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This volume presents a complete guide to creating art using pastel, with historical information, step instructions, handy tips, and much more. "Handbook to Pastel" will be of utility to both beginner and experienced artists alike, and it would make for a useful addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "Pastel and Its Origin-Complementary Colours", "Masters who have Rendered Pastel Famous", "Materials-Soft and Hard Crayons-Different Surfaces", "Sketching-in", "Hatching Lines and Heightening", "Pastel by Rubbing", "Backgrounds", "Draperies", "The Head-The Hair", "Flowers and Fruit", "Landscape and Marine Subjects", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on drawing and illustration.