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| The Art of Pastel Painting | 
 enlarge | Author: Alan Flattmann
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (4 reviews)
Sales Rank: 261865
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Pelican Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 151
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 1589804074
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.235
EAN: 9781589804074
ASIN: 1589804074
Publication Date: April 15, 2007
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Product Description
Distinguished artist and teacher Alan Flattmann provides invaluable information about pastel concepts and techniques, as well as making crayons, getting proper studio lighting, and much more.
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 Terrrific learning tool June 16, 2008
As a student of pastel who practices in spare time, I found this book to be both educational and inspirational. Flattman provides specifics on his "tools", his process for developing a picture and inspires with his beautiful drawings. I recommend this book for someone who has spent some time working in this medium as well as someone comfortable with drawing. I am inspired and excited by his ideas! That alone makes this book worth buying.
The Art of Pastel Painting thus expands expertise and options and remains a standard, highly commended pick September 2, 2007
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
The art and technique of modern pastel is taught in a text which revises an original 1987 version to include the latest details on new technical advancements, plus new demonstrations and new paintings from the artist author, who was indicted into the Pastel society of America hall of Fame in 2006. From surface texture and lighting to basic painting and preservation concepts, The Art of Pastel Painting thus expands expertise and options and remains a standard, highly commended pick for any art library catering to amateur painters who would learn professional techniques.
This Will Be In Every Pastel Artist's Book Case August 15, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Alan is a master pastel artist and also a master teacher. No fluff here - just page after of page of real tips from a guy who really knows how to communicate at all levels. This book will teach even the pros a few things yet this book is really easy to understand. It will be THE pastel reference for years to come. The color reproductions could have been better on some pages, but it really doesn't hurt the overall message. Sometimes I like a book that I can pick up, flip through, and learn something without much investment of time -- this books can work like that. But it is also a great book to read cover to cover because of the author's ability to keep you interested in the creation of pastel art. This book should be read by anyone who plans to use pastels. Alan also includes some good "money-saving" tips -- so much so that the book will easily pay for itself if you take his advise.
 For the Intermediate Artist Who Likes to Get Dirty September 25, 2005
25 out of 27 found this review helpful
Besides drawing with the things, Flattman shows how to prepare your own papers, and even roll your own pastels! Wonderful for the incurable do it-yourselfer who wants custom ranges of colors, but you'll need a garage or basement space you can devote to the messy business (and you'll need a respirator, too, not just a dust mask). There are lots of finished works, but the how-to step-by-step stuff uses too few steps usually. You need to have a good background in drawing already, and experience with composition. Flattmann comes to pastel from watercolor, and never thinks you might not already be accomplished in another form of painting. Pastels were my *first* media, when I began lessons when I was six, so they are not "inherently advanced." I would recommend you use this in conjunction with Bet Borgeson's _Color Drawing Workshop_.
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