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Pastel Painting Techniques By Guy Roddon
 Guy takes artists step-by-step through 17 pastel projects, including advice on material and techniques. 144 pages paperback with 200+ color illustrations.
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Pastel for the Serious Beginner by Larry Blovits
 A primer on pastel technique, "Pastel for the Serious Beginner" is an inviting journey through the methods and materials the artist needs to learn to master the pastel medium.
Step-by-step demonstrations in three major genres--landscape, figure, and still life--are included.
144 pages paperback with 175 full-color illustrations.
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Painting With Pastels, Easy Techniques to Master the Medium By Maggie Price
 The definitive introduction to this glorious medium from the founding editor of The Pastel Journal. In addition to the author's step-by-step demonstrations of landscape painting, nine contributing artists demonstrate painting still life, portraits of children, animals and landscapes as they share their own tricks of the trade. 128 pages, paperback with 150 color and 30 b&w illustrations.
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Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist by Bill Creevy
 Absolutely the most thorough guide to pastel materials and techniques ever assembled in a single volume, this is the book for anyone working with pastels, from beginners to experienced artists looking to develop more professional skills. Defining the pastel medium broadly- color in stick form to be used for drawing and painting simultaneously the author creates works of sensuous textures and colors, ranging from subtle to intense. He uses traditional soft and hard pastels, as well as oil pastels and oil sticks, showing the effects produced by each in step-by-step demonstrations. Included are sophisticated ways to combine pastels with water, acrylic, alkyd gels, and oil paint for stunning mixed-media results. 176 pages paperback with 450 color illustrations.
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Oil Pastel for the Serious Beginner - Basic Lessons in Becoming a Good Painter Written by John Elliot
 Written by the world’s leading authority on oil pastel, this is the latest title in the highly successful Serious Beginner series. This book covers traditional as well as experimental techniques The latest entry in the successful Serious Beginner series. Oil pastels offer artists a virtually unlimited treasury of creative potential. They’re also considered a safe alternative to soft 125 color illustrations pastels. Oil Pastel for the Serious Beginner shows both new and veteran artists how to make the most of this fabulous medium. Lessons progress simply and clearly from easy subjects and techniques to the more difficult and complex. First, artists learn how to use oil pastels to create traditional paintings in still life, landscape, and portraiture. Then, they’ll discover 12 experimental techniques that push the medium of oil pastel to its limits—including impasto, etching, washes, and monoprint; stencil and screen techniques; and even methods for combining oil pastel with soft pastel and mixed media. Whether one is an an amateur artist or experienced veteran, Oil Pastel for the Serious Beginner is the ideal one-stop source for mastering this popular medium. 144 pages paperback with 125 color illustrations.
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On Location: Plein Air Painting In Pastel By Richard McDaniel
 In this helpful guide, one of the giants of landscape painting gives invaluable advice that will help artists make the most of plein air painting.
In this book, readers will find:
* Instruction on application methods, procedures, and techniques that work, as well as how to transport finished pastels so they aren’t damaged
* 6 full-length, step-by-step demonstrations painted on site, showing readers how to evaluate a scene and capture the mood
* Guidance for making quick on-site reference sketches that can be turned into full-scale paintings back in the studio Once readers try these proven methods, they’ll be so satisfied with their outdoor work that they’ll want to go straight back out again. Richard McDaniel’s work has been exhibited widely with prestigious organizations. A signature member of The Pastel Society of America, The Oil Painters of America, and The National Academy of Professional Plein Air Painters. 128 pages hardcover with 100+ color illustrations
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The Pastelist's Year - Painting the Four Seasons in Pastel Written by Elizabeth Mowry
 Beautiful photos and dozens of how-to demonstrations detail how to paint pastels that capture the mood and splendor of the seasons.
Conveniently organized and perfect for novices as well as veteran artists.
160 pages paperback with 275 color illustrations.
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