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How to use oil pastels

Learn how to use a variety of tools to create texture and interest in your paintings, then practice the techniques that distinguish oil pastel from its contemporaries.

Learn to create a bokeh pastel effect and other background pastel tips

Backgrounds play a crucial role in complementing pastel art, as they can enhance the subject, add depth, or evoke a specific mood. Here we look at the benfits of different backgrounds and also learn how to create our own bokeh effect

Learn how to draw eyes using pastels

Drawing eyes with pastels will bring life and emotion to your artwork. This simple guide will help you master this important element in portraits.

Learn the key rules to creating successul pastel portraits

Mastering the art of drawing faces begins with understanding composition, a key element that brings balance, harmony, and personality to your pastel portraits.

Learn how to create different sky effects in pastels

These super quick pastel exercises show you how to create stormy, summer and dramatic night skies

The texture for this poppy was created with a palette knife

How to create textures in oil paints

How to create a variety of textures for your oil paintings using gesso and other more heavy-body mediums.