BATSFORD Raw Colour with Pastels   Pastels have been used by painters for centuries for the powerful and evocative color they can produce. Professional artist and experienced teacher Mark Leach uses pastel to translate beautiful landscapes into striking, minimalist paintings with simple form and strong blocks of color, while still retaining a sense of location ...
	NORTH LIGHT Capturing Radiant Light & Color   This book shows oil and pastel painters new ways of seeing and painting light and color. The book uses the full-color seeing method, a way to see and paint color as affected by the surrounding light. It also contains examples and demonstrations of landscapes and still lifes. Author: Susan Sarback Format: ...
	NORTH LIGHT Keys to Painting Fur & Feathers   Nothing creates a stronger sense of "life" in your wildlife art than realistic textures. This book, a collection of some of the finest art instruction ever published, will show you proven ways to paint fur, feathers and other realistic wildlife textures. You'll find easy-to-follow instructions and demonstrations from top ...
	NORTH LIGHT Paint: Illustrated Techniques for Every Medium   It's all inside! This book provides all the essential lessons the artist needs to achieve effects, express creativity, or experiment with any medium. Editor Amy Jeynes covers materials, color and value, composition, and techniques along with 15 painting demonstrations to give you a step-by-step view of each medium in ...
	NORTH LIGHT Painting with Pastels   In a step-by-step guide, author Maggie Price takes her readers through everything they need to know to reach their full potential in such a popular, accessible art form. From the best materials to composition fundamentals, Painting with Pastels covers everything from the basics to specific painting effects and techniques. Included ...
	WALTER FOSTER How To Series: Beginner’s Guides   These books are the perfect introduction to the exciting world of drawing and painting. They offer insight into the fundamentals of art theory and cover a number of basic art concepts. Best of all, they clearly explain and illustrate their points; each lesson is always presented with simple instruction ...
	WALTER FOSTER How To Series: Pastel Portraits   In the How to Draw and Paint Series titles, experienced artists teach readers how to re-create an array of beautiful portraits in pastel, from start to finish. In this book, the author explains a number of pastel painting techniques and special effects. Helpful demonstrations and clear, step-by-step instruction teach ...
	WATSON-GUPTILL How to Draw and Paint Fairies   How do you draw a fairy? It’s not like you can convince one to do life modeling in your studio. How to Draw and Paint Fairies confronts the fairy labor shortage directly, explaining all the techniques needed to bring fairy art to life. For beginners, explanations of basic techniques ...
	WATSON-GUPTILL Pastel for the Serious Beginner   Beginning with materials and methods, then moving on to practical, step-by-step demonstrations, master pastelist Larry Blovits shares with readers the time-tested theories and techniques he employs in producing his widely-admired, award-winning paintings. You will learn how to blend hard and soft pastels into gradiations of opaque and transparent colors, ...
	WATSON-GUPTILL The Pastel Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist   A thorough guide to pastel materials and techniques, this book is 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--author Bill Creevy creates works of sensuous ...