CONTENTS:

Setting up a Pastel Studio, Inexpensively

The Order of Pastels

Fat over Lean?

Blending without Muddying

Update: My Favorite Blending Tool*

Blending on Sanded Papers

Choose among Many Pastel Surfaces

Summary: Pastel Surfaces

Update: New Surface Available*

Dry-Mounting Explained

Sharpeners for Pastel Pencils

Using Fixatives

Protecting and Storing Paintings

Update: Using Plastic Bags for Storage*

Arranging Pastels by Value

Why Do Pastelists Need Color Theory?

Special Report: Color Theory in Pastels

Loosening Up

Update: The Thirty-Minute Exercise*

Breaking Out of the Block

Traveling with Pastels

Update: A New Carry-On Bag*

Pastels and Airline Security

Painting Down Under

Transporting Plein-Air Paintings

Getting Started Painting Outdoors

How to Photograph a Framed Painting

Converting Digital Photos to Slides

Preparing a Slide for Show Entry

Use Your Digital Camera as a Composition Tool

Digital Show Entries

Update: Rules Have Changed*

How to Sign Your Painting

Keeping Track

Framing Pastel Paintings

Framing: The Final Step*

Getting Pastels into Galleries

About the Author

 

* New material, not previously published

 

 

 

 

 

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