Drawing with pastels can be a rewarding art that also results in beautiful images.

Searching for a spooky way to showcase your artistic skills this Halloween? Check out this oil pastel art project!
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In this video, Jessie shows you how to create a bat-themed mixed media masterpiece just in time...

This video shows the addition of color in the style of photorealist Chuck Close using oil pastels to an enlarged portrait created by the grid transfer method.

In this video, you will review how oil pastels are applied and blended.

This video will teach you how to transfer an image from a magazine page onto paper using a gel plate! Gelli printing is a fun and creative process that can be enjoyed by both children and adults. This image transfer technique be...

In this short video I’ll demonstrate how to draw a dessert with oil pastels. Information about how to draw the cylinder will be reviewed as well some color relationships (complimentary colors). Pop artist Wayne Thiebaud will be...

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In this tutorial I’ll walk you through some steps to practice using oil pastels to create more realistic drawings.



Check our my next video, Drawing Animal Eyes, after this
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Mixed Media Nature Prints Art Lesson

Wild Horses - Expressive Watercolor Art Lesson

Video demo on how to use watercolor paint and techniques for a Sandra Silberzweig inspired project.

Nature and art can inspire children to tell amazing stories. Creating animal stories helps children understand the difference between fact and fiction.



In this activity, children aged 8-11 will create an imaginary animal and...

In this video, I will demonstrate how to use oil pastels and chalk pastels to create a parody of Edvard Munch's, The Scream.



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This video demonstrates a Mixed Media Skeleton Bones drawing using oil pastels and watercolors. The project is inspired by the pelvic bones and skulls painted by Georgia O'Keeffe in the 1940s, as well as a lesson available for purchase...

This is one of my FAVORITE middle school art projects! Results are vibrant and stunning! A favorite of my students and their parents.



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In this tutorial I’ll demonstrate and explain how I draw a macro (extreme close-up) animal eye using oil pastels.



I am using Sakura Cray-Pas Junior Artist Oil Pastels (set of 16) in thi

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Art and poetry can help reveal truths and build self-awareness. Poetry helps us explore our inner selves and see the self we show others.



In this activity, children aged 8-11 will write poems that describe who they are and how...

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This video will teach you use water soluble oil pastels and watercolor paint to create a quick and easy flower painting! Here are links to some of the supplies I use and recommend:

WATER SOLUBLE OIL