The Pastel Book
The Pastel Book by Bill Creevy, published by Watson-Guptill in 1999, is a comprehensive guide that spans 175 pages and is presented in English. This book serves as an extensive resource for anyone interested in pastel drawing, catering to both beginners and experienced artists seeking to enhance their skills. It covers a wide range of pastel materials and techniques, offering insights into the medium’s versatility and application.
Readers will find detailed explanations of various pastel types, including traditional soft and hard pastels, as well as oil pastels and oil sticks. The author provides step-by-step demonstrations that illustrate the unique effects of each medium. Additionally, the book explores innovative methods for combining pastels with other materials such as water, acrylics, and oil paints, enabling artists to achieve striking mixed-media results. This edition is designed to be a thorough reference for those looking to deepen their understanding of pastel techniques and expand their artistic repertoire.
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Absolutely the most thorough guide to pastel materials and techniques ever assembled in a single volume, this is the book for anyone working with pastels, from beginners to experienced artists looking to develop more professional skills.
Defining the pastel medium broadly—color in stick form to be used for drawing and painting simultaneously—the author creates works of sensuous textures and colors, ranging from subtle to intense. He uses traditional soft and hard pastels, as well as oil pastels and oil sticks, showing the effects produced by each in step-by-step demonstrations. Included are sophisticated ways to combine pastels with water, acrylic, alkyd gels, and oil paint for stunning mixed-media results.
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