Jenny Keal's pastel paintings are very attractive and here she demonstrates all the basic techniques for painting successful landscapes in pastels. Landscapes are one of the most popular painting subjects among amateur painters and pastels is an up-and-coming medium. The book includes many practical exercises and step-by-step demonstration paintings of a variety of different landscapes and seascapes, featuring mountains, snow, meadows and water. There are also useful sections on pastel techniques, composition, creating recession and painting skies and trees, and how to add buildings and figures to your landscape paintings.