Oil Pastel: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist

by Kenneth Leslie

Briefly looks at the history and manufacture of pastels, demonstrates pastel techniques, and shows works by a variety of artists

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

144 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1990

Reviews

[Danaë · Rating 4 out of 5]

There aren't many books for the oil pastel artist out there. This one and Oil Pastel for the Serious Beginner: Basic Lessons in Becoming a Good Painter are the two that I found recommended again and again when I started using this medium. Both have great information on history, materials, and techniques. The big difference is that this book has examples of many artists' work in it, in a variety of styles, while the Serious Beginner book has only the author's work shown. With only two major books on the medium, you should definitely check them both out.

[Valera Filimonova · Rating 4 out of 5]

There indeed very few resources in this medium. This specific book I've picked up as I failed to anything remotely decent about oil pastels on YouTube. Who could have thought, eh?

Having had quite some experience with the medium, quite a lot of things were already obvious for me. But I still found the book a good read, as there were 1) helpful tips tricks; 2) amazing range of other artists works; 3) a personal touch in the writing. Given how short it is, I would recommend it even to people with some experience.