Known for his use of luminous color, Albert Handell, whose lush landscapes light
up these pages, provides lucid instructions to help first-time pastelists
achieve impressive results as soon as they begin working with the medium.
After reviewing pastel supplies, the author discusses landscape composition and
how to establish large shapes first, abstract certain areas, develop a focal
point, work from dark to light, and capture the illusion of reality through
color. Stepped demonstrations isolate specific landscape aspects, showing how
the pastelist depicts skies, trees, buildings, water, rocks, woods, snow, and
light.
Handell, whose lush landscapes light up these pages, provides lucid instructions
to help first-time pastelists achieve impressive