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For about five years now, we have been improving our formulas to create a pastel that produces less dust and is less fragile in handling and more permanent sticking on the paper. Today our pastels are all made with the new formula that essentially coats each particle, making it stickier and heavier so as not to become airborne!... The Soft Form pastel is designed to fit my hand and with easel painting in mind. They are easy to apply, pick up, and put down as you work. Later, we designed the Terrages pastel for a more vigorous approach to drawing. These pastels are larger and more square than the Soft Form pastels. The Terrages pastels, like the Soft Form pastels, have pumice in them to grip the paper; however, like all pastels, they also require some delicacy in application. We worked on this pastel with Wolf Kahn to achieve the desired consistency. The idea was to break the surface of the paper and grind the pastel with pumice stone into it to support and disperse the colors...

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