$10 Oil Pastels | Art Study

Diving into oil!

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:49 - Paper Studies
1:48 - Basic Oil Pastel Techniques
6:21 - Color & Technique Studies
14:39 - Desk Ad
15:24 - Final Piece

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[PearFleur]

What's your experience with oil pastels? Do you hate it or love it?
Leave any questions below :-)

[valerielin]

Love your aesthetic and approach to art PearFleur 💗 This video was so comforting and beautifully put together with all these vibrant colors, thank youu! ☀️

[lechatel]

I have been using oil pastels as my main medium for many years. I have different brands which range in terms of hardness and pigment. (Sennelier being the softest/ most unctuous). I have developed a range of techniques including variations of the main ones you illustrate. I tend to use cheap acrylics as a ground on most supports as it adds depth to the work. I also apply pastels sometimes by using white spirit and unwrapping them so that I use the sides rather than the tip. Then I bathe the pastel gently and apply in bold strokes to cover larger areas. This is also excellent for using one colour to blend several others. (Sennelier also does an unpigmented pastel which is very useful for blending when you don't want to add colour.) It can and does get very messy. (My nails don't look like yours, sadly. lol)
Another technique I use is to use oil pastel over chalk pastel and vice versa. It gives some interesting effects, particularly useful when doing something like a sky and adding clouds, as an example. I also use them over oil paints and when the paint is tacky and almost set. You can use the pastel to push the paint around and add a punch of colour. I use them on 'colorfast' paper which has a good tooth. Or canvas board with added texture using various things like sand and pummice. They are endless fun.

[oneinathousand]

After my grandpa died a few years ago I got a bunch of his art supplies, many of which looked to have been untouched for decades judging by the styles of the packaging, and that included his oil pastels which were totally dried out which was a bummer to me, but I think his soft pastels are still functional so I gotta remember to learn how to work with those one day, and then another day get some decent oil pastels of my own cause it looks so fun to use.

[apocryphn]

I remember having to do oil pastels in art class and hating it because I couldn’t build up any color. Now I realize the teacher had probably given us the wrong paper😅 Watching you makes me want to try it again!

[susanbeaumont]

This is brilliant on so many levels: quality of instruction, level of detail, colours, techniques, inspiration, gradual building toward your final piece using all the techniques your demonstrated...wow! I have a set of oil pastels and have used them just a little for final touches on watercolours occasionally but you have opened up a new world! Thank you so much!!

[loati]

I would recommend using a drying oil. Olive oil is non drying so the painting will stay that way indefinitely

[JennaRaineyChannel]

I know I sound like a broken record, I think I comment this every time, but the vibe of your videos and your art blows me away. Every time. ❤️

[cookie-kei]

Oh goody! Excited to watch this on my lunch break, and then again tonight when I spend some time in my sketchbook! Your videos always find me when I need them most.

[helpyourcattodrive]

This channel is great bc you’re mellow. I’ve been w arching your vids all day.

[meking]

I just tried oil pastels for the first time because of this video. I've had a small cheap pack of pastels in my drawer for ages but I've never used them but. Oh my god. They're so much fun it's like there's no pressure to make something perfect it's amazing

[raivo]

This pastel was brought to me by my father so so long ago. I remember my favorite colors and even the smell of it which I loved so much. Pastel was lost somewhere and I could neither find it nor recall the brand. And now I see this wonderful video. Thank you :)

[robkemp]

I am just here for the peeling..the crisp corners are satisfying

[allyson.m]

The way you seem to instinctively understand color and technique is really incredible, I love watching art develop right before my eyes!

[kat_n]

Your art is so beautiful! I remember highschool art classes, the teachers never taught us any techniques! We were just given materials and were told what to draw. There wasn't much experimentation. I'll need to try pastels again!

[ohhhthatone]

i love the face of the bird so much oh my god

[quietlydrifting]

You know, I think my mom gifted me a set of these same pastels a few years ago. I've honestly never touched them before, i always disliked the look of them when i saw my classmates at art uni using them. But I didn't even come to think about the techniques and outcomes you could get. I'm gonna try them now! Thanks for the inspiration, I do honestly love playing with other mediums.

[miagaurlucki]

I used to own a similar set of oil pastels and that's my first proper set of coloring tools, I still remember the joy of exploring different colors and textures of it!!!! thank you for such a lovely video which reminds me of my childhood!

[alice-ywji]

I recently got some oil pastels and started drawing with them. I love their texture and how you can visibly notice the strands of colour they leave on the paper. You can see the journey of your painting.. also it's so fun mixing the colours and blending them into the paper. I love it!

[sedaaaaaa]

I really love this type of videos from you. Calming and inspirational.