Start to Paint with Pastels by Jenny Keal

Start to Paint with Pastels by Jenny Keal

'With pastel books being thin on the ground, any new edition is welcome and this is a rather excellent look at what the medium can do as well as a well-thought-out manual on how to do it.' Review of the previous edition by Artbookreview.net

The newest edition of Jenny Keal's popular book Painting with Pastels is an inspiring and creative introduction to painting in this unusual medium. Focusing on soft, chalk pastels, this clear, simple-to-understand book encourages you to explore the materials and methods needed to get started with pastels. Jenny begins by introducing you to a variety of techniques and how looking at sketchbooks and photographs as a great way of gathering source materials for your own paintings!

There are also five stunning step-by-step projects for the reader to choose from, covering a range of subjects from flowers to landscapes to coastal scenes, and each is designed to help build on top of the basic skills covered in the earlier sections of the book.

Here, you will learn about creating atmosphere, colour, tone, composition and perspective, and before you realise it, you will have all the skills you need to create your own beautiful pastel paintings!