The Emergence Machine

Pastel

physical · Visual Arts · Level 5 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

pastel emerges from line. It requires medium, space.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “pastel” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “pastel”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
pastel
Origin language
French

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0PastelLineMathematical Str…FormOperationPointStructureActionMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesPastelL5FormL2StructureL2LineL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form is essential for grasping pastel
  • Structure L2 (requires) architecture sense
    Understanding structure is essential for grasping pastel
  • Line L4 (conceptual) Mathematics sense
    Drawing medium creates lines