Watson-Guptill Capturing Personality In Pastel Book 1982 Dennis Frost Hardcover

That dust jacket alone is worth the price, a bold, vivid portrait in vibrant pastel color that instantly signals what's inside. This Watson-Guptill hardcover edition of Dennis Frost's Capturing Personality in Pastel, confirmed true first printing, is a real working manual for portrait artists, not a coffee-table book. Frost walks through the full process of capturing likeness and expression in pastel: handling the medium, rendering eyes, noses, hands, and the small details that make a portrait feel alive. 72 color pages and 47 black-and-white illustrations demonstrate technique step by step, plus a gallery of Frost's own character studies and practical appendices on color equivalents and paper selection.  Dennis Frost died of cancer in February 1982, just as this book was going to press, making it his final published work. He and his wife Pat helped see it through to completion despite his illness. A genuinely useful reference for anyone working in pastel portraiture, and a meaningful piece of the artist's own legacy.