table of contents
CHAPTER ONE
what you’ll need to begin
Different Types of Paper Surfaces
Different Surfaces, Same Pastels
DEMONSTRATION: Control Texture with a Homemade Surface
Another Type of Homemade Surface
CHAPTER TWO
composition and color
Keeping the Composition Moving
Maintaining a Strong Value Structure
Strengthen Your Painting Values
CHAPTER THREE
putting pastel to paper
DEMONSTRATION: Blending Reflections in Water
DEMONSTRATION: Beginning with an Underpainting
Underpainting of Complementary Colors
Using a Brilliant Underpainting
DEMONSTRATION: Underpainting Sunlight and Shadow
DEMONSTRATION: Mounting Paper to a Board
DEMONSTRATION: Mixing Pastels with Watercolor
DEMONSTRATION: Underpainting with Gouache
DEMONSTRATION: Using Water in Your Underpainting
Using Acetone for Quick Drying
Underpainting with an Oil Stain
CHAPTER FOUR
painting from photographs
Cropping Your Photos to Create Drama
Make the Painting Better Than the Photo
DEMONSTRATION: Working From Two Photos
DEMONSTRATION: Painting Live Subjects
DEMONSTRATION: Painting Children from Photographs
CHAPTER FIVE
painting from life
DEMONSTRATION: Painting a Figure from Life
DEMONSTRATION: Painting a Model in Your Studio
DEMONSTRATION: Painting a Still Life
DEMONSTRATION: Painting the Landscape
DEMONSTRATION: Returning to the Scene
DEMONSTRATION: Using Color Studies as a Reference
WHEN IS YOUR PAINTING FINISHED?
View from Piazza Garibaldi
8" × 11" (20cm × 28cm)