Painting the Landscape in Pastel

Known for his use of luminous color, Albert Handell, whose lush landscapes light up these pages, provides lucid instructions to help first-time pastelists achieve impressive results as soon as they begin working with the medium.

After reviewing pastel supplies, the author discusses landscape composition and how to establish large shapes first, abstract certain areas, develop a focal point, work from dark to light, and capture the illusion of reality through color. Stepped demonstrations isolate specific landscape aspects, showing how the pastelist depicts skies, trees, buildings, water, rocks, woods, snow, and light.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Published: 11/01/2000
ISBN: 9780823039128
Pages: 128
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 8.49h x 9.25w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2000 pg. 149