Pastel Workbook : A Complete Course in Ten Lessons

by Simmonds, Jackie

• ISBN13: 9780715308431
• ISBN10: 0715308432
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: F & W Media Inc

Summary

Ten lessons are all it takes to learn the basics of pastel painting -- and achieve great results! Make your first marks on paper and develop your pastel techniques by copying a master artist. Gain expertise in conveying form, tone, light, and color. Then move on to the fundamentals of painting a picture through a range of still-life, figurative, and landscape subjects that build your skills as the lessons progress. Illustrated throughout with the author's paintings.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Materials and Equipment	p. 9
Making Marks	p. 16
Inspiration from a Master	p. 28
First Steps in Shape and Form	p. 34
Colour	p. 44
Composing Pictures	p. 56
Landscape Painting	p. 70
Water and Skies	p. 88
Sketching for Painting	p. 100
Winter Painting	p. 110
Experimenting with Surfaces	p. 118
Glossary	p. 127
Index	p. 128
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