Pastel Painting: The comprehensive guide to soft pastels

by Christopher Reid, Kimberly Reid (Photographer)

Overview

Whether you are an absolute beginner or advanced pastelist, this is the book you have been waiting for. The most comprehensive book on soft pastels available, from a master artist with over 30 years of experience. Secrets of pastel painting are revealed with explanations of techniques, detailed demos, and easy to understand diagrams. Learn methods that produce better results, and also why they work, giving you a deeper understanding of pastel and art in general.

Creating art should be fun, not frustrating. Many how-to books teach how to follow along but not how to create your own artwork. This book covers every stage of the process, from choosing supplies to professional advice on what to do after a painting is finished. This book dives deep into understanding color, mixing, and more. Chris balances encouragement with skill-building to push your art forward. This is a complete art instruction course packed into a book.

Inside you'll find:

Lessons for all skill levels

Money saving tips for choosing supplies

Blending, mixing, layering, glazing, lines, edges

Adding depth to your paintings

Techniques, sequencing, color theory

How to mix any color accurately with few pastels

Working from photos and their limitations

Planning a painting & setting up your workspace for success

Protect your paintings without fixative

Storing, framing, & photographing artwork

Step by step demos of complex paintings

Painting process from start to finish

Packed with color illustrations and beautiful artwork

And much more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780639701219
Publisher:	Reidsart
Publication date:	09/01/2022
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

Christopher Reid is an internationally recognized artist who paints everything from portraits to landscapes to wildlife. Chris paints in pastel, acrylic, watercolor, and charcoal. His style has been described as "contemporary realism with an emphasis on color and depth." He has won over 500 international art awards and his artwork is in collections worldwide.Chris was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He studied art at the famous Savannah College of Art & Design. He is a popular art workshop instructor. He lives in Hermanus, South Africa with his wife, Kim, and son, David.Awards, exhibitions, and CV can be found on ReidsArt.com.

Editorial Reviews

"You need but one pastel book and this is it. The crisp text and crystal-clear diagrams and demonstrations surpass any pastel book available before now. Simply indispensable for the pastel artist at any level from novice to professional."

Don Furst, artist, professor of art and art dept. chair

"Excellent, very well organized, and extremely informative. While it was written to teach the use of pastels, there is a wealth of information with details applicable to creating a painting in any medium."

Pat Murray, oil and acrylic painter

"Love this book! Finally someone wrote a great book on pastel painting. It is wonderfully informative and written in such an easy style. This is a book I will be returning to time and again as a great reference!"

Krista Fulbright, artist

"What a talented artist Christopher Reid is, and so generous in teaching others what seems to come naturally to him."

Ann Janks, artist and psychologist

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