You will create an oil pastel painting using one of your own flower photos as a reference photo and minimal art supplies.

After choosing a suitable flower photograph, follow the easy techniques you will learn to replicate it with oil pastels. Upload your reference photo and your finished artwork to the project gallery.

Here are your easy steps:

1) Choose a reference photo from your own camera roll after watching lesson 3 (Choosing Your Photo), and start your project by simply uploading it.

2) Then use it to create your own piece of oil pastel art by following along in class. You'll learn easy techniques that you can choose from to make your project your own.

3) Upload a picture of your finished piece to complete your project.

There. Wasn't that easy? :)

Supplies you will need:

Oil pastels
Suitable paper- either pastel paper or construction paper will work
Paper towels or napkins
Your handy little fingers
Blending stump (optional)
Your reference photo

Once you complete your project and upload a picture of it, let us see a shot of it hanging on your wall! It’s always so nice to see things in their own little space.

Some materials I can recommend:

Gallery (by Mungyo) Premium Artists' Soft Oil Pastels (set of 36)

DelGreen Artist Grade Extra Soft Oil Pastels (set of 36)

Canson Mi-Teintes Pastel Paper (acid-free, 98lb)

also Strathmore Pastel Paper (acid-free, but only 80lb)

Blending stumps- I won't recommend a certain brand, you can find these easily. Just be certain to get actual blending stumps- not the hollow tortillions. (They are too delicate for blending easily with oil pastels.)

To clean your blending stump you have 2 methods- for cleaning off oil pastel crumbs, simply wipe on your paper towel (aka kitchen towel or napkin- you can even use a rag). To completely remove a colour from your blending stump, you can use fine sandpaper. Some drawing kits or blending stump kits even come with a small sandpaper stack.

To clean your oil pastels, simply wipe excess colour onto a clean piece of paper towel or tissue.

Please feel free to ask me questions in the community section of this class or within your class project.

Now, go have fun! :)

Michael Eva

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