Oil Pastel Step by Step: Discover the secrets to creating masterpieces in oil pastel (Artist's Library) - Softcover

Rohlander, Nathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1600581331 ISBN 13: 9781600581335

Publisher: Walter Foster, 2010

Synopsis

This comprehensive, 64-page book offers in-depth instruction on creating vibrant paintings with the often overlooked but versatile medium, oil pastel. A relatively new fine-art medium, oil pastel is inexpensive and may be used directly in dry form with minimal setup and easy clean up, so beginners can get started right away! The book opens with a thorough introduction to basic oil pastel tools and techniques. Then, artist-author Nathan Rohlander shows aspiring artists how to render a wide range of subjectsfrom flowers and animals to landscapes and portraitswith simple, step-by-step demonstrations and stunning illustrations.

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About the Author

Nathan Rohlander's bright, vibrant paintings have been featured in the pages of Esquire and Shuz magazines, on the cover of Coast magazine, in Super Bowl commercials, in numerous television shows, and even in MTV videos. Having graduated with honors and a fine arts degree from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, Nathan is currently working toward a Master of Fine Arts at California State University, Long Beach. Nathan's work is featured in two Walter Foster Publishing titles: Acrylic: Still Lifes, in the How to Draw and Paint Series; and in The Artist's Source Book: 80 Acrylic Painting References. Nathan lives in Los Angeles, CA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Walter Foster
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1600581331
• ISBN 13: 9781600581335
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64