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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Main Authors: Elliot, John (Author), Elliot, Sheila (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Watson-Guptill Publications 2002
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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.
Physical Description:144 pages color illustrations 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 142) and index
ISBN:0823033112
9780823033119