Comments on: How to use Oil Pastels

By: Oil Pastel Flowers | Eric D. Greene

Oil Pastel Flowers | Eric D. Greene — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:35:49 +0000

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By: Oil Pastels – Homage to Diego Rivera | Eric D. Greene

Oil Pastels – Homage to Diego Rivera | Eric D. Greene — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:20:41 +0000

[...] my Drawing 2 class. I enjoyed working on this one very much as I was able to try out a variety of oil pastel techniques. Oil pastel art is different from other drawing mediums. It isn’t quite like crayon or [...]

By: Marieve

Marieve — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:56:09 +0000

Just to say I’m sorry! I’ve read about your self portrate. Still I love it!
Beautiful done.! As you said getting the reflexion of the camera in the sunglasses must be so challenging. I know you will understand what I was talking about in my post.
Thank you Eric.
Chears.
ME.

By: Marieve

Marieve — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:48:39 +0000

Dear Eric;
I’ve red what a wonderful life you are having and saw your beautiful paintings. Congratulations, it is lovely to read the words of a man who acknowledge and admire his wife as you do and also works and live passionately. I’ve been serching about more oil pastels techniques when I found your blog. I’ve been a pastels artist for a number of years now and had to switch to oil pastels due to alergy problems. So, I’m in love with them but finding that it is a very challenging medium to work with. I’ve tried several brands already and as you say Sennelier is the best. I’m also working as you suggest. First loading painting with Cray-Pas Specialist and later using my Sennelier for the last finish. But I’d like to ask you if you can give me some tips at the time you have to put some small details. Because that is what is frustrating me sometimes. When you already have a color as a base it is very difficult to put another one on top without loosing it. I really love your work. Is it your self-portrate the image on top? If yes, that is a fantastic work. Very well done!. Keep going and Happy painting.!
Thank you.
Marieve.

By: Michael Symons

Michael Symons — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:48:05 +0000

Hi Eric,

When using oil pastels do you work on paper or on canvas? If you work on paper what would you recommend as a minimum thickness?
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By: houston podiatrist

houston podiatrist — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:35:58 +0000

I always have an innate feeling that I am an artist (although, am not!). So I always check art blogs in hopes of learning more and growing my knowledge of various art forms and media. Thank you for sharing this info on how to use oil pastel, will definitely give it a go.

By: metalpig

metalpig — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:03:55 +0000

ei, great tuts on how to use oil pastels! I’m now one of your new subscribers…

btw, found your links while reading on incomediary… =)

cheers,
metalpig

By: wadecreate

wadecreate — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:50:16 +0000

thanks so much for posting this! i am going to buy the good quality ones now, because mine are cheap and the colors aren’t melting like butter like i want them to!