Pastel

I love this book .. it’s clear definition/ instructions make it very easy to follow .. I learned so much from this one book .. it will always be my go to reference book .. I just bought another copy for my granddaughters.. they saw my pastels and of course they loved it too ...I bought them their own sets of pastels and let them use my book .. they are 10 and almost 12 and this book was easy for them to follow as well !! I highly recommend this book!

I am an absolute beginner to art and pastels. I have purchased about 20 books on painting with pastels.Only 3 have been helpful to any great extent. In order to be good for beginners, a pastel book needs to assume you know nothing about art, go step by step with technique and colors needed with pics. This book is great in its progression. You make a pic with one color, then two and so on.If you are a TRUE beginner , buy this book, You Can Paint Pastels by Marie Blake, and Pastel Workbook by Jackie Simmonds. Save all the rest until later because they all are a bit more advanced.