Exploring Pastel with Barry Watkin

By Barry Watkin

Book Overview

This text contains step-by-step instructions to the secrets of successful pastel painting. It explains the whole process from how to choose your subject, build up form and atmosphere, and create interest. It includes sections on painting foliage, water, skies and flowers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0713480033
• ISBN13: 9780713480030
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: B.T. Batsford
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Exploring Pastel with Barry Watkin

Barry White has succeded in telling his reader, in a very understandable way, as much about pastels that one can learn from a book. He includes many examples of his wonderful work (usually to illustrate a point), as well as ample demonstrations (also illustrated, in a "step by step" style). His work itself is an inspiration.... just knowing that it's possible to do fairly detailed landscapes in pastel (that look like oil paintings) was exciting for me.

One of the best pastel books

It provides clear and simple instructions in using pastel to create beautiful paintings. Most of the instructions are focused on landscape paintings with a couple of flowers and still life. Basically, it is one of the best pastel books I ever had.