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Pastel (
UK: ;
US: ) is an
art medium in the form of a stick, consisting of pure powdered
pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are the same as those used to produce all colored art media, including
oil paints; the binder is of a neutral hue and low saturation. The color effect of pastels is closer to the natural dry pigments than that of any other process.