Complete Guide to Oil Pastels

This video is a complete introductory guide to oil pastels with many sample works and exercises for you to refer to. 👨🏽‍🎨🇵🇭💖🌴

Learn more about the world of pastel, including blending and using different types of medium and paper. Finally, learn how to use a variety of strokes and tools to make your outputs more interesting.

[RidzuanYahya]

With regards of the the masking tape ripping your paper off...thats due to the tape being too tacky for the paper. I find sticking the masking tape on to my clothes or my drawing board a few times before I stick it on to the paper works a treat. No more ripped paper!!

[viktoralekseiromanoff]

The outcomes of the artwork when using oil pastels genuinely astound me. When used on a surface, oil pastels have a creamy texture that makes them appear to be a cross between lipstick and a crayon. The ultimate product, in particular how the colors blended together, is pleasing to the eye. Oil pastel artwork typically relies more on the artistic mixing, smearing, and rubbing of colors according to personal preference. Additionally, the pastel paper specifically designed for oil pastels makes it much easier to capture or fully achieve the oil pastels' top color performance.

[MarcusBryanMedina]

This video is very underrated, this is one of a kind tutorial for beginners who look forward to using oil pastels, has all the information you need.

[evanhickam]

Great video! I have a nice set of oil pastels but when I attempted to use them, I got a big ugly mess. I have zero experience with them. I think your tips will really help me to make better use of this exciting medium. Thank you!

[wyattobrien]

So amazing! I could watch a follow up that’s just you doing art with music too. A demonstration of what’s possible with the medium! So much love John!

[jevzcatadman]

Wow man no boring moments in entire videos! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Godbless man!

[triggerfish]

It's possible to use a little bit of solvent on a brush to 'paint' the pastel e.g. for underpainting. You can get rubber spatula to move the paint around, rather than your finger. Also, oil pastel never dries (although it does if you paint it with solvent). Sennelier make an oil pastel fixing spray.

[CCLinGameOnABC]

What a quality tutorial! You will be great as a content creator. The whole clip is well planned and executed. I watched it three times. Thank you so much.

[saa]

Ive just started using oil pastels today and your video has been the most informative I've come across thank you!

[berolinastrassmann]

hi, Yayen! This was an impressive introductory video, packed with excellent information and exercises. I look forward to more of your work here. Extra compliments for your clear structure, well edited and researched content. More, please!!!

[leslieiglesias]

I just bought oil pastels a couple of hours ago... they called out to me! Thank you for your helpful tutorial I am on my way 🎉 to creating!

[robingrant]

Thank you! I was always intimidate by using oil pastels! After seeing your this I learned so much and I have great appreciation for the medium! I think I can work with it! Great video!

[LamayorSimpdeKurapika]

Hi! I'm from Mexico and I don't know if the translator is doing his job well but I just want to thank you for this video I'm really very lost with this technique but I also really want to improve because I'm amazed by the results well done. So thank you very much! ❤

[Wonderkell]

Thank you so much! I’m teaching oil pastels to some primary school students this week & I’m going to recommend your videos to them. You explain things in such an accessible way. They are fantastic!

[susiezhang]

Great guide for a beginner, I'll be practicing these techniques. The examples really helps to see how they can be used

[ablacksquare]

This was a short and to the point guide. It seems like many techniques can be use with this medium. And it looks relatively cheap to get started.

[ThePatrickHazard]

Please make more videos like this in the future! I really like this video because it seems like a great reference to help me with my final project in my color design class!

[harshkanwal]

The examples you shown along side where fabulous. . .
Please start Posting more !
I love to see the tutorial of each one of those 💗
Hoping to see You Start your You tube Journey!!!

[christiebilbrey]

This was great! I would love to see full step-by-step videos on some of what this video speeds up. You're a lot of fun to watch and extremely informative. I hope you make more videos.

[philosopher_sage_]

This was a wonderful, seamless video, and very helpful for someone starting out with oil pastels.