3 Ways to Use the Pastel Palette (That Won’t Put You to Sleep)

Yeah, Yeah - we know. “Pastels? That’s cute.”

But here’s the thing: Our Mad Pastel Palette doesn’t whisper. It whispers with menace. It’s soft like a sucker punch with a satin glove.

Here are 3 ways to use the Mad Pastel Palette like the unhinged creative that you are:

1. Paint the Calm Before the Meltdown
Use light strokes to build eerie stillness. A grayed-out sky. A shadow-tones face that’s way too calm. Let the unease creep in through the softness, like something is about to snap.

2. Smother It All in Silence
Pastels are perfect for subtle, devastating emotion. Blend them till they barely speak. Use negative space like it owes you money. This isn’t loud—it’s lingering.

3. Layer with Madness
Start innocent. Layer it slow. Then distort the whole thing with a swipe of black charcoal, messy linework, or chaotic ink. Beauty turned unstable. That’s the vibe.

Bottom line: These pastels are deadly in the right hands. (Yours.)
Go make something gorgeous and a little messed up.

Stay soft, stay savage,
- The MAD Team