"Pastels don't fade like watercolors. They don't crack or yellow like oils. Pastel, the most permanent medium, is pure pigment  - the same pigment used in oil paints only without the oil. You can blend them, cover one color with another, or juxtapose them side by side for many different effects. Pastel paintings can be brilliant and vibrant with color or pale and soft, and they are such FUN to paint!" (Art by Delpesco)

Pastel's sire, Heero:
Pastel's Dam, Terree: