Step-by-step demonstrations and practical exercises - perfect for beginners who want to build their skills and confidence with this versatile and coloful medium.

Repackaged with a new user-friendly Wire-O binding to make this book even more accessible.

This complete pastel painting course for the beginner in ten easy-to-follow lessons, demonstrates how even beginners can achieve superb pastel results right from the start. The book covers materials, equipment and the exciting range of pastels now available. Readers will discover all the basic elements of picture-making through a wonderful range of still-life, figurative and landscape subjects, and will build skills as the lessons progress. Practical exercises allow beginners to build up their own invaluable workbook--from first strokes to finished landscapes.