Pastel Workbook
Published on 31. August 2007
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-0-7153-2771-5 (ISBN)
Description
NEW EDITION
A complete pastel painting course for the beginner in ten easy to follow lessons, demonstrating how the newcomer to this medium can achieve superb results from the start.
Explores all the basic elements of picture-making through a wonderful range of still-life, figurative and landscape subjects, building skills as the lessons progress.
Repackaged with a new user-friendly wiro binding to make this book even more accessible.
A complete pastel painting course for the beginner in ten easy to follow lessons, demonstrating how the newcomer to this medium can achieve superb results from the start.
Explores all the basic elements of picture-making through a wonderful range of still-life, figurative and landscape subjects, building skills as the lessons progress.
Repackaged with a new user-friendly wiro binding to make this book even more accessible.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Newton Abbot
United Kingdom
Illustrations
120 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 287 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
780 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7153-2771-5 (9780715327715)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
03/2002
David & Charles
€36.08
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Person
Jackie Simmonds is an award-winning pastel artist. Her beautiful light-filled paintings have been exhibited by some of Britain's leading art institutions. She is one of the foremost authors on pastel painting, and also teaches and makes videos on the subject. Jackie lives in Northwood, Middlesex.
Content
Introduction; Materials and equipment; Lesson 1 Making marks; Lesson 2 Inspiration from a master; Lesson 3 First steps; Lesson 4 Colour; Lesson 5 Composing pictures; Lesson 6 Landscape painting; Lesson 7 Water and skies; Lesson 8 Sketching for painting; Lesson 9 Winter painting; Lesson 10 Experimenting with surfaces; Glossary; Index.