What is Nupastel?

Leslie Bohoss · 01-03-2003, 08:52 AM

Hello to all,

I read the topic from William Whitaker (My Nupastel ..) So beautiful, I find no words.

I think, pastel would be perfect for the drawing on canvas, before underpainting. (I used normal graphite.)

I tried to buy it, but no chance. Nobody knows here in Germany (or in the EU.)

Is that a special kind of pastel (seems so on the picture) red chalk or so? I think "Nupastel" is only a brandmark from Sanford, is there something similar to this one?

Thank you for your help!

Mike McCarty · 01-03-2003, 11:44 AM

Leslie,

Posted is the cover of one of my "Nupastel" boxes (very old). If you can't read it, they are produced by Eberhard Faber. These are sticks about 4" long and about 3/8" square. They are generally harder than the round "soft" pastels.

Also posted is a cover of one of my "Conte" crayon boxes (very new). I just now noticed they are called crayons. These are about 3" long and a slightly smaller square. I always just lumped all of these into the pastel category, some soft some hard.

I know that "softs" are produced by many manufacturers under different brand names. I'm not clear on the distinctions in branding for the "hard" types that I have shown.

These shown "go on" similarly with only a slight difference in feel. I know that they must be broken. If they happen to reach your hand in one piece you must immediately break them.

Someone may come along and give a more learned explanation.

Mike McCarty · 01-03-2003, 11:47 AM

The Conte box...

Leslie Bohoss · 01-07-2003, 08:04 AM

Mike,

Thank you for your help. Sorry for my late answer, I was busy last time.

I buy Conte crayons (just your same 12 pieces for portraits) and Mi-teintes Canson paper(A4),I made a few tests, but it seems to be softer than on the pictures bu Bill Whitaker.

I think Nupastel is very hard.

Eberhard Faber is a German firm (Faber-Castell) I think. But they have only the series PITT in catalog (and Polychromos). I find the Cont