Book: Sameera Kalupahana’s Drawings

This book by Gopal Nandurkar and Rahul Deshpande is one of the ‘Methods & Techniques’ series. It details the use of different types of pastels such as soft pastels, oil pastels, pastel pencils and pastels with other media.

Newly revised edition of this book. Sanjay Shelar is a young artist from Kolhapur tradition of realistic school. Though his main subject of interest is portrait and figure, he is also in constant search of new subjects for landscapes and still life painting. In this book he explains his methods of sketching and drawing, classifying concepts of rapid sketch, time sketch as well as detailed tonal study.

In this book one can get detailed introduction about the use of colour pencils as an important medium for landscapes, figures, still-life and birds / animals too. Mastery over drawing and precision in the use of the medium are the highlights of this concise book.

Milind Mulick’s mastery over watercolours is already well-known. His work and articles have appeared in reputed international publications devoted to art. In this book he has revealed in simple terms, how to get the best out of opaque colours. His skill in making the subject easy to understand for beginners and students is also evident here.