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 PanPastel Workshop written by Julia Woning and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English version of Julia Woning's new book "PanPastel Workshop" is now available. This book covers many of the basic techniques for using PanPastel Colors. If you are new to PanPastel Colors, or are interested in discovering new ways to use the medium, this is a great way to learn many of the techniques that are possible.
Download or read book Pastel Innovations written by Dawn Emerson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pastel Painting Techniques That Are Revolutionary, Fun and Easy! Designed for beginners considering using pastel for the first time, for experienced artists who may feel uninspired, and for anyone in between, the skills you will gain with Pastel Innovations, will help you build confidence and open your world so you can paint what CAN BE, not just what you THINK is. Explore the unique joys of pastel painting with: • An exploration of the basics: You'll expand your artist's vocabulary learning to use the elements and fundamentals of design to create beautiful, balanced paintings. • 20 simple exercises build off each other and help you grow as an artist, little by little, building confidence. • 40+ innovative pastel painting techniques: Feel inspired as you learn new approaches to using pastel to build up and reveal layers, incorporate monotypes as underpaintings, create texture that cannot be duplicated by drawing or painting, and more. • Thoughtful self critique: Questions, approaches and checklists that will result in better art, while at the same time making you a better artist. Leave your expectations behind and engage in the process of pastel painting with a newfound freedom to play and explore!
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 How to Draw with Pastels written by Walter Thomas Foster and published by . This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pastel for the Serious Beginner written by Larry Blovits and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basic lessons in becoming a good painter in pastels.
Download or read book The Big Book of Painting Nature in Pastel written by S. Allyn Schaeffer and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the tools, materials, and techniques of pastel drawing, and presents a series of demonstrations with photographs of the original scene for comparison
Download or read book Beginner s Guide to Painting with Oil Pastels written by Tim Fisher and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to paint with oil pastels in this accessible book for the absolute beginner. Learn to paint with oil pastels in this straightforward guide to this relatively unexplored medium. Tim Fisher demonstrates how to use the oil pastels on their own, or in conjunction with acrylic inks and paints and watercolours, on a variety of surfaces to create beautiful paintings that will maintain their vibrancy for years to come. This Beginner's Guide to Painting with Oil Pastels features six full step-by-step projects covering a variety of subjects from animal portraits to boats, harbours and reflections, and introduces the reader to mark-making with oil pastels and using solvents for a textured finish. The book also explains how to preserve, keep and frame your oil pastel works safely.
Download or read book Pastels For Dummies written by Sherry Stone Clifton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-01-08 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest tips and techniques for working with pastels - in full color Pastels offer bright colors, a great level of portability, and no drying time - plus they're relatively inexpensive and can be used to draw and paint on almost any surface. Pastels For Dummies covers the many aspects of this exciting medium, from the fundamentals of choosing the right materials to step-by-step projects, including landscapes, abstracts, and portraits. Inside you'll find hands-on, easy-to-follow exercises and attractive full-color artwork. Presents drawing, painting, and shading techniques and styles in an easy-to-understand format Accessible to artists of all levels Discover your inner artist with Pastels For Dummies and make your artwork come alive!
Download or read book Pastels for Beginners written by Francisco Asensio Cerver and published by Konemann. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether your preferred medium is canvas or paper, wood or stone, this series of books for beginners demonstrates drawing, painting and design techniques for a variety of surfaces, materials and spaces. The titles in this practical series are suited to help readers become familiar with the most essential techniques of drawing, painting and design.
Download or read book The Art of Pastel Painting written by Alan Flattmann and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distinguished artist and teacher Alan Flattmann provides invaluable information about theory and technique as well as making crayons, designing proper studio lighting, and much more. Both amateur and professional artists will find this book informative and useful.Highlighted techniques include the painterly blended and the Impressionistic broken-color approaches. There are also illustrated discussions of concept and technique, mood and technique, mixed media, form and space, aerial perspective, modeling, and the importance of simplicity.
Download or read book American Pastels in the Metropolitan Museum of Art written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1989 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A catalogue and art-historical overview of pastel painting in America from 1880 to 1930.
Download or read book The Art of Pastel written by Walter Foster Creative Team and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Three accomplished artists each present an original take on the medium . . . This is a comprehensive guide for beginners.” —Library Journal The velvety strokes of pastel have enchanted fine artists for more than a century. From airy strokes to bold marks and soft hues to vibrant shades, the versatility of pastel makes it suitable for a wide range of subjects and moods. Now anyone can experience this multi-dimensional medium with The Art of Pastel. Inside this comprehensive guide, three artists provide instruction for using soft, hard, and oil pastel—each sharing his or her unique approach. From portraits and landscapes to rich floral scenes, this book contains a wealth of inspiring images that artists can re-create step by step.
Download or read book Oil Pastel for the Serious Beginner written by John Elliot and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for the serious beginner, this volume offers step-by-step advice on painting in oil pastels. Lessons progress simply from easy subjects and techniques to the more difficult and complex. First, artists learn how to use oil pastels to create traditional paintings in still landscape and portraiture. Then the author explores 12 specific experimental techniques, including impasto, washes and monoprint; stencil and screen techniques; and methods for combining pastel with soft pastel and mixed media.
Download or read book Pastel Basics written by Alain Picard and published by Walter Foster. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pastel Basics seeks to create a fun and approachable means of introducing this adaptable medium to beginning artists, illustrating that pastels are accessible to any artist who wants to work with them.
Download or read book The Pastel Artist s Bible written by Claire Waite Brown and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2009-09-04 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to one of the most popular painting media—including materials, color, techniques, and subjects from still lifes to animals. Discover the unique joys of pastel painting with this easy-to-use guide to one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums. More than one hundred visual sequences reveal key techniques such as mixing, blending, scumbling, sgraffito, hatching and feathering. Includes tips on composing your painting, using color, 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. Over 65,000 copies sold worldwide.
Download or read book The Art of Pastel written by Marla Baggetta and published by Walter Foster Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Discover techniques for creating beautiful works of art in pastel"--Cover.
