OIL PASTEL: a guide for the realist artist

I’m sharing my Oil Pastel guide for free so that more people can benefit from it. I hope it helps! ♡

I created this guide with the goal to cover all the topics related to oil pastels that I could think of as well as sharing the way I like to use them. There isn’t much information out there that explains how to paint with oil pastels to achieve this kind of soft and detailed look since most artists go for a more impressionistic style so hopefully it will answer the questions that you may have.

This is what you will find inside the guide:

  • What oil pastels are and how they behave.

  • Oil pastel brands review (student grade and artist grade) and the ones I think they are best.

  • Safety tips when handling oil pastels and toxicity.

  • Papers to use with oil pastels. Recommendations and ideas.

  • Oil pastel painting tips and techniques.

  • Color mixing with oil pastels and color recommendations.

  • My favorite oil pastel sticks.

  • Blending with oil pastels and tools to use.

  • Fixing mistakes with oil pastels.

  • How to store your oil pastel paintings and sketches.

  • I cover several of the most common problems artists face when starting out painting with oil pastels.