Complex sentence: In order to create hard and soft pastels, pigments are ground into a paste with water and a gum binder and then rolled or pressed into sticks--whence the name "pastel" from the Italian "pastello", meaning "little bread roll".
Split into simpler sentences: In order to create hard and soft pastels, pigments are ground into a paste with water and a gum binder and then rolled or pressed into sticks. The name "pastel" from the Italian "pastello", meaning "little bread roll".