Download or read book Handbook to Pastel written by Marie Guerin and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a complete guide to creating art using pastel, with historical information, step instructions, handy tips, and much more. "Handbook to Pastel" will be of utility to both beginner and experienced artists alike, and it would make for a useful addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "Pastel and Its Origin-Complementary Colours", "Masters who have Rendered Pastel Famous", "Materials-Soft and Hard Crayons-Different Surfaces", "Sketching-in", "Hatching Lines and Heightening", "Pastel by Rubbing", "Backgrounds", "Draperies", "The Head-The Hair", "Flowers and Fruit", "Landscape and Marine Subjects", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on drawing and illustration.
Download or read book The Pastel Book written by Bill Creevy and published by Watson-Guptill Publications. This book was released on 1999 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry is generally well-behaved, but he is occasionally arrogant and vain. Henry is at heart a hard worker, but his frequent bouts of illness hinder his work.
Download or read book Pastel written by Daniel E. Greene and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the nation's foremost portrait painters provides a complete, step-by-step guide to pastel painting. Covering everything from materials through techniques, the book presents Greene's observations of the manipulative qualities of pastel, along with methods of using it.
Download or read book Pastel Artist s Bible written by Claire Brown and published by Chartwell. This book was released on 2009-09-04 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to pastel painting includes sections on materials, the principles of color, techniques, and a final section on subjects that is designed to help you learn by example.
Download or read book Pastel School written by Hazel Harrison and published by Reader's Digest Association. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to working with pastels, describing different types of pastels, offering advice on putting together a basic starter palette, and including 40 step-by-step lessons for developing technique and style.
Download or read book The Pastel Artist s Handbook written by Sally Harper and published by B.E.S. Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to drawing with pastels that includes practical hints and tips, covering all aspects of the medium, including style, subject, color composition, and materials.
Download or read book Pastel Workbook written by Jackie Simmonds and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 2007-08-09 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This complete pastel painting course for the beginner in ten easy-to-follow lessons presented in a wire-o binding, demonstrates how even beginners can achieve superb pastel results right from the start. The book covers materials, equipment and the exciting range of pastels now available. Readers will discover all the basic elements of picture-making through a wonderful range of still-life, figurative and landscape subjects, and will build skills as the lessons progress. Practical exercises allow beginners to build up their own invaluable workbook--from first strokes to finished landscapes.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Pastel Techniques written by Judy Martin and published by Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrates the basics of pastels through step-by-step instructions and offers artists an A to Z directory of techniques and terminology.
Download or read book Pastels for the Absolute Beginner written by Rebecca de Mendonça and published by SearchPress+ORM. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the limitless possibilities of pastels with this beginner’s guide to creating modern, lively, and colorful pastel artwork. Artist and teacher Rebecca de Mendoça offers beginners a complete course in using pastels. Step-by-step exercises and longer projects help you to build the essential skills you need to paint a range of subjects, including landscapes, still life, portraits, and animals. Vital drawing techniques are explained and demonstrated, along with easy-to-follow explanations of color theory, composition, and the pastels themselves. This volume includes techniques for using both hard and soft pastels, eight skill-building projects, and a wealth of finished artwork to provide ideas and inspiration.
Download or read book Drawing with Pencils Pastels written by Hazel Harrison and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based upon the principle that anyone can learn to draw well, Hazel Harrison''s handbook teaches the basics for beginners as well as providing specialised techniques for the more advanced artist.'
Download or read book Painter s Handbook written by Mark David Gottsegen and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2006-04-01 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much more than just another guide to artists’ materials, The Painter’s Handbook is an amazingly useful resource, with information on everything from the canvas up: the canvas itself, plus paper, sizes and grounds, pigments and binders, solvents and thinners, varnishes and preservatives. Dozens of step-by-step recipes for make-it-yourself paints, pastels, varnishes, gessoes, sizes, supports, and equipment take this indispensable guide way beyond the competition. Authoritatively written by Mark David Gottsegen, chair of the federal government’s ASTM committee on artist’s materials, the revised Painter’s Handbook considers the enormous changes in the art-materials world since the first edition was published in 1993. New materials, new health issues, new information on outmoded and even harmful supplies and practices mean that every painter needs a copy of The Painter’s Handbook.
Download or read book Pure Pastel written by Anne Hevener and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-04-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pastel is a medium like no other: pure color, unrivalled in its immediacy of application, and--in the hands of today's most talented artists--capable of astonishing feats of expression. A celebration of the best in contemporary pastel painting, Pure Pastel explores how artists are pushing the medium to new heights of innovation and creativity. • Art from 100 of today's most recognizable names in pastel, hand selected and invited to participate by the editor of Pastel Journal • A dynamic range of styles and subjects, including still life, portraits, city scenes, animals, landscapes, abstracts and more • Firsthand commentary offers insight into the artists' work--how they use pastel to capture a moment in time, tell a story or evoke emotion This visual feast of a book serves up page after page of luminous color, staccato strokes, fresh perspectives and masterful techniques. It's sure to be an enduring source of awe and inspiration for artists and art lovers alike.
Download or read book Painting Beautiful Skin Tones with Color Light written by Chris Saper and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001-08-26 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LEARNING HOW TO CAPTURE SUCH QUALITY HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER!Inside you'll find guidelines for rendering accurate skin tones in a variety of media, including watercolor, oil and pastel. You'll begin with a review of the five essential painting elements (drawing, value, color, composition and edges), then learn how light and color influence the appearance of skin tones. Best-selling artist Chris Saper provides the advice and examples that make every lesson and technique easy to understandâ€"immediately improving the quality of your work. You'll discover how to: • Paint the four major skin color groups (Caucasian, African American, Asian, and Hispanic) • Refine these colors into dozens of possible variations within each group • Select your palette and mix hues for clean, beautiful colors • Determine the color and temperature of light that falls on your subject • Paint direct and indirect sunlight, artificial light and highlights of light • Master the four elements that determine color in shadow • Use photographic references when you can't paint directly from life You'll also find seven step-by-step demonstrations and an appendix of sample color charts for each major skin type under a range of lighting variations. It's all you need to bring your portraits to life!
Download or read book Pastel Painting Techniques written by Guy Roddon and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pleasure of pastels - Your needs - Techniques - Using mixed media - Composing the picture - Working with colour - Mounts and frames.
Download or read book Flowers in Pastel written by Margaret Evans and published by Search Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margaret Evans shows how to blend and work with pastels, using their soft velvety tones and subtle changes of colour to reflect the beauty of flowers in the landscape, in gardens and in still life studies. Both drawing and painting techniques can be applied, creating stunning effects with light, shade, varied textures and detail.
Download or read book Exploring Pastel with Barry Watkin written by Barry Watkin and published by Batsford. This book was released on 1996 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text contains step-by-step instructions to the secrets of successful pastel painting. It explains the whole process from how to choose your subject, build up form and atmosphere, and create interest. It includes sections on painting foliage, water, skies and flowers.
Download or read book The Oil Painting Book written by Bill Creevy and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 1999-03-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Without equal anywhere in print today, this is the most complete guide to oil painting materials, and how to use them to derive best results from the medium.
