The day we made our chalk pastels all wet

We have used chalk pastels before. Sometimes called soft artists pastels but not oil pastels. These pastels are good for quick sketches and getting colours down and can be blended and smudged with your fingers. Having done this however we experimented with wetting them too. Draw your image in chalk then run over them with a wet brush and the effect can be brilliant vivid colours and sometimes a little like watercolour. It's worth having a play to see the effect you can achieve. These images are from the WellArt group having just such a session.