in pastels

idiom

: using pastels as one's medium
The artist works mostly in pastels.

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There are brushstrokes and smudges, as if the world were realized in pastels. Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024 The industry was booming — and selling chemically relaxed hair to a new generation with kits that were themselves objects of desire, decorated in pastels, flowers, butterflies and photos of smiling little-girl models with their hair hanging in glossy dark sheets. Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn, New York Times, 13 June 2024 The Mass was filled with children dressed in pastels, choir music and lots of incense. Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 31 Mar. 2024 Just this past weekend, Barbie lit the box office on fire with its funny (but also sad), dark (but plastered in pastels) fusion of a singular artistic vision with a corporate IP product. Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 July 2023 There’s no missing the Swifties in the room, likely decked out in pastels, glitter and concert tees. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023 This Republican candidate group paints itself in pastels. George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2023 Meanwhile the crowds, women in fascinators and men in pastels, could have been mistaken for those at the Kentucky Derby or Royal Ascot. Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 23 Aug. 2023 Toyin Ojih Odutola is a contemporary Nigerian American artist known for drawing enigmatic portraits of people in pastels, pencils and charcoal. John Blake, CNN, 19 June 2022

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“In pastels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20pastels. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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