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Title: Pastel for the Serious Beginner by Larry Blovits ISBN: 0-8230-3907-2 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: November, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Beautiful art but not any help...
Comment: Mr Blovits is a great artist and his paintings are stunning. But I am a serious beginner and this book was of little help. I need a step by step book that tells me the color and techniques used...There is nowhere near enough step by step technique but the man can paint and shows what is possible in pastel.
Rating: 2
Summary: STAY AWAY
Comment: I recently bought this book and "Painting the Landscape in Pastel." Both of these books are devoid of any real discussion on technique. There is page after page of discussion on color, hue, value, etc. That is all well and good but there is no thorough discussion or demonstration of how to actually apply pastel to paper, only a page or two that glosses over the subject in a couple of paragraphs. There are a couple of demonstration paintings in which the author goes through a painting's different stages but it seems a book of this nature should include more than a couple of such demonstrations.
Don't waste your time or money on this one. There are other books out there that are superior for the beginner.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great reference, great for beginners
Comment: This is a great reference book for those just staring to learn pastel painting. It starts with the very basics and provides a solid foundation for the artist who has aspirations of taking their work to a commercial level.
The book starts out examining materials including the pastels themselves as well as surfaces, fixatives and tools. It also discusses studio and pallet setup as well as protecting finished artwork. It then explains the fundamentals of design and composition such as color, value, light, shadow and space, and the basics of technique such as starting with shape outlines, color blocking and working from dark to light.
Selecting and setting up subject matter is then discussed, including working from life, selecting a camera and using photography as and reference. Subsequent chapters focus on pastel drawing types including still life, landscapes, figures and portraits. Each section details the necessary procedures and elements such as lighting a still life, keeping a landscape in balance or posing a figure. A step-by-step demonstration of each type accompanied by reference photos is also included.
Drawing on the author's experience and expertise as an artist, this is a book you can truly follow from beginning to end to develop and improve your own skills and abilities in working with pastels.
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Title: Painting the Landscape in Pastel by Albert Handell, Anita Louise West ISBN: 0823039129 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: November, 2000 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Pastel Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist by Bill Creevy ISBN: 0823039056 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: August, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Pastel Workbook: A Complete Course in Ten Lessons by Jackie Simmonds ISBN: 0715313401 Publisher: David & Charles Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: The Big Book of Painting Nature in Pastel by S. Allyn Schaeffer, John Shaw ISBN: 0823005046 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: October, 1993 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Pastel School: A Practical Guide to Drawing With Pastels (Reader's Digest Learn-As-You-Go Guide) by Hazel Harrison ISBN: 0895778491 Publisher: Readers Digest Pub. Date: April, 1996 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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