Oil pastel for the serious beginner [basic lessons in becoming a good painter]
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 portra...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Watson-Guptill Publications
2002
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Add Tag | Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 144 pages color illustrations 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 142) and index |
| ISBN: | 0823033112 9780823033119 |
The encyclopedia of pastel techniques