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pastellist

pastellist

8.1
An artist who makes pictures using pastels
  • noun
  • /pæˈstɛlɪst/
  • UK
translation icon : pastelista
  • Many pastellists prefer soft colors for their portraits.

Examples

  • As a skilled pastellist, he captures delicate light and color in his portraits.

  • Many art students admire the techniques used by a professional pastellist.

  • The renowned pastellist was invited to display her artwork at the museum.

  • The pastellist showcased her work at the gallery.

  • She is known as a talented pastellist, creating vibrant portraits using soft pastel colors.

  • At the art fair, several pastellists displayed their works, showcasing the beauty of pastel techniques.

  • The pastellist taught a workshop on blending techniques to create smooth transitions in pastel art.

Synonyms

painter
vspastellist
214 1.0

A person who makes pictures using colour on canvas or paper

works mainly with pastel sticks rather than using paint
pastelist
vspastellist
1 7.7

A person who makes pictures using soft colored sticks or makes and sells those sticks

uses pastels only for making pictures rather than selling or producing sticks

Surface Forms

pastellist singular
pastellists plural

Morphology

pastellist = pastel (transparent) = pastel + ist

Standard agentive formation: 'pastel' + '-ist' yields 'one who works with pastels', a meaning predictable from the base.

Etymology

Pastellist comes from pastel, a 'soft colour stick' used for drawing, plus the ending -ist, which means 'a person who does something' like in artist. The word pastel itself comes from a word for 'paste' because the colour was mixed into a soft form, so a pastellist is simply an artist who makes pictures with those soft colour sticks.