I love this book. I am a beginner in pastels and needed a book to show me all of the different techniques. This book does that beautifully. The explanations of technique are well demonstrated with photos. There are also many different styles of finished artwork featured so that you can get a broad view of what is possible with the medium.
Review #2
A great reference book of ideas
All About Techniques in Pastel (All About Techniques Art Series)
I bought this book to see what can be done with pastels. The tips are great for setting up shop and how-to-do-it. Excellent photos (plural)cover what an artist needs for painting a given subject. It does not deviate from pastels by giving you Drawing 101 basics, other than by examples dealing with each technique. I call it a reference book now.
Review #3
Pastel for beginners
Although I haven't tried to do a pastel painting, this book gives step by step instructions and seems easy to follow.