Start to Paint with Pastels

'With pastel books being thin on the ground, any new edition is welcome and this is a rather excellent look at what the medium can do as well as a well-thought out manual on how to do it.' Review of the previous edition by Artbookreview.net

The new edition of Jenny Keal's popular book Painting with Pastels is an inspiring and creative introduction to painting in this medium. Focusing on soft (chalk) pastels, this clear, simple-to-understand book encourages you to explore the materials and methods needed to get started with pastels. Jenny begins by introducing you to a variety of techniques, and looks at sketchbooks and photographs as a way of gathering source material. There are then five stunning step-by-step projects for the reader to choose from, covering a range of subjects from flowers to landscapes and coastal scenes, and designed to build on the basic skills covered in the earlier sections of the book. Here you will learn about creating atmosphere, colour, tone, composition and perspective, and before you realise it you will have all the skills you need to create your own beautiful pastel paintings.

Book Contents

Introduction6
Materials8
studio set-up14
Colour theory16
Techniques18
Gathering subjects 26
Composition30
composing for flowers32
Recession34
step-by-step demonstrations 36
Barns and
Mountains38
Simplification
Coastal scene48
Creating atmosphere
Harbour Scene60
Colour and tone
Iris72
Composition for flower painting
Farm in a Landscape84
Aerial perspective
Index96