ALL ABOUT PASTELS
Soft and hard pastels
Pastel pencils
Oil pastels
How pastels are graded
Tint charts and numbering
Making your own pastels

MATERIALS IN PASTEL PAINTING
Choosing your surface
Tinting your own paper
Unusual papers
Making your own fixative and how to apply it
Erasing tools
Creating a useful work table

PASTEL TECHNIQUES
Side strokes
Blending
Color gradations
Modeling form
Softening edges
Creating depth
Mixing colors
Feathering
Cross-hatching
Scumbling
Pointillism
Mixed media

COMPOSING YOUR OWN PICTURE
Planning the picture
Rhythm and movement
Arranging the elements
The focal point
Choosing the right format

MAKING COLOR WORK FOR YOU
The language of color
Hue
Intensity
Tone
Temperature
Harmony and mood
Intensify with complementary colors
Complementary colors in shadows