The workshop approach to learning to paint is based on active "hands-on" participation by the student. With this in mind, this book - the second in Collins' "Workshop" series for the leisure painter - combines instructional teaching by a professional artist with practical exercises and projects which are specifically designed to encourage students to develop their own style and ideas, rather than just copying those of other artists. The book features: practical projects, with a system of self-assessment to monitor progress; additional exercises to try, including several step-by-step demonstrations; comprehensive guidelines on materials and methods; hints and useful checklists; varied subject matter - still-life, flowers and gardens, landscapes, seascapes, figures and abstracts; and a wide selection of paintings by the author and other artists to show different styles and techniques.

Pastels Workshop (Workshop)

Arts & Photography

Simmonds, Jackie

History & Criticism

Harper-collins Publishers

Gardens in Pastel (Collins Learn to Paint)

This beginner's guide to painting gardens in pastel is part of a series which offers step-by-step demonstrations, easy-to-follow advice and hints, and tips and techniques from working artists.

Harpercollins Pub, Ltd.

Full of easy-to-follow exercises and demonstrations, the "Collins You Can Paint" series should give even the most hesitant of beginners the enthusiasm and confidence to start sketching in a variety of media. All the instruction is broken down into easy step-by-step exercises to help you to practise and build up your knowledge and expertise of sketching in different media. For example, you learn how to sketch a tree in three stages, then a cloudy sky and finally how to sketch a simple foreground, so that in the end you can sketch a complete landscape. In this book Jackie Simmonds takes the reader by the hand with simple exercises and explains exactly how to sketch a range of different subjects, so that by the end of the book you feel that you can really produce a sketch to be proud of in a variety of different media. Sketching media covered include: graphite pencil and charcoal, Conte and pastel pencils, watercolour soluble pencils and crayons, pen and ink markers and felt-tips.

Collins You Can Sketch: You Can Paint

Originally published in hardback in 1994, this is a practical course in pastel painting. It is part of the "Collins Painting Workshop" series for the leisure painter, where the approach to learning to paint is based on active, "hands-on" participation by the student. This approach combines instructional teaching by a professional artist with practical exercises and projects which are specifically designed to encourage students to develop their own style and ideas, rather than just copying those of other artists.

Pastels: Collins Painting Workshop

Harper Uk

An essential little book – perfect for the pocket or art bag – covering all practical aspects of sketching and drawing. Sketching is a skill that every artist needs to master and this handy book shows you how in a very clear and simple way.
Jackie starts by describing all the different media used for sketching, including pencils, charcoal, coloured pencils, pens, pastels, watercolours and gouache, as well as the different types of sketchbooks. She then looks at the basic techniques of sketching, emphasizing the importance of observation and showing how to make marks, use tone, create 3-D form and portray pattern.
She then covers a wide range of subjects, such as plants and flowers, skies, animals, the urban landscape, and figures and portraits, explaining how to compose your sketches and giving useful tips about sketching on the move. There’s also a fascinating section on sketching from the Masters, to provide additional inspiration.
The instruction is clear and concise throughout, providing an ideal resource for artists of all levels to dip into when sketching out on location.

Sketching (Collins Gem)

Collins

Relaunched in paperback, this book is the indispensable guide to the basics of sketching for the absolute beginner.  Full of easy-to-follow exercises and step-by-step demonstrations, 'You Can Paint Sketch' will give even the most hesitant of beginners the enthusiasm and confidence to start sketching in a variety of media.  Jackie Simmonds takes the reader by the hand and starts by explaining how to make different marks using a variety of sketching media. Then, with easy step-by-step exercises, she demonstrates how to sketch the separate elements of a picture one by one.  You can learn how to sketch simple still life, figures and animals in pencil, charcoal, pastel, water-soluble pencil and conte. It won't be long before you can produce sketches to be proud of.  Sketching media covered:  / graphite pencil and charcoal / conte and pastel pencils / watercolour soluble pencils and crayons / pen and ink / markers and felt-tips / coloured pencils

Sketch: Step-By-Step Sketching for the Absolute Beginner

Sketching

HarperCollins, Publishers

Collins Discover: Drawing and Sketching is your one-stop guide to being an artist
This user-friendly, authoritative resource includes full-color charts, easy-to-follow guidance, and illustrations showing you everything you need to create works of art you can be proud of. Sections include pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, pastels, and colored pencils.
Inside you will find:
Choosing the right equipment Basic techniques Simple step-by-step exercises Troubleshooting Resource section

Drawing and Sketching (Collins Discover)

Drawing

Harper Paperbacks

Ten easy-to-follow lessons help the art student to learn the basics of pastel drawing, including how to paint landscape, figurative, and still-life subjects

Pastel Workbook: A Complete Course in Ten Lessons

Children's Books

David&Charles

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Pastels Workshop (Workshop)

Gardens in Pastel (Collins Learn to Paint)

Gardens in Pastel (Collins Learn to Paint)

Collins You Can Sketch: You Can Paint

Pastels: Collins Painting Workshop

Sketching (Collins Gem)

Sketch: Step-By-Step Sketching for the Absolute Beginner

Sketching

Drawing and Sketching (Collins Discover)

Pastel Workbook: A Complete Course in Ten Lessons