Learn How to Paint Landscapes Using Pastels For the Beginner
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Materials
Shaving your Pastels
Various ways to blend using Pastels
Additional Techniques:
Color Wheel
Tips to Remember
How to render using Pastels with brush
Exercises:
Tropical Beach Scene
The Canadian Rockies
Autumn Leaves Cabin
Delicate Arch in Arches National Park
Waterfall at Yellowstone National Park
Author Bio
Introduction:
Learning to paint Landscape using Pastel is easy, if only you know how to use the right materials and also with proper skills, these are the things you will learn from this eBook. So let me congratulate you for picking up this eBook, for 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 is enough, but we will be using brushes when applying Pastels and materials for blending which you can easily find in your home.
You will be using Shaved Pastel colors, which I will be teaching you to make and use it for our work, also various techniques of how to blend the Pastel using single or combination of colors, including discussion of color wheel which is very essential for every artist, and much more for you.
You have to read the book step-by-step, I mean that you can’t go to the exercises without learning the basics and fundamental first, so you have to read the first page till the end page, for you to understand it fully. Give your 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 with it, and who knows where it will take you in the future, it will be very bright for sure, so have fun with your Pastels- future artist.
So be ready with your materials and follow the step-by-step procedures thoroughly in the exercises. And after that I’m sure at the end you will have Pastel Rendering skills and you will be rewarded for that, but first “have fun doing the exercises” and be sure to check our Pastel eBook series and other eBooks.
