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Painting with Pastels: Easy Techniques to Master the Medium
by Maggie Price
North Light Books | May 2007 | ISBN-10: 1581808194 | PDF | 128 pages | 97.4 mb
http://www.amazon.com/Painting-Pastels-Techniques-Master-Medium/dp/1581808194

Come enjoy the art of pastel painting with beloved workshop instructor Maggie Price. In this step-by-step guide, she teaches you everything you need to know to make the most of this accessible art form. From selecting the right materials to learning the fundamentals of composition, Maggie starts with the basics and progresses to 21 complete pastel demonstrations that detail specific painting techniques and effects.
You'll learn how to:
- Create depth and movement with color
- Paint using a range of strokes
- Blend colors to create luminous skies, reflections and more
- Underpaint to achieve brilliant light and deep shadows
- Mix pastels with watercolor and gouache to create fluid effects
- Create new compositions from photographs
In addition to step-by-step guidance, you'll be inspired by the work of ten nationally renowned pastel artists. Their contributions to this book illustrate the limitless possibilities of pastel painting and offer additional insight for working with this versatile medium. Maggie also includes dozens of helpful sidebars to help you save time, avoid mistakes and work more efficiently.
With its blend of visual instruction, thorough guidance and breathtaking artwork, this is the only guide you need to experience the joy and satisfaction of painting with pastels.

About the author
Maggie Price is the co-founder, former editor and current contributor of The Pastel Journal; she has written numerous articles for it and other magazines. She studied fi ne arts at the University of Missouri and has attended many workshops with well-known artists, such as Albert Handell, Elizabeth Mowry, Eric Michaels and Deborah Christensen Secor. She currently conducts her own workshops on pastel painting in the United States and other countries and is an active member in numerous art societies. Her work can be seen at www.maggiepriceart.com.

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION Page 9
INSPIRATIONAL GALLERY Page 10
CHAPTER ONE what you’ll need to begin Page 17
CHAPTER TWO composition and color Page 33
CHAPTER THREE putting pastel to paper Page 45
CHAPTER FOUR painting from photographs Page 73
CHAPTER FIVE painting from life Page 97
WHEN IS YOUR PAINTING FINISHED? Page 122
CONTRIBUTORS Page 124
INDEX Page 126