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    Painting with Pastels For Beginners: Step by Step Guide to Painting
    Painting with Pastels For Beginners: Step by Step Guide to Painting
    Painting with Pastels For Beginners: Step by Step Guide to Painting
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    Painting with Pastels For Beginners: Step by Step Guide to Painting

    By Paolo Lopez de Leon and John Davidson

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Introduction:
    Materials:
    Shaving your Pastels
    Color Wheel
    How to render using Pastels with a brush
    Section 1 Landscapes
    Tropical Beach Scene
    The Canadian Rockies
    Autumn Leaves Cabin
    Delicate Arch in Arches National Park
    Waterfall at Yellowstone National Park
    Section 2 Painting Animals with Pastels
    Exercises:
    The Wolf
    The Capuchin Monkey
    The Sugar Glider
    Rendering the Horse in Pastels
    The Panda
    Section 3 Painting Portraits with Pastels
    Exercises:
    Pastel Portrait of David’s Head
    Eyes
    Nose
    Mouth
    Ears
    Hair
    Face and Neck
    Background
    Baby Girl in Pastel
    Portrait of a Young Lady looking out the Window
    Rendering Harry Potter in Pastels:
    The Couple Portrait
    Author Bio

    Introduction:
    Learning to paint using pastels is easy, if you know how to use the right materials and learn the proper skills. You will learn both of these thingsfrom this eBook. Let me congratulate you for picking up this eBook, as your guide in Pastels. Later on, as you are working with the exercises, you will notice that the techniques used are different from other artists, as it is not just rubbing the pastel in the paper and staining your delicate hands. We will be using brushes when applying Pastels and materials for blending which you can easily find in your home, or at your local art store.

    You will be using Shaved Pastel colors, which I will teach you to make and use for our work. You will also learn various techniques of how to blend the Pastel using single or a combination of colors. This will include a discussion of the color wheel, which is very essential for every artist, and much more for you.

    You have to read the book step-by-step, and by that I mean that you can’t go to the exercises without learning the basics and fundamentals first. You will need to start at the beginning and go through each chapter, in order, for you to understand it fully. If you give dedication or set time to read the book and work with the exercises as you are working with your rendering skills, it will become evident that you are getting better as you continue working and gaining experience. Who knows where it will take you in the future, for it will be very bright for sure. So have fun with your Pastels, future artist.

    Get your materials ready (listed below) and follow the step-by-step procedures thoroughly in the exercises. I’m sure at the end you will have Pastel Rendering skills and you will be rewarded by becoming a better artist. And as always, “have fun doing the exercises” and be sure to check out our Pastel eBook series and other eBooks.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMendon Cottage Books
    Release dateJun 2, 2015
    ISBN9781311604316
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    Painting with Pastels For Beginners - Paolo Lopez de Leon

    Painting with Pastels

    For Beginners

    Step by Step Guide to Painting

    Learn to Draw Series

    Paolo Lopez de Leon

    John Davidson

    Mendon Cottage Books

    JD-Biz Publishing

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Introduction

    Materials

    Shaving your Pastels

    Color Wheel

    How to render using Pastels with a brush

    Section 1 Landscapes

    Exercises:

    Tropical Beach Scene

    The Canadian Rockies

    Autumn Leaves Cabin

    Delicate Arch in Arches National Park

    Waterfall at Yellowstone National Park

    Section 2 Painting Animals with Pastels

    Exercises2

    The Wolf

    The Capuchin Monkey

    The Sugar Glider

    Rendering the Horse in Pastels

    The Panda

    Section 3 Painting Portraits with Pastels

    Exercises3

    Pastel Portrait of David’s Head

    Eyes

    Nose

    Mouth

    Ears

    Hair

    Face and Neck

    Background

    Baby Girl in Pastel

    Portrait of a Young Lady looking out the Window

    Rendering Harry Potter in Pastels:

    The Couple Portrait

    Author Bio

    Introduction:

    Learning to paint using pastels is easy, if you know how to use the right materials and learn the proper skills. You will learn both of these things from this eBook. Let me congratulate you for picking up this eBook, as your guide in Pastels. Later on, as you are working with the exercises, you will notice that the techniques used are different from other artists, as it is not just rubbing the pastel in the paper and staining your delicate hands. We will be using brushes when applying Pastels and materials for blending which you can easily find in your home, or at your local art store.

    You will be using Shaved Pastel colors, which I will teach you to make and use for our work. You will also learn various techniques of how to blend the Pastel using single or a combination of colors. This will include a discussion of the color wheel, which is very essential for every artist, and much more for you.

    You have to read the book step-by-step, and by that I mean that you can’t go to the exercises without learning the basics and fundamentals first. You will need to start at the beginning and go through each chapter, in order, for you to understand it fully. If you give dedication or set time to read the book and work with the exercises as you are working with your rendering skills, it will become evident that you are getting better as you continue working and gaining experience. Who knows where it will take you in the future, for it will be very bright for sure. So have fun with your Pastels, future artist.

    Get your materials ready (listed below) and follow the step-by-step procedures thoroughly in the exercises. I’m sure at the end you will have Pastel Rendering skills and you will be rewarded by becoming a better artist. And as always, have fun doing the exercises and be sure to check out our Pastel eBook series and other eBooks.

    Materials:

    Pencils or Mechanical Pencils

    You will use these when sketching or drawing your outline. They are made from Graphite with a mixture of Clay, and I advise using Light pencils like: #3, 4H, 2H or F, so that when working with Pastels it will not smudge when you blend it. You can also use a Mechanical Pencil. This lead is also made of Graphite, and it’s good for details, and comes in handy for tight areas. The difference is, it doesn’t need a sharpener if the lead breaks, so just press the cap on the end of the pencil and it’s good to go. These also come in different sizes: 0.2mm to 5.6mm, but for our drawing 0.5 will do just fine. Also use with the same scale: 4H, 2H or F.

    Pastels

    They are made of colorful pigments with binder, come in cylindrical or rectangular sticks, and its dry paints that are used directly on paper. There are different kinds of Pastels: Soft Pastels- (which we will be using in our work; a set of 24 or 48 are recommended) that come in half or whole

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