Oil Pastel Step by Step
Discover the secrets to creating masterpieces in oil pastel
Published on 1. March 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-1-60058-133-5 (ISBN)
Description
This comprehensive, 64-page book offers in-depth instruction on creating vibrant paintings with the often overlooked but versatile medium, oil pastel. A relatively new fine-art medium, oil pastel is inexpensive and may be used directly in dry form with minimal setup and easy clean up, so beginners can get started right away! The book opens with a thorough introduction to basic oil pastel tools and techniques. Then, artist-author Nathan Rohlander shows aspiring artists how to render a wide range of subjectsfrom flowers and animals to landscapes and portraitswith simple, step-by-step demonstrations and stunning illustrations.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
150
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 165 mm
Weight
209 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60058-133-5 (9781600581335)
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Nathan Rohlander's bright, vibrant paintings have been featured in the pages of Esquire and Shuz magazines, on the cover of Coast magazine, in Super Bowl commercials, in numerous television shows, and even in MTV videos. Having graduated with honors and a fine arts degree from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, Nathan is currently working toward a Master of Fine Arts at California State University, Long Beach. Nathan's work is featured in two Walter Foster Publishing titles: Acrylic: Still Lifes, in the How to Draw and Paint Series; and in The Artist's Source Book: 80 Acrylic Painting References. Nathan lives in Los Angeles, CA.