Soft Pastel - The Ultimate Workshop

Erin is a true talent & full of information on creating Pastel artwork! I’ve taken several of her workshops, but love having all her insight in one book!!! It’s a great reference to create with pastels. I would highly recommend this book!!!!

The author shares her artistic talent through clear prose, in a friendly, conversational style. The instructions are basically clear, and adequately provide the knowledge necessary to begin working in pastels. She also provides valuable information regarding materials needed for success as a beginning artist.

The work desperately needs a good editor, however, as there are a fairly large number of misspelled words and typographical error. In a tome this relatively small in size, such errors should have been easy to spot.

As with many digital art instruction works, there are also a few errors in layout in the final product. For example, the author's finished art samples appear on one page, while the titles of each piece are located on the page to follow, rather than beneath the artwork, as is common practice.

Fix the small issues noted, and this little book will merit a higher rating.