Take your first steps with pastels and learn how to produce modern, lively and colourful artwork with this exciting medium.

Take a course in pastel drawing and painting with this beginner-friendly guidebook featuring step-by-step instructions and 8 projects for hard and soft pastels!

Start your journey with pastel painting and drawing, and learn how to produce modern, lively, and colourful artwork with this exciting art medium. In this complete, beginner-friendly course, you’ll find guidance on:

• Choosing and working with different materials
• Setting up your workspace
• Starting to draw – with confidence!
• Pastel techniques (2 step-by-step exercises)
• How to work with colour (1 step-by-step exercises)
• Painting landscapes (3 step-by-step exercises)
• Adding life to your paintings (2 step-by-step exercises)
• Mastering composition.
   

The step-by-step exercises and longer projects help you build essential pastel painting and drawing skills, allowing you to produce a range of subjects–from landscapes and animals to still life! Vital drawing skills, colour theory, and other useful tips are demonstrated, offering beginner pastel artists a wealth of ideas and inspiration for their future works.

'This thorough guide to the rewarding medium of pastel will teach you much more than just the basics and may be the only pastel book you'll ever need!' - The SAA