18270.pdf
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DISCLAIMER: I am not a chemist nor professional pastel maker, but sharing my personal experiences to encourage others to experiment and save all that pigment dust!
00:00 Introduction
01:05 Tools & Supplies
04:34 Process #1: Grind & Blend Dust Well
06:27 Process #2: Add Dust & Binding Liquids
07:18 Process #3: Cut & Blend into a Consistent Paste
08:54 Process #4: Shape Paste into Sticks
10:19 Process #5: Allow Sticks to DRY before using
10:57 Testing New Pastel Sticks on Sanded Paper
12:08 Comment Below to Receive SUPPLY LIST & INSTRUCTIONS on .pdf