Pigments & Pastels

DEBRA

I'm teaching a unit on value, form, and shading with my fourth graders. I just opened a brand new box of Alphacolor Pastels, the 144 piece classroom pack.  I decided they would look much more alluring sorted by color in trays, rather than dealing with them being put back into the large box in pieces and out of any aesthetic order. The simple, natural way these blue pastels collected in the tray, and caught the light was just breathtaking to me.  If that's not inspiring, I can't tell you what is!