All soft pastel painting enthusiasts will benefit from this in-depth instruction manual from three respected and well-loved pastel artists. Starting with advice on materials, it moves on to pastel basics such as color mixing, adding water to pastels, blending, adding tone, and using a limited palette. There are sections that include landscape painting with advice on composition and painting tre…
This comprehensive guide to painting with oils draws on the expertise of four respected artists and includes a rich variety of styles and techniques. Easy to follow instructions show how to master methods such as wet on wet, scumbling, sgraffito, glazing, and using water-mixable oils to create landscapes, seascapes, skies, still life, and flowers. Thirteen demonstrations and over 300 step-by-st…
All he wanted to do was to marry the woman he loved. But his country said 'No!' He was Edward VIII, King of Great Britain, King of India, King of Australia, and King of thirty-nine other countries. And he loved the wrong woman. She was beautiful and she loved him - but she was already married to another man. It was a love story that shook the world. The King had to choose: to be King, …