Comments on: Introduction to Pastel Drawing Mediums http://www.artinstructionblog.com/introduction-to-pastel-drawing-mediums Free art lessons & tips on a variety of different mediums including oil painting,watercolor,acrylics and more! Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:29:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Connie Nelson http://www.artinstructionblog.com/introduction-to-pastel-drawing-mediums/comment-page-1#comment-11275 Connie Nelson Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:44:29 +0000 http://www.artinstructionblog.com/?p=1446#comment-11275 I started out as an oil pastel artist and then made a transition to oils later because of the dust problem. Then I picked up the oil pastels later. In my childhood I always used oil pastels in art class so I have been quite familiar with them. Oil pastels are also compatible with oil paints so that is a huge plus. The color choice, however, is not as great as that of dry soft pastels but I make do. I still encourage anybody to give pastels a try before they venture into other art medias. <abbr><em>Connie Nelson’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/oil-painting-tips-1.html" rel="nofollow">Oil Painting Tips : The Solution to Oil Paints Without Using Harmful Solvents</a></abbr></em> I started out as an oil pastel artist and then made a transition to oils later because of the dust problem. Then I picked up the oil pastels later. In my childhood I always used oil pastels in art class so I have been quite familiar with them. Oil pastels are also compatible with oil paints so that is a huge plus. The color choice, however, is not as great as that of dry soft pastels but I make do. I still encourage anybody to give pastels a try before they venture into other art medias.

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