Pastel is the single best medium for learning about color. Pastels can be used for virtually any style of painting. Twenty outstanding pastel artists show how to master the colorful versatility of the medium. Color in a stick form, which the artist can use to draw and paint simultaneously. Traditional pastelists who prefer soft and hard pastels will find many useful techniques in this book with 24 step by step demonstrations.
Pastel is a wonderful medium for the portrait artist.
Includes superb examples of pastel paintings by a master pastelist. A comprehensive coverage of all aspects of pastel painting, with examples of the layered technique - using alternating layers of pastel and workable fixative. This timeless book by one of America s leading portrait painters and teachers offers a complete survey of pastel materials and techniques and takes the reader through every step in the development of a pastel painting. It can teach you to draw even though you feel you have little talent and doubt you could ever learn. If you are already drawing as a professional artist or as a student, this book will give you greater confidence in your ability and will deepen your artistic perceptions.