Pastel Painting Step-by-Step
Pastel Painting Step-by-Step by Margaret Evans is an illustrated guide published by National Geographic Books on February 18, 2020. This 160-page book serves as a practical resource for both beginner and experienced artists interested in soft pastel painting. It covers essential topics such as materials, blending techniques, and the use of a limited palette, while also providing insights into landscape painting, including composition and capturing light.
Readers will find a comprehensive approach to pastel techniques, featuring 13 step-by-step projects that guide them through the painting process. The book includes sections on painting landscapes, seascapes, and flowers, along with tips on color mixing and adding water to pastels. Accompanying each section are inspirational paintings from three featured artists, showcasing a variety of styles and themes relevant to pastel drawing.
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This is a practical and comprehensive guide for all soft pastel painting enthusiasts, from the beginner to the experienced artist. Starting with advice on materials, it moves on to pastel basics such as blending, adding tone and using a limited palette, then there is a section on landscape painting featuring advice on composition and painting trees and water, then capturing light in pastels, with tips on colour mixing, and finally there is a section of flower painting, with additional information on adding water to pastels. Throughout, the art of painting in pastels is taught through beautiful, easy to follow step by step projects, with a total of 13 included, and each section is accompanied by a selection of inspirational paintings by the three featured artists, in a rich variety of styles.
Uses material from the following titles in the Step-by-Step Leisure Arts series:
Painting with Pastels by Peter Coombs
Landscapes in Pastel by Paul Hardy
Flowers in Pastel by Margaret Evans
Light in Pastel by Paul Hardy
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