End of the Season by William Merritt Chase, 1885, pastel, 13¼ x 17¾. Pastel painting or pastel drawing starts with an implement of pigment mixed with chalk or clay and combined with gum to make a paste that is then hardened and made available as soft or hard pastels, pastel pencils, or...
A colorless surface coating that prevents media such as chalk and pastel from dusting and smudging.