I have soft pastels at home and i'd like to know how to use them since i'm not exactly sure how. They are 27mm by 8mm so they are quite small and I already tried using them but they're messy and I end up messing the picture. So yes i'm wondering if anyone has any soft pastel tutorial?

I'm not skilled in the use of Pastels myself, but I know www.WetCanvas.com has a strong pastel community with tons of info..

I have soft pastels also, as i know they are for the Artists, if you use them in a good way, you will get a good result.

The basic thing i think you have to blend them..
you may found some tutorials here..

http://www.artworkshopwithpaul.com/pastelstutorial.asp

and here

http://books.google.com/books?id=lrUvMaH1p...tel&f=false

here is the link to take right to pastels forum

http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=18

here a full demo

http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=458500#

hope it help full