Beautiful Oil Pastel Drawing Easy

What to do when you're trapped in your house? I choose to buy a box of oil pastels and start drawing at home. I want to make full use of time while relaxing myself, oil pastel drawing is a fun thing to do and it's much easier than I thought.
It's a sharing post that how to draw an oil pastel drawing as a beginner. Hope this post would help and you would enjoy painting as I do.

Now let's pick up an oil pastel and start painting!

What are Oil Pastels?
How to draw with oil pastels

What are Oil Pastels?

In my opinion, oil pastels are a great choice for beginners with zero painting experience. Oil pastels are made up of soft, oily compositions that make oil pastels great for blending. They are perfect tools to unleash your imagination and creativity. Oil pastels are perfect with canvas, paper, wood, and glass. You can use it to decorate your home and show your personality. Hanging on your wall, put it on your coffee table or dresser, oil pastels drawing will give your furniture a new look.

Can I use oil pastels on drawing paper?

Yes you can! Not only drawing paper, you can use oil pastels on glass, wood, canvas, plastic, etc. You can draw with oil pastels on almost everything you could think of! The only problem is, oil pastel never fully dry, they're easily smudged.

How to protect my oil pastel drawing?

Frame them or put your painting under a glass will definitely protect your drawing. If you don't like to frame your painting, you can use fixative spray to give a nice and thin coat over your work.

Do oil pastels go bad?

They can last a long time. Some people would say "Forever." If your oil pastels are not crumbled and can be smeared with fingers, they should be fine.

How to draw with oil pastels

As long as you know how to generate a nice color gradient, you're able to draw beautiful scenery. Also, using gradient colors as the first drawing work can help you familiarize with the oil pastels and learn the overlay of paint. This tutorial is super easy for everyone!

Find a sample and your favorite colors. I love pink and sky, so I choose this image as a sample.
Use masking tape to post a border.
Draw the position of the color sets.
Use white oil pastel to paint the whole paper. The white color will prominent other colors and let your painting smoothly.
Start from the lightest color. Draw a little bit over the border to make a color gradient. Don't be afraid to fill in the color, do as you want. I choose yellow, pink, orange, red to make the color gradient.
Use the corresponding color to overlay the border, which will make the transition more natural.
Use a palette knife to smooth the painting. If you don't have a palette knife, you can use a tissue or your finger to achieve the same effect.
Tear off the tape. Be careful not to break the paper.
I choose the white color to draw the sun, clouds, and waves.

That's it! You've finished your first lovely painting! Very simple and practicable. Come on, start to draw your first oil pastel painting right now!

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