Absolutely the most thorough guide to pastel materials and techniques ever assembled in a single volume, this is the book for anyone working with pastels, from beginners to experienced artists looking to develop more professional skills.
Defining the pastel medium broadly-color in stick form to be used for drawing and painting simultaneously-the author creates works of sensuous textures and colors, ranging from subtle to intense. He uses traditional soft and hard pastels, as well as oil pastels and oil sticks, showing the effects produced by each in step-by-step demonstrations. Included are sophisticated ways to combine pastels with water, acrylic, alkyd gels, and oil paint for stunning mixed-media results.
By:
B Creevy Imprint: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S. Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 273mm,
Width: 219mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 722g ISBN:9780823039050 ISBN 10: 0823039056 Pages: 176 Publication Date:01 August 2011 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Bill Creevy, a versatile artist and writer, is a Master Pastelist of the Pastel Society of America, author of The Oil Painting Book, and the recipient of numerous jury awards. He lives and works in his SoHo studio loft in New York.