Painting Pastel Landscapes

I first bought the Kindle version of this book and liked Jeremy Ford's style so much but found it difficult to work the examples from a Kindle book- so I also splashe dout on the Papaerback. So glad I did his artwork is so vibrant and bright. I found the examples well graded through the book and also with detailed clear instructions. So often you are left high and dry wondering how they achieved various effects. Will take me some time to work through this but a great collection of techniques, well-narrated and illustrated with a nice modern feel to the artwork

Jeremy Ford is one of the best Art Teachers there is. Explains very clearly and simply whatever medium he teaches. There are some lovely pictures in the book which are a joy to look at. His work always appears bright and cheerful. At last after several attempts with pastel I can at last see progress.

If like me you have a box of pastels lurking at the back of the cupboard because your attempts at using them just result in a mess, this is the book for you. It is brilliant. There is so much information in it but written in such a way that it is easy to follow, with lots of photographs. It covers all aspects of the landscape including skies, trees, waterfalls, reflections and so much more including step-by-step projects. The other pastel painting books that I had have now gone to the charity shop because they were never opened. This is the only book that I will need.

This appears to be very informative,it gives an in depth study ofmany aspects of pastel painting that is extremely useful for the average pastel artist.

My first book failed to arrive , lost in the post, contacted seller and my book arrived next day , very securely packaged Have only had a quick look through the book , but it looks very good Thank you seller !

Having read other Pastel books, I found this one to be most useful in providing practical tips in how to use both Pastels and the tools associated with them. I learnt so much more from reading this book than I did other books. This book is especially useful if you are just starting out with Pastels as it really talks you through how tools can be used.

I do pet portraits which is a lot of close and fine detail work but I decided I'd like to branch out into 'countryside backgrounds' for them. This book has been great for that and actually I've now started doing landscapes without the pets!! Always remember though that you need good materials for good results, it just so happens I use the same as the author and my efforts turned out reasonably well.

You can read this through in a couple of hours and it's worth the effort if you are a beginner or have done some pastel painting but are struggling with techniques and need a bit of guidance. It covers the very basics and there are several worked through examples to try. Theres nothing particularly new or inspirational though and I'm pretty sure if you have other pastel workbooks you'll notice some remarkably similar scenes....