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