EXPLORING PASTEL WITH BARRY WAT - Softcover

In this book, Barry Watkin demonstrates the unique qualities of pastel: its immediacy of application, richness of colour, and warmth and subtlety of hue. This step-by-step guide to the secrets of successful pastel painting includes how to choose your subject, how to build up form and atmosphere, how to create interest in a painting by adding shadows, and how to capture changing colours in different lights. Readers should expect to discover the versatility of this vibrant medium; learn to paint everything from flowers to mountains; simple ways to suggest form and texture; how to convey water, reflections and sunlight. Contents: Getting Started: Making Your Mark & Choosing Your Subject; Landscapes: Skies, Trees, Buildings, Water, The Three Planes, Atmosphere, Winter; Coasts: Scenes, Seascapes & Harbours; Flowers: In Your Garden, Sweet Peas, Roses and Wild Flowers; Life and Interest: The Imaginative Touch; Miscellany: Varying the Approach & Mounting and Framing; Conclusion; Further Reading; List of Suppliers