Misty Forest in Oil Pastel (Easy Tutorial)

This painting took 45 minutes, it is easy, I hope you give it a try!

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Video production and Craft ideas: Lindsay Weirich
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[BlankChaz]

This is the first demo I have found that is more helpful than intimidating. Thank you very much.

[capbin]

Beautiful painting. Thanks for putting that it took 45 minutes. I find that so useful to have a guide, it should take me twice as long if I want to get close to your results. Makes me want to have a try again, they are stuck in a drawer. Thanks

[marleneeverritt]

I enjoyed your video, I'm a professional artist, I'm going from realism into the vibrant world of abstracts with wild color, and found your tutorial informative and fun!!! Thanks!!

[howlingwind]

Lovely result, I wish more people would use oil pastels, because they are a very good medium to use and paintings have a really lovely glow to them, too often I hear them referred as being inferior and that is definitely not the case. Thank you for sharing your process.

[kaykelsch]

Thank you, Lindsay! Because of this tutorial, I bought a small set of oil pastels. It didn't have white or black, but my white art crayon worked great. I didn't want to waste good paper to practice, so I used Strathmore Printmaking paper. It worked great. I am no artist. You are an inspiration for us to keep trying.

[laureldonaldson]

Hi Lindsay you have inspired me to use the oil pastels I have had for a month or two. Thank you for your great demo.

[simonnemason]

Brilliant. Lovely to see oil pastels used to produce a good painting rather than a scruffy sketch. Thank you.

[kristal]

I'm so happy that you did this painting for us, It is beautiful. I can't wait to try it. Your tips are great. I'm also happy that I bought less expensive oil pastels and the Sennelier pastels. I'm 60 and retired. I used oil pastels in high school but obviously that was a long time ago. So now I get to have fun!

[maritafrazer]

I tried this one today and am very happy with the result. Thank you so much for doing a real time vid and talking us thru it.

[robinb]

I love when you work with oil pastels! They're one of my favorite mediums

[JenniferJones]

Your oil pastel pieces really inspire me. I have been in a bit of an art funk for several months, and I really want to sit down with my supplies today and give this a shot.

[flychk]

Oh my goodness this is beautiful! ‘Mist’ appeals to me so much. I loved every single stage of this but the finish…oh wow!

[annettefournier]

Thanks Lindsay. Woohoo! Oil pastels! I have a few kinds. Paul Ruben, mungyo and Faber Castell. I'll give this a go. Last year the autumn forest I did was a HUGE disaster. So here we go; let us pray. 😉💜

[squishytofu]

Just picking up my love of art again after many years away. Have never used pastels so really looking forward to trying out my new supplies. This is really lovely. Thank you.

[eileensnyder]

Beautiful results, Lindsay. I have used the sanded paper for chalky pastels, but not the oil type. This sanded pastel paper is rather pricey where I have seen it. Thank you for all your inspiring and beautiful art.

[viviandibrell]

You are amazing and can make anything out of anything! Wonderful painting. My grandson has started to use oil pastels and is rubbing blisters on his finger so I’m trying to instruct him from 2000 miles away on alternative ways to blend.

[SMCCRADY]

This painting has me all inspired. Although I have so many 'projects' in the queue that it will have to wait! This is so pretty!

[vatiammatri]

I just got the Paul Rubens sets. They are awesome! So impressed. Thank you so much for the recommendation. I'll be doing this tutorial asap.

[brendamorgado]

Thank you for a free lessons and such wonderful explanations as you went … meant a lot to me cause I am having trouble finding any free lessons this thorough. I understand artists have to make their living with these lessons. I can’t afford them so thank you very much. Much appreciate it.!!!!

[maggs]

That's one of the prettiest uses of oil pastels I've ever seen. 👍