Includes index.

7The popularity of pastels is on the rise7Author is a well-known, highly respected artist, instructor and founding editor of The Pastel Journal79 renowned contributors add variety and different perspectives to working with pastel, as well as a lot of beautiful artThis book shows the reader everything they need to know to paint with pastels, from materials and techniques to painting from photographs. Maggie Price, one of today's most well-known pastel instructors, demonstrates the varied techniques of the medium, including using different types of strokes, blending, layering, and mixing media. Hand-in photos show how to hold and apply the pastel, and the twenty-two step-by-step demonstrations cover everything including preparing your surface, underpainting, figure drawing and more.