Pastel Innovations: 60+ Creative Techniques and Exercises for Painting with Pastels
Pastel Innovations: 60+ Creative Techniques and Exercises for Painting with Pastels
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Explore the unique joys of pastel painting with:An exploration of the basics: You'll expand your artist's vocabulary learning to use the elements and fundamentals of design to create beautiful, balanced paintings.20 simple exercises build off each other and help you grow as an artist, little by little, building confidence.40+ innovative pastel painting techniques: Feel inspired as you learn new approaches to using pastel to build up and reveal layers, incorporate monotypes as underpaintings, create texture that cannot be duplicated by drawing or painting, and more.Thoughtful self critique: Questions, approaches and checklists that will result in better art, while at the same time mak
Dawn's work is featured in Strokes of Genius and she has written numerous articles for Pastel Journal. Dawn Emerson, Terrebonne, OR, has been a workshop instructor for twenty years. . She holds signature status from PSWC and PSA and has won numerous major awards
DC said fun to try. Lots of ideasfun to try goes beyond basic dry pastels techniques. Very useful art reference book. Gwen Moore Very well-written and inspiring book about art, in general, as well as pastel art, in particular. This one will be well-worn, dog eared and stained.. Good book Creative ideas in the book, am glad I bought it.
About the Author Dawn Emerson, Terrebonne, OR, has been a workshop instructor for twenty years. She holds signature status from PSWC and PSA and has won numerous major awards. Dawn's work is featured in Strokes of Genius and she has written numerous articles for Pastel Journal.