EASY! Oil-Pastel Mountain Step-by-step Tutorial

New to oil pastels? Try this easy tutorial!

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Easier to find oil pastels of comparable quality are:

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Video production and Craft ideas: Lindsay Weirich
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[MARIAdianeMARIE]

i always enjoy the real time tutorials more than the sped up ones... it sets the right expectations for those that really want to learn. :)

[Linda-qqmg]

I am so glad that you have included oil pastels in your pastel tutorials this month! I haven’t used them in a while and these will inspire me to try again!

[denisegurdineer]

The real time tutorial is fantastic! So excited to get my oil pastels out and give this a try it's been awhile Love it! Thanks Lindsay

[nancyloomis]

As someone else has said the Sennelier D’Artigny Fixative is great, really THE BEST, I think and made especially for oil pastels. I would add that at $15 - 19 per can, it is probably a good idea to only use it on work that you intend on selling or showing or giving as a gift. For practice or “for fun” pieces, I would try some of the cheaper sprays or like Lindsay says, put some glassine in between when storing or filing in a sketchbook or something. If using ANY aerosol spray with propellants, be sure to take it outside to spray and if possible, leave the newly sprayed work outside until the fumes have dissipated. You don’t want to be breathing that stuff. It IS toxic. Spectra-Fix is an all natural pump spray product that I think gets pretty good reviews, but I don’t think it’s quite as good for oil pastels as the Sennelier, but it costs about $3 per bottle less.

[bethcrane]

Very pretty and accessible. I've not used oil pastels before but have a package of them I bought for the grand kids. Going to give this a try. Totally prefer live and not timelapse. Thanks so much!

[beckyquick]

Thanks so much Lindsay, as others have replied. I too like the real time for learning. What pretty colors in this. I wanted to watch before trying. can't thank you enough, look forward to the next one.

[rubberartist]

I'm so excited by Pastel Month! This live class is exactly what I needed to try the sand paper and my Mungyo soft pastels. I have a few PanPastels, and a set of Blick hard pastels coming, but I bought a bunch of different oil pastels already! Thanks a bunch, Lindsay!!

[reneescott]

Love it! Real time for sure!! And the Sennelier fixative is great!!

[danielleb.]

Thanks for this pastel tutorial. My daughter and I will probably try this this upcoming weekend. Byw I am a person who loves the longer in depth tutorials there is always something to be learned. Have a wonderful day

[kayclark]

Just what I needed. We are about to try oil pastels in my senior art class for the 1st time! Thank you so much and I love the real time videos best.

[FaerieDust]

Can't believe I missed this, I love oil pastels! It makes me so happy to see them get more of the spotlight on artsy social media, they're such a fun medium.

[BerlieStrass]

PS2: 👍 for the real time version. I enjoyed watching you place the marks and blending, so I could follow along without stressing. Thanks a lot. It is a beautiful painting 🎨!

[cassandragoth]

Thanks! This was my first time using oil Pastels, great fun :)

[BerlieStrass]

Oil pastels, yay!!! Live that this can be done with a small set. Thanks Lindsay!

[bettyjorodgers]

Thank you so much. I needed to know more about oil pastels.

[DeniseBrooks]

I can’t wait to try this! I learn more from your longer tutorials Lindsay.

[destresswithyoga]

LOVE this!!!! Time to take out my oil pastels. I’m so excited!

[normacoates]

I have followed you for years and I am in awe with your work. The wealth of information and the great teacher you are. Thank you so very much. You are awesome

[kathylarson]

Especially when working with a new medium, I appreciate the real time tutorials. Thx, Lindsay!

[tracyroberson]

I love the real time. Thank so much for this. So much fun!