The pastel artist's bible
Subtitle: an essential reference for the practising artist
By: edited by Claire Waite Brown
Publisher: Search Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781782213949
Copyright date: 2006
Subjects: Pastel drawing; Technique
Description: Discover the unique joys of pastel painting with this easy-to-use guide. More than 100 visual sequences reveal key techniques such as mixing, blending, scumbling, sgraffito, hatching and feathering. Includes advice on composing your painting, using colour, adding highlights and shadows and creating textured effects. Step-by-step demonstrations show how to approach a range of subjects, from landscapes and flowers to portraits and still life.
Notes: Parts of this book have previously been published in The encyclopedia of pastel techniques, Pastel school and Masterstrokes: pastel.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Materials; title: Colour; title: Basic techniques; title: Further techniques; title: Subjects.