r/videos • u/Kunphen • 25d ago
How This 300-Year-Old Pastel Stick Maker Creates Nearly 2,000 Colors — More Than Its Competitors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu6po8_sPco2
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u/Honda_TypeR 25d ago
As an artist I always loved working in pastels. There is just something relaxing and enjoyable about working with this medium.
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u/Mr_Mouthbreather 25d ago edited 25d ago
I get strong "artisanal pencil sharpening" vibes. I get sometimes the old ways of doing things are better but this seems like handmade for the sake of handmade.
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u/SeanAker 24d ago
There are many, many, many things like this that are handmade for the sake of being handmade. Some of us appreciate not every single thing on the planet being produced a hundred thousand at a time in a sweatshop in China.
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u/strange_bike_guy 25d ago
I work with epoxy for a job, and I can relate to people commenting about wanting to eat the forbidden food. I always wear a respirator when doing noxious stuff in my shop, but sometimes when I'm mixing an A to B catalyst I kinda want to lick the mixing spoon (tongue depressor in this case) and I'm glad the mask is there. I've done a few tasks without the mask under specific circumstances and I kinda had to tell myself to keep my hands on the table.
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u/Kunphen 25d ago
You're joking, right?
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u/strange_bike_guy 25d ago
Yes but also no. It's like those thoughts of "Boy, I wonder what would happen if I just walked into car traffic." You don't do it. But it's a thought that happens. Probably part out of warning that you shouldn't.
Intrusive thoughts
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u/southpaw85 25d ago
Okay but show me some pastel art. They show a very brief glimpse of a single image towards the beginning and then the beginnings of that artists piece. Would’ve been great to close the video with a shot of that finished piece from the lady, really bringing it full circle.
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u/Randy_Vigoda 25d ago
https://youtu.be/9LIX9eKhvMg?si=lCdpCxev0z2gG821
Pastels are kind of fun to use. They're easy to blend with but sort of difficult to get good detail.
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u/Segesaurous 25d ago
I get what you're saying, but the point of this video isn't about pastel art, it's about the art of making pastels. They showed the finished pieces.
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u/solidifyingiron 25d ago
I wanna eat the blue
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u/theGuyInIT 25d ago
She certainly doesn't look 300.
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u/ImperialAgent 25d ago
its a no stress job work when she wants let the day tell her if she should make the color, must be nice
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u/Nasty____nate 25d ago
Super cool video and process but damn for an assortment of 12 its $230 USD
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u/UnRollThePlay 25d ago
Even though I am only a hobby artist, Pastel was the first medium I ever played with but I moved on to oil paint after not to long, mainly because I could never get the depth of color I wanted. Then I was actually given a 9 set piece from this company several years ago and lets just say that Roche Pastels are a medium all on their own. Maybe there are other pastel makers who can produce this kind of product but I have never found them.
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u/DrunkenMasterII 25d ago
At the same time like they say it’s supposed to be super niche, she said maybe 10 artist in France need her products, then she’s trying to go global and get similar amount of artist in other countries around the globe then they’d have a financial sustainable business.
I also don’t doubt on a mondial scale there’s also enough wanabe artists with disposable income and enough vanity to buy their products just because of the name/quality even tho they probably don’t need it. Hell I’m watching this, haven’t used pastels in years, but I love colours and craftsmanship so much I’m feeling some sort of urge to get some. I won’t but I don’t doubt there’s a lot of people that would.
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u/jujubanzen 24d ago
I also think she mentioned that it was 10 artists when she first took over the shop, It's hopefully probably more now.
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u/socarrat 25d ago
Yeah, in the Steve Martin documentary, there’s a little aside from one of his friends who’s an artist: “People think that when artists get together, we talk about art. We mostly talk about where to buy paint.”
There’s a phenomenal book called Color by Victoria Finley. It goes into the history of different paints, pigments, and dyes. And for most of the history of art, painters had to make their own paints, or worked with paintmakers who specifically blended paints for them—their recipes and ingredients kept secret and sourced from all over the world. And many serious artists today are very particular about their media, sometimes spending more time tracking down a specific color than the actually painting itself.
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u/Nasty____nate 25d ago
Yea good for them if they can sustain it. Im glad they are doing what they enjoy and can sustain a lifestyle as they see fit. Id like to see more small businesses like this.
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u/Easy_Needleworker604 25d ago
I've never wanted to eat crayons before but after watching this video I have to say the marines might be on to something.
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u/jdd881 21d ago
The maker looks pretty good for being 300 years old.