This is a practical & comprehensive guide for all soft pastel painting enthusiasts from the beginner to the experienced artist Starting with advice on materials it moves on to pastel basics such as blending adding tone & using a limited palette then there is a section on landscape painting featuring advice on composition & painting trees & water then capturing light in pastels with tips on colour mixing & finally there is a section of flower painting with additional information on adding water to pastels Throughout the art of painting in pastels is taught through beautiful easy to follow step by step projects with a total of 13 included & each section is accompanied by a selection of inspirational paintings by the three featured artists in a rich variety of styles Uses material from the following titles in the Step-by-Step Leisure Arts series Painting with Pastels by Peter Coombs Landscapes in Pastel by Paul Hardy Flowers in Pastel by Margaret Evans Light in Pastel by Paul Hardy