The World in Colors: A Handbook of Pastel Art for All Levels
Award-winning artist Jean Hirons writes a comprehensive guide to the pastel medium.
“a comprehensive and beautifully illustrated go-to guide for pastel painters from beginners to experts. There are so many variables in painting with pastels today, and they are all addressed here. There is a very complete section illustrating how different pastel brands react to different painting surfaces, as well as a chapter about the various possibilities and techniques for toning and underpainting.”
Luscious and luminescent, the pastel medium can be used to produce vibrant paintings or expressive drawings. Having practiced pastel art for years, Jean Hirons shares her expertise of the medium in her book, Finding Your Style in Pastels.
The book focuses on the many choices pastel artists have when using the medium. One Amazon user describes the book as “a comprehensive and beautifully illustrated go-to guide for pastel painters from beginners to experts. There are so many variables in painting with pastels today, and they are all addressed here. There is a very complete section illustrating how different pastel brands react to different painting surfaces, as well as a chapter about the various possibilities and techniques for toning and underpainting.”
The book is richly illustrated with paintings by Hirons and other pastel painters of note, exhibiting the wide variety of styles that can be achieved. Exercises follow most chapters and an extensive bibliography is included.
This pastel handbook was featured in the 2016 Seoul International Book Fair on June 15 to 19. The event took place at the World Trade Center Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu Seoul, South Korea.
Finding Your Style in Pastels
Written by Jean Hirons
Paperback | $51.99
Book copies are available at www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, and other online book retailers.
About the Author
Jean Hirons is an award-winning artist who does classes and workshops in several locations in the Mid-Atlantic States in New England. Her works were featured in Pastel Journal in June 2011, in an article where she was named as the “Architect of Color.” Her works can be seen on her website, just visit www.jeanhirons.com.
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