Portfolio: Beginning Pastel

MasteringWHAT YOU'VE LEARNED

Introduction

Now let’s put your newfound skills into practice with eight painting projects. The projects here are divided into four sections covering spring, summer, fall, and winter. These projects will give you the unique opportunity to try the techniques you’ve read about and create your own beautiful pastel paintings.

Each project uses a color palette of 16 half-stick soft pastels, but feel free to choose your own colors if you prefer. Beginning here, you’ll find eight black-and-white drawings that you can copy and trace to begin each painting project. Try freehanding the sketches if you prefer not to trace—anything ...