They are somewhere between a watercolor and a pastel, with a good amount of variation among brands. Apply them in a range of ways: draw dry on dry and then wet your surface with a brush ...

According to TAG Gallery Director William Mullane, “Exhibiting art by Mahoning Valley artists Daniel Rauschenbach, a talented watercolor artist, and Thomas Sewickley, a master pastel artist ...

He began by using pastels, moved to watercolors, and the final published albums contain hand-colored aquatints. A later watercolor version (in the New York Historical Society) was used for the ...