Post #158989 by THOR's on Sat, May 14, 2005 9:20 PM

Well Hewey..an oil pastel is very different..and a different approach in some ways. Basically...think of an oil pastel as a bunch of colored powder mixed with linseed oil or similar oil. As apposed to "dry pastels" it goes on sorta slippery. It's more like painting in a way.
Some artists do the tinting I mentioned earlier with oil pastels. They take a brush..dip it in a solvent like turpentine or alcohol or paint thinner...and can blend and smear the oil pastel on the paper. Then they can build more detail on top with the sticks of oil pastel.

It's experimentation... I personally don't care for them. I lose control fast and it feels like I am slipping on my butt on an ice rink as far as the feel of the slick medium on the paper.

Lemme know what you discover!! I have a few regular pastel sketches I did if you want me to post them. They are total fantasy things..I just used my imagination..and went for it.

Good luck!!!!! ~~~~THOR