Oil Pastel Techniques – How to Use Oil Pastels for Monotypes
This is a really interesting technique for use with 
oil pastels. The following video demonstrates how to enhance a monotype print made with oil paints. After the print has been made, the artist in this video uses the oil pastels to add definition to critical areas of the monotype.
Oil Pastel Techniques – Painting on a Photo
Oil pastels are quite versatile and can be worked using a variety of different techniques. You can thin them down with a paint thinner just like oil paints to create washes or you can apply them thickly as an Impasto. Like any other medium however, they can be a bit tricky to work with in the beginning. It is often helpful to observe other artists using oil pastels to help inspire you to develop your own unique style.
How To Draw – Creating Flesh Tones in Pastels
This is a quick tutorial on how to create a basic flesh tone using four colors:
* Brown
* Red
* Blue
* White
Pastel Drawing Techniques : Pastel Drawing Complimentary Colors
Complimentary colors in a pastel drawing will help foreground objects pop. Learn how to utilize complimentary colors with tips from a professional artist in this free instructional art video.
Pastel Drawing Techniques : Pastel Drawing Contrast & Depth
Using contrast in a pastel drawing will create depth between the objects you are rendering. Learn how to create depth using contrast with tips from a professional artist in this free instructional art video.
Get Started in Pastels: Deborah Secor Paints the Landscape
From ArtistsNetwork.TV: Deborah Secor walks you through the essentials of the pastels—different brands, useful strokes, papers and blending tools—and then shows how to cut, mount and tone your paper. She demonstrates how to use the medium to paint a landscape—from first sketch to first layers of pastel—providing plenty of tips on composition and value along the way.
Art Made Easy – Let’s Learn How to Use Pastels and Charcoal!
Painting a landscape with Dry pastel
Unusual soft pastel techniques by Tim Fisher
Pastel Drawing Techniques : Pastel Drawing Completion
A pastel drawing is complete solely at the discretion of the artist. Learn about the artistic process of completion with tips from a professional artist in this free instructional art video.
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