Word Finder - pastel

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Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue and lavender

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A drawing made with any of those colors.

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A type of dried paste used to make crayons.

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A crayon made from such a paste.

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Wool was dyed in the pastel vat.

Carmen had chosen the colors pastel violet and light gray, with the theme being hearts and the flowers being forget-me-nots.

Hang plain white or pastel onesies up on a string in the main party room.

His first success was obtained in 1844, when his "Milkwoman" and "Lesson in Riding" (pastel) attracted notice at the Salon, and friendly artists presented themselves at his lodgings only to learn that his wife had just died, and that he himself had disappeared.

She was on a huge, plush sleigh bed with dark wood and pastel coverings.

One of the highlights of making your own gift is that you can choose non-traditional colors like pastel pink and baby blue.

The lid and base are lilac colored and the cube is held closed by a pastel blue bobble with velcro.

The combination of blue catmint and the pastel pink poppy ' Karine ' is already a classic one.

Chroma The degree of saturation of a particular color low chroma The degree of saturation of a particular color low chroma means a pastel color, high chroma means a saturated color.

Pastel shelving carried towers of blue denim up, up, into the stratosphere.

It was a pastel portrait propped on a sturdy wooden easel.

The pastel colors look fabulous in a garden setting.

The heavier the surface texture the more pastel can be applied before you need fixative to hold it on.

With the exception of the pastel colored varieties, all half hardy fuchsias flourish better outdoors through the summer.

My pictures can be realistic or imaginative using watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, gouache, pen and wash or mixed media.

Other colors making notable appearances include hot pink, sunset orange and pastel lilac and rose, " says Laura.

For a more contemporary design pastel pink or peach can be used to match your wedding colors.

The color scheme is pale pastel interspersed with shots of color.

New auction records included a pastel by Paula Rego, which sold for £ 117,600 against an estimate of £ 50,000 to £ 70,000.

More successful was the hunt for an appropriate postcard from which to make the pastel that is seen behind Jeremy in the picture.

With it's steep wooded valleys, and pretty pastel houses clinging to the hillsides, Dartmouth boasts the prettiest town in England.

I also work on portrait drawings in pencil, charcoal or chalk pastel.

The decor is a mixture of plum and cream pastel colors with the original tiled ceiling a notable feature.

Imagine if we tell her that no, she can't have the pink castle, or the pastel blue Pegasus.

Acrylics are completely new to me - I've worked in watercolor and pastel pencils before.

Savile Row Company Luxury womens shirts in herringbone, colored, plain poplin or pastel stripes with feminine detailing.

Fear not, because this chic, effective and supremely portable BBQ is powder-coated in fetching pastel shades.

In 1902 Byam Shaw painted a full-length portrait in pastel of Eleanor.

Please bring dry pastel, charcoal and compressed charcoal, pencils, eraser, putty rubber, fixative or hairspray.

The rising sun casts pastel shades across a Hollywood skyline.

Art mediums include watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, pencil, drawings and paintings.

There are many tools you could use for sharpening pastel pencils such as a craft knife, a scalpel, or a Stanley knife.

Their work incorporates fifty different abstracted tags and marks, housed within repeat speech bubbles and screen printed onto pastel colored tiles.

It's hard to resist those soft, pastel colors, lacy dresses, and footed pajamas!

If you're feeling crafty, pick up a wicker basket at your local dollar store and spray paint it in a pastel color.

For each 1 1/2 cups of batter, use five to ten drops of food coloring; pastel baby colors are achieved with just a few drops.

Try pastel hearts, polka dots, or colored sprinkles for a fun look.

Look for pastel colored bottles for an added touch.

Look for fabric that is baby themed or has pastel colors.

Personalized Baby Blanket-Choose a pink or pastel colored blanket and special order it with baby's name embroidered across one corner.

Dr. Seuss is a great nursery theme for parents who are tired of the same old pastel nursery décor.

The paint you use should probably be white or pastel in color.

Why not be unique and buy pastel shades of yellow and green or go for brighter reds?

Unless you're a very fair-skinned brunette, you may want to stay away from the pastel tones.

The pastel Heart/Flower Medallion dog and cat bowls make an amazing gift for your female feline.

This particular edition of Classic Bible Stories is illustrated beautifully with watercolor and pastel drawings.

The wood furniture might be painted antique white or some other light pastel shade in blue or green.

A country cottage style sofa might have a soft pastel slipcover featuring a delicate pattern of roses.

These quaint little tables can be painted in a range of soft light colors, including antique white, pastel blue or mint green.

Cottage chic fabrics are usually cotton or linen in white or soft pastel colors, and they look as if they have been faded by the sun.

Light and pastel colors generally make a room seem larger and more open.