Clotilde Aksin-Frappier aims to reproduce what she sees while developing a freedom of perspective. Mastery of pastel techniques demands that she taps into her imagination, inventing: experimenting with a stroke, layering colours, emphasising an aspect of the drawing's structure, all the way down to tiny details.Oil pastels are presented in the form of sticks. Unlike dry pastels, the pigments are combined with a mixture of wax and oil, giving them a smoother, less powdery consistency. Similar to oil painting, they can be blended or worked with traditional mediums or turpentine oil.