Live Lessons: "Lone Tree" - Oil Pastels
This lesson series features:
3 Hours of Instruction
3 Videos
About This Lesson Series...
Learn how to paint/draw an oil pastel landscape in this three-part lesson series. Compositional strategies are explored as well as exploiting a color scheme of a triad of secondary colors. Follow along with every stroke and create a looser, Impressionistic landscape of your own.
Here's what you'll need...
- Oil Pastels
- Toned Pastel Paper
Thank you! I enjoyed exploring a new medium; I quite like oil pastels! Wish I could participate “live” but you are so personable, it is nearly as good recorded.
Can you please share where to buy these toned pastel paper? thanks
Hi Lei,
You can usually find it at your local art store, but if not, you can always pick it up at Amazon.com. Look for Canson Mi-Teintes paper.
I would like to see a bare tree in oil painting lesson.
Please advise the Brand you prefer for oil pastels? Thank you. Anne
Matt — I am just curious to learn what is the heaviest tooth of paper made for a design such as this one? I learned tonight that you chose a smooth paper to create easier transitions, but I am wondering what the heaviest tooth paper you could use for a painting that required a lot of layers? Per usual — I think your classes are wonderful beyond words! Thank you. Anne
Hi Anne,
The heaviest tooth surface that you may use could be “rough” watercolor paper – not to be confused with “cold press” watercolor paper. There are lots of variations in between though and using the textured side of Mi-Teintes paper will likely be enough.
The image becomes 3 dimensional by using forms and values to trick the eye into seeing what is really not there. I understand now why concentrating on large forms (cubes, cylinders etc) and values at the start of learning any fine art, is so important. thank you for this lesson!