{"product_id":"painting-skies-in-pastel-creating-dramatic-clouds-and-atmospheric-skyscapes","title":"Painting Skies in Pastel: Creating dramatic clouds and atmospheric skyscapes","description":"\u003cp\u003eLearn how to use pastels to care skies filled with mood, atmosphere and drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sky can make or break a landscape painting. In this invaluable guide, award-winning artist Sandra Orme teaches you how to create a broad range of skies in pastel, from sunsets and sunbeams, rain and storms, through to delicate dusks and dawns. Containing:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * All the essential materials and techniques areclearly explained\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * A section on color theory focusses on those aspects key to painting skies: how to retain vibrancy; how to avoid muddy colors through the use of 'bridging' colors; and how many pastels to use for best effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * Build your skills gradually through 6 step-by-step demonstrations of particular skies worked from photographs, each looking at a particular sky effect, from the bright clouds on a fresh, blustery day to rich sunsets. Each main stage is shown both before and after blending for clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * Sandra's 'sky clinic' offers more specialist and technical help on some of the common problems readers might encounter when painting skies in pastel. A \"first-aid course\" in how to identify and correct common problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith numerous handy tips and many examples of Sandra’s stunning landscapes throughout, and assuming no prior knowledge, Sandra both instructs and inspirse you to create beautiful, realistic skies with confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Search Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49154640478308,"sku":"9781782219897","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/6490\/7876\/files\/9781782219897.jpg?v=1788571754","url":"https:\/\/artsuppliessouthland.nz\/products\/painting-skies-in-pastel-creating-dramatic-clouds-and-atmospheric-skyscapes","provider":"Art Supplies Southland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}