Mastering Pastel - Walter Foster - Artist's Library Series

Join master artist Alain Picard as he demonstrates the dramatic beauty of painting with pastel through bold strokes and vibrant layers of colour.  Step-by-step compositions, from initial sketch to final masterpiece, guide aspiring pastel artists through an exploration of the medium, from choosing pastels and organising your palette to painting techniques including underpainting, blending, crosshatching, and stippling.  You will also find an introduction to colour relationships and how to use value and tone to suggest depth, convey mood, and elicit emotion.  With its breadth of professional instruction and a variety of artist tips and techniques, Masting Pastel is the perfect resource for artists seeking proficiency in this vivid and dynamic medium.

• Set the tone of your composition through colour relationships and harmonies;
• Use bold, dramatic strokes of colour to convey depth and emotion in your painting; and
• Refine your painting with subtle lighting effects and blending techniques.