Painting the Landscape in Pastel : Book by Albert Handell and Anita Louise West

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.Paperback: 128 pagesPublisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.; First Edition edition (1 Oct 2000)ISBN-13: 978-0823039128Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 0.8 x 23.5 cm