In this book, Ken Goldman invites you into his artistic world as he shows you how to re-create a variety of beautiful portraits in pastel. He explains his own approach to pastel techniques, as well as his personal method of developing a work of art from start to finish. As you follow along with the step-by-step demonstrations, you also will learn the basics of human anatomy and proportion, as well as how to select colors to make a realistic flesh-tone palette for people of various ethnic backgrounds. This fully illustrated guide contains a variety of beautiful and interesting portraits to both copy and admire, and it will make a welcome addition to any pastel artistÆs library!
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Ken Goldman teaches portrait, figure, and landscape painting at the Athenaeum School of Fine Art in La Jolla, California. He studied figure drawing and painting at the New York Studio School, National Academy of Design, and Art Students League in New York; portraiture and figure drawing with Vern Wilson of the Los Angeles Art Center; and watercolor painting with Liane Collot D'Herbois in Europe. Ken's art has been exhibited extensively and appeared in numerous magazines.
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Life Changing,
By Richard S. Kornbluth MD "LaJollaLil" (San Diego) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pastel: Portraits (HT240) (Paperback)
"Pastel: Portraits" is a dynamic journey through the various techniques needed to master the profound art of chalk pastels. By reading this thorough guide, pastels transformed from being my worst enemy to my best friend. I watched my works change from desperate, melodramatic abstracts to well-developed, realistic portraits. The person that I have to thank for this miracle is Ken Goldman. His kind and light-hearted nature are translated in this book with its gentle and open suggestions. I can say without a doubt that Ken Goldman has changed my life.
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Pastel Portraits,
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This book was very basic and easy to follow. His instruction on color was excellent. However, I did expect to find more on the techniques of drawing the portrait.
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Excellent Introduction to Pastel Portraiture,
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This book was published in 1992, so it is dated in someways, but the information and advice is still very applicable and useful. The advice on color combinations is excellent. I have just finished a portrait of my grandson, who has flaming red hair and a lot of it, and used a blue-green complementary background, following one of the projects in this book. It literally makes him jump off the board. This understanding of using different complementary color schemes is new for me and well worth the price of the book.
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