Class Overview

Learn how to draw warm, cozy bakery food illustrations using oil pastels — perfect for beginners who love sketchbooks and aesthetic art.
In this class, we’ll create four delicious pieces: a cookie, a bagel, a croissant, and a cup of coffee with latte art. With step-by-step guidance, you’ll learn how to sketch, layer, blend, and bring bakery foods to life with soft textures and beautiful colors.

What You Will Learn

In this class, you’ll learn essential oil pastel techniques, including:

How to sketch simple bakery food shapes using basic guidelines
How to apply base layers and build natural color gradients
How to blend colors using fingers and cotton buds
How to create baked textures and realistic shadows
How to highlight and shade food to make it look 3D
How to complete a cozy food illustration in your sketchbook
How to control pressure, edges, layering, and small details

By the end, you’ll understand how to use a small set of colors to create warm, tasty-looking illustrations.

Why You Should Take This Class

Oil pastels are an amazing medium for creating soft, comforting, and expressive artwork — especially food illustrations. Learning these techniques will help you:

Build fundamental pastel skills you can apply to any still-life or food illustration
Gain confidence using layering, blending, texture, and highlight techniques
Improve your ability to observe light and shadow
Create cozy sketchbook pages that feel warm and aesthetic
Develop your own relaxing art routine or hobby

You’ll be learning from an artist who specializes in oil pastels and cozy sketchbook illustrations. I break down every step clearly and gently, making the entire process simple and enjoyable — even if you’ve never used oil pastels before.

Who This Class Is For

This class is perfect for:

Complete beginners
Hobby artists
Sketchbook lovers
Anyone who wants to learn oil pastels in a fun and relaxing way
Artists who enjoy drawing food, cozy themes, or warm color palettes

No prior experience is needed. This course is designed to be gentle, clear, and beginner-friendly.

Materials / Resources

To follow this class, you will need:

Oil pastels (any brand is fine)
- Colors used in class:
  250 Pale Ochre, 252 Golden Ochre, 253 Burnt Orange, 237 Russet, 236 Brown, 249 Silver Gray, 244 White
One beige colored pencil for sketching
A pencil (optional for visibility)
An eraser
Cotton buds (for blending)
A tissue
A sketchbook or drawing paper (110gsm–165gsm recommended)
Your fingers for blending and adding texture

Optional: brown colored pencil, white colored pencil

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Instagram - snowbowl.illustration
YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@snowbowl.illustration

Carly Aldridge

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