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Thankstothepracticalinstructioninthesepages,youwillsoonknowhowtousethebeautiful,delicatepastelmediumtocreatelight-filledlandscapes,sophisticatedstilllifes,andpleasingportraits.Beginningwithmaterialsandmethods,thenmovingontopractical,step-by-stepdemonstrations,masterpastelistLarryBlovitsshareswithreadersthetime-testedtheoriesandtechniquesheemploysinproducinghiswidelyadmired,award-winningpaintings.,Lookatthebrilliantlandscapeonthefrontcoverofthisbookandtheglowingstilllifebelowandimagineachievingsuchsoft,luminouseffectsinyourownpastelpaintings.Thankstothepracticalinstructioninthesepages,youwillsoonknowhowtousethebeautiful,delicatepastelmediumtocreatelight-filledlandscapes,sophisticatedstilllifes,andpleasingportraits.
Beginningwithmaterialsandmethods,thenmovingontopractical,step-by-stepdemonstrations,masterpastelistLarryBlovitsshareswithreadersthetime-testedtheoriesandtechniquesheemploysinproducinghiswidelyadmired,awardwinningpaintings.Youwilllearnhowtoblendhardandsoftpastelsintoradiantgradationsofopaqueandtransparentcolors;bringcontrastsofbrightlightanddramaticshadowstoyourpaintings;buildbasicshapesintorealistic,three-dimensionalforms;handleperspectiveandcreatetheillusionofdepthandspace;anddesignanimated,balancedcompositionswitheye-catchingfocalpoints.