How to draw with oil pastels in the best and easiest way

The best and easiest way to draw with oil pastels is as follows:

1. Lines

You can directly use the edge of the pen tip to draw lines, like this The lines are not necessarily uniform, but they are very natural and smooth. Pay attention to keeping the strength consistent when drawing the lines.

2. Flat coating

Flat coating means to evenly apply a specific color block on the drawing paper. To achieve better results, firstly, outline the edges before filling in the interior with color to avoid painting the edges; secondly, paint in a specific direction, so that the effect will be more uniform and beautiful.

3. Gradient

Gradient refers to the transition from one color to another in painting. Due to the special thick texture of oil pastels, gradient is one of the most commonly used and most effective techniques among advanced oil pastel techniques. The effect is to avoid strong changes in color transition, making the color transition more natural and creating a three-dimensional effect.

Note that gradients are usually suitable for dodges of single colors or gradients of similar colors, but not for gradients between two colors with obvious contrast.

4. Color mixing

Color mixing refers to mixing multiple colors through repeated application, making the color blocks show a softer and hazy rich effect. In addition to mixing colors by yourself with oil pastels, you need to use other color mixing tools, such as color mixing sticks, when necessary. The matching of mixed colors should also follow the principle of mixing the same or similar colors and avoiding contrasting colors.

5. Pointillism

Pointillism refers to arranging dots or short lines of different colors together. Pointillism can be used to express colorful and shimmering dynamic effects, such as flowers, feathers, grass, etc. In the order of color stippling, follow the principle of light colors first and then dark colors.