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UdemyThe Oil Pastel Course
4.7(418)2k studentsALL LEVELSEnglish
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The Underrated Medium: Oil Pastels
Oil pastels sit uniquely between painting and drawing—tactile, expressive, and genuinely underused. This course guides you from materials and basic techniques through sophisticated applications, progressing one module at a time so concepts build naturally.
You'll master essential techniques through real artworks: layering, blending, mixing, and scumbling in a still life that teaches value; composition through a floral study; impasto texture in landscape; and color harmony in portraiture. Each module pairs video instruction with step-by-step illustrated ebooks—visual checkpoints that show you exactly where you stand in the creative process. Photo references keep your observations grounded in reality.
Designed for beginners through advanced artists, the course respects the unique expressive power of oil pastels and gives you the technical foundation to unlock it.
About this course
In this course, we explore the foundations and techniques for drawing and "painting" with oil pastels. Each module is presented in logically sequenced video series. Each lesson builds on the last, easing you gently into more complex concepts.
Learn the basic materials, surfaces, and techniques for creating oil pastel drawings and paintings. Use a variety of approaches to create artworks while exploring color theory, still life, landscape, and portraiture.
Learn basic applications techniques including layering, blending, mixing and scumbling. Use observational mapping techniques to ensure accuracy in your drawings.
Each concept explored is reinforced through the creation of an oil pastel drawing. Learn the foundations of value while creating a still life drawing. Explore composition while developing a painting of flowers. Learn Impasto techniques while developing a landscape. Learn color theory while creating a portrait.
Each lesson series includes sequential videos and a step by step illustrated ebook. The ebooks provide a snapshot of each step of the process to ensure success. Photo references are also provided.
The Oil Pastel Course is designed to guide beginner, intermediate, and advanced artists alike. Oil pastels are truly a unique medium for creating art. Falling in between painting and drawing, this underused medium is exciting for just about any creator.
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