Beginners Guide to Oil Pastels – Basic Blending Techniques & Relaxing Landscape Drawing

Oil Pastels are a vibrant and versatile drawing medium. If you want to try a dry medium that produces a finished piece resembling a painting, then Oil Pastels are the best choice. We all would have tried this medium as kids, but in this class, let’s take them to the next level!

What You Will Learn:

• All about the medium – Types of Oil Pastels, choosing the right paper, different blending tools
• Blending techniques, creating gradients using different tools, dos and don’ts
• Practice exercises to get comfortable with the medium
• Breaking down the reference picture and picking the rights colors
• Relaxing Landscape Drawing applying all the above techniques will also be your Class Project.

Why You Should Take This Class:

Oil Pastels is an excellent medium for relaxing, experimenting, letting go of perfectionism, and having fun. It is a relatively inexpensive medium and doesn’t require any fancy tools. One must experience the joy that arises when this rich and messy medium produces a beautiful, vibrant masterpiece.

Who this class is for:

• If you are an absolute beginner and have never tried Oil Pastels before, this class is for you, as I will be teaching you all the basic techniques, tips, and tricks and how to apply them.
• If you are at an intermediate level and want to take your drawing skills to the next level, then this class is for you.
• If you just want to have fun, relax, experience a new medium, and experiment with it, then this class is for you.

Materials:

All you need is a decent set of oil Pastels (Set of 24-48), Paper suitable for the same, and a willingness to learn patiently and practice regularly. I will attach the recommended art supplies list, the reference image, and other essential details in the Projects and Resources section.