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Oil Pastel Supply List
Oil Pastel Supply List

All the materials I use for painting with oil pastels.

How I Customized a New Wave U.Go Pochade Box for Gouache Painting
How I Customized a New Wave U.Go Pochade Box for Gouache Painting

My new plein air setup for painting with gouache

How to keep Gouache from drying too fast - a detailed tutorial.
How to keep Gouache from drying too fast - a detailed tutorial.

In this article, I will explain how you can use this medium to extend the drying time of your beautiful gouache paints.

The best papers for gouache painting
The best papers for gouache painting

I got these samples of different watercolor papers and I decided to test these papers with gouache.

The brushes and paper that work best with gouache
The brushes and paper that work best with gouache

Let's talk about the paper and the brushes.

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A few oil pastel plein air studies I did last week. The weather is getting better, and I feel more inspired to paint outdoors. When it comes to using oil pastels on location, I’ve noticed one thing: every time I begin painting, I think it&rsquo
“Quiet Charm”, 9х11 in. PanPastel and Rembrandt soft pastel on my favorite Canson Mi-Teintes Velvet paper. This piece was an exercise in approaching a pastel painting without a preliminary drawing. Many years ago, when I worked primarily
It’s been a while since I last posted my work here. I’ve been busy working on this pastel, which took me a month to complete. It was a lengthy process because achieving color harmony in a scene with light and shadow, and many elements, is
“Kitchen Light”, soft pastel and pastel pencils on UArt board, 12 × 16 in. Many years ago, I read a phrase in Edgar Payne’s book Composition of Outdoor Painting that significantly influenced my art. The phrase was: “The
“A Lady from Another Time”, soft pastel and pastel pencils on Canson Mi-Teintes Velvet paper, 9x12 inches. When I create portraits in soft pastel, I rely heavily on pastel pencils because they don’t fill the texture of the paper as
“Woman on a red sofa”, 10x12 in., soft pastel and pastel pencils on Canson Mi-Teintes Velvet paper. ————- I work with soft pastels from a range of brands. Girault, Unison, and Henri Roche are my favorites. I also
Winter Stroll (Winter Study No. 10), soft pastel and pastel pencils on Uart board (500 grit), 11×13 inches. I love painting people and snowy landscapes, so I decided to combine the two to double the enjoyment of the painting process 🥰🤩 &mda

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