13 demonstrations
• Over 250 step by step photographs
• An excellent reference book for beginners and experienced
artists
Margaret Evans is a well-known artist and practical art teacher who specialises in figure work and portraiture, as well as pastel painting. She has exhibited her work with the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, the Pastel Society and the United Society of Artists and now runs extremely successful painting courses from her studio in Scotland, as well as working on commissions in all media. Margaret is an established contributor to the leisure painting press and has made a number of practical art videos. Paul Hardy studied architecture at Bristol University and Columbia Pacific University. After graduating, he became Assistant to the Architect/Surveyor at Exeter Cathedral. He went on to become a Methodist Minister in South Africa, USA and the UK. Although retired, Paul has not lost touch with his architectural roots and is author of several 'City Profiles' and The Care and Preservation of English Medieval Cathedrals and Churches. He spends his time painting, writing and holding regular demonstrations at Arts Societies and schools. Paul also demonstrates for a major art material supplier and has produced two videos on pastel and watercolour techniques. A member of various Art Societies, he has exhibited his work widely throughout the UK and some of his paintings are held in international private collections. Peter Coombs first learned to paint with his artist mother when he was a child. As he grew up he progressed on to cartoons, oils and pastels. He started work, but decided to paint full time when he began receiving many commissions. He has exhibited in the UK, France, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, America, Canada, Japan and Australia. He has also appeared on television and given radio talks and interviews about his life as an artist, and his love of cricket.
Nov 12 Always wanted to learn pastel painting? Here's the book for
you. See the approach of three different artists and learn from
each. Get straight into the basics with Peter Coombs. Use a limited
palette to complete a finished step by step painting. Then have a
go at a landscape, river or moonlit scene. Paul Hardy introduces
more serene landscapes in pastel, including valleys, trees and
water, autumn, a seascape and townscape. Margaret Evans looks at
portraying flowers in pastel. Each artist includes techniques and
information. There are 13 demonstrations in all and over 250 step
by step clear photographs supported by galleries of finished
paintings. This is useful for beginners upwards. This book has
material published previously in four other books.
*Karen Platt Yarnsandfabrics.co.uk/crafts*
Nov 12 If you want a book to help you develop your technique when
painting with pastels, this is definitely the book to choose. A
step by step guide, it is extremely comprehensive covering a wide
range of styles and techniques. You can learn how to master
creating tone, colour blending, composition and perspective. Then
there are the individual sections on projects like painting
landscapes, seascapes or flowers which give inspiration as well as
useful tuition. There are 13 separate demonstrations which can be
followed including using photographs and sketches, painting an old
tree, a step by step guide to developing atmosphere when painting a
moonlit stroll and even painting potted plant. The book links
together the skills of three artists who bring their specialist
knowledge to each subject covered. An very useful book for both
novices and more experienced artists.
*Monstersandcritics.com*
Jan 13 Based on previously published material, Pastel Painting
Step-by-Step brings together the work of Margaret Evans, Paul Hardy
and Peter Coombs to help you to master the pastel medium. The three
artists bring a good balance of work to the book, with Peter Coombs
and Paul Hardy covering landscapes and townscapes, while Margaret
Evans concentrates on flowers. Sections on using a limited palette,
composition, colour mixing and colours for painting flowers, are
interspersed with 13 demonstrations accompanied by good, clear
step-by-step photographs.
*Leisure Painter, The*
Feb 13 Based on four earlier books on the subject by the above
authors, this is a comprehensive guide to the art of using pastels.
I like the way that what you need to buy and the differences
between pastels is dealt with once only at the beginning, leaving
out this part from the other three sections. You don’t need as much
to take up this aspect of art as most others and there is even a
helpful section on working with a limited palette, as well as
another on what colors to buy for flower paintings. This is, like
most Search Press books, a very hands-on approach with a minimum of
theory for its own sake and a maximum of learning through actual
painting. The book contains thirteen different projects to work
through as well as many other things to try out, enabling even a
beginner to get some professional-looking results. Each project
tells you what you need and has a good number of stages, each with
a short caption telling you what to do next and a photograph
showing the picture with the next steps added. It is a great way to
learn, and I particularly liked having three different approaches
to play with and three different artists to learn from. This way
there is less of a chance of slavish copying, and a good look at
more than one style in pastel painting. Sometimes I think that
compendiums take away too much from the individual books but this
is an effective one for the above reasons. An excellent tool for
those who want to learn pastel painting, or improve their
technique.
*Myshelf.com*
Feb 13 Written by a team of three experienced artists, this
thorough guide exposes the reader to a variety of viewpoints,
techniques, subjects and tricks. It covers all the basics of this
medium, including materials, color blending, mark making, texture,
perspective and composition. Photographs throughout show the
authors' working processes, as well as many completed pieces.
Readers can follow along with 13 step-by-step pastel painting
projects to create landscapes, seascapes, city scenes, floral still
lifes, and more. VERDICT: Best for beginner and intermediate
artists new to pastels.
*Library Journal, USA*
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