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Author | : Paul Leveille |
Publisher | : Northlight |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
Techniques for creating life-like portraiture with pastels. Contains eight step by step demonstrations which feature a variety of ages, complexions and expressions. Teaches how to build form and realistic features, the types of marks and textures produced by different papers, and palettes for creating an array of skin tones and hair colourings.
Author | : Paul Leveille |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001-08-15 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1581802455 |
This guide encourages you to forget about creating a likeness, and instead, to concentrate on seeing and drawing the big shapes of dark and light. The likenesses will follow. In a clear, step-by-step format, with the help of nine start-to-finish portrait demonstrations, you will learn: • Easy, basic pencil and charcoal techniques • How to draw each feature of the face • How to communicate various facial expressions • Techniques for working from live models • How to draw a variety of people, different poses and lighting conditions
Author | : Margaret Evans |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Pastel drawing |
ISBN | : 9781844488612 |
A comprehensive guide to painting with pastels including easy instructions on how to master tone, colour blending, composition, perspective, and more.
Author | : Dawn Emerson |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2017-05-25 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1440350469 |
Pastel Painting Techniques That Are Revolutionary, Fun and Easy! Designed for beginners considering using pastel for the first time, for experienced artists who may feel uninspired, and for anyone in between, the skills you will gain with Pastel Innovations, will help you build confidence and open your world so you can paint what CAN BE, not just what you THINK is. 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 making you a better artist. Leave your expectations behind and engage in the process of pastel painting with a newfound freedom to play and explore!
Author | : Debora Stewart |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 129 |
Release | : 2015-05-06 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1440335842 |
Would you love to take your art in a new direction? In Abstract Art Painting, you will enter a realm of tactile, intuitive excitement, combining pastel and acrylic to achieve results as unique as you are. You'll learn how to explore the use of color theory in abstraction and to use underpainting to bring structure and depth to your art. In addition you'll begin to understand how to work in a series and how this can help you develop your own personal style. A sampling of what you'll add to your creative toolbox: • Pastel and acrylic techniques to use to complete your own paintings • The benefits of expressing your ideas abstractly • How to loosen up by using your nondominant hand and drawing to music • Ways to express emotions through mark-making • Using color and symbolism for expression • Working with photos for inspiration • Tips for using color studies Step into your own abstract frame of mind today!
Author | : Richard McKinley |
Publisher | : North Light Books |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2010-12-10 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781440308390 |
Top Secrets for Beautiful Pastel Paintings Richard McKinley has been a professional artist for over 35 years. Factor in nearly as many years of teaching experience, and that adds up to a whole lot of know-how to share. In Pastel Pointers, he lays it all out: information on tools, materials, color, composition, landscape elements, finishes and more. Compiles the best of McKinley's popular Pastel Pointers blog and Pastel Journal columns Covers frequently asked questions ("How do I achieve natural-looking greens?") and simple solutions to common problems, such as excess pigment buildup Includes a chapter on "The Business of Pastels"—tips for framing, shipping, preparing for gallery shows, and otherwise representing your work in a professional manner This book covers everything from the fundamentals to get you going (how to lay out your palette, create an underpainting, evoke luminous effects) to inspirations that will keep you growing (plein air painting, working in a series, keeping a painting journal). Whether you're a beginner or an experienced painter anxious to explore the expressive possibilities of pastel, this is your guide to making the most of the medium.
Author | : Jean Pederson |
Publisher | : North Light Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007-11-30 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781581809534 |
Paint beautiful and expressive portraits by combining watercolor with other mediums! What makes an eye-popping, eye-stopping portrait? It's all about contrast and the play of opposites, round shape against square, light against dark, transparent with opaque. Combining mediums allows you to push the inherent properties of each for a lively play of opposites. You'll be able to paint glorious lights, richer darks, intriguing texture and mysterious passages that create mood and a strong sense of place, space and character. Jean Pederson gives you all the advice and instruction you need to paint beautiful, expressive portraits filled with life and spirit. Let your portraits speak to the world!
Author | : Stan Smith |
Publisher | : Booksales |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780890094006 |
Expert guidance needed to experiment successfully with the full range of subjects and media are presented here.
Author | : Mitchell Albala |
Publisher | : For Artists |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2022-01-25 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0760371350 |
"The Landscape Painter's Workbook takes a modern approach to the time-honored techniques and essential elements of landscape painting, from accomplished artist, veteran art instructor, and established author Mitchell Albala"--
Author | : Tim Fisher |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018-11-06 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1782215506 |
Learn to paint with oil pastels in this accessible book for the absolute beginner. Learn to paint with oil pastels in this straightforward guide to this relatively unexplored medium. Tim Fisher demonstrates how to use the oil pastels on their own, or in conjunction with acrylic inks and paints and watercolours, on a variety of surfaces to create beautiful paintings that will maintain their vibrancy for years to come. This Beginner's Guide to Painting with Oil Pastels features six full step-by-step projects covering a variety of subjects from animal portraits to boats, harbours and reflections, and introduces the reader to mark-making with oil pastels and using solvents for a textured finish. The book also explains how to preserve, keep and frame your oil pastel works safely.