Excellent book from the pioneer of Oil Pastels in the USA
An outstanding book on the subject. I've been to Elliot's workshops in the Southwest USA and West Coast and his talent is undeniable. This book has a ton of great illustrations and also mentions a lot of the more esoteric techniques for oil pastels such as heat painting. To be honest, this probably would have been better had it been more comprehensive / longer, but it's clearly the best book on oil pastels out on the market today. Timeless info, and appeals to beginners or advanced painters / artists.
Good Oil Pastel book
I am a beginner for oil pastel but I do have expirence with other mediums. So the book is right for me.
All three types of oil pastel brands John mentioned can be found in Jerry's. I actually brought Cray-Pas.
Althrough John mentioned oil pastel techniques in his book, but there are more that he did not address. That is why I gave the book 4 start. I found out other techniques through search of internet. It would be nice to have all techniques in a book as quick reference.
There are step by step illustration about how to use oil pastel in the book for still life, landscaping, and figure painting. Apparently, John's works suggest that he is accompalished figure painting artist. No so much for landscaping.
So far, this book is the only book available that is devoted to oil pastel. The rest of the pastel books are all focus on soft pastel which techniques do not apply to oil pastel easily.
Excellent book on oil pastel
This is the most comprehensive book that I've seen on oil pastels. It makes a great introduction to the medium and is beautifully illustrated with many examples from the artist's portfolio. Particularly interesting is the section on other ways to use oil pastels such as using oil pastels on heated surfaces and on nontraditional surfaces such as metallic boards and printing plates. The writing style is easy to follow and works well with the illustrations to help the reader understand the concepts being presented. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in this medium, regardless of their experience, as the book caters to beginners but also includes material of interest to more advanced artists. The information in this book is timeless, as no one particular manufacturer is promoted over another -- good book to hold on to over the years, as the concepts will stay the same.
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