Read our helpful free pastel articles and learn tips and techniques in the use of Pastels.

Helpful Pastel Art Tips & Techniques For Beginners (516 views)
By Ralph Serpe
Pastels are unique and versatile because of their ability to be used as both a drawing and painting medium. They are also unique because colors are worked and blended on the paper as opposed to a palette. Whether you work with hard pastels, soft pastels, or both, the following tips will prove to be helpful... read more

How to Draw Santa Claus in Oil Pastels (753 views)
By Robert Sloan
It's a little tougher to create a character like Santa Claus in oil pastels, you have to get the facial proportions right and there's also how to shade white beard, fur and hair. This article will make it easier breaking it down step by step... read more

How to Draw with Oil Pastels (2029 views)
By Robert Sloan
Oil pastels are an inexpensive, powerful medium for beginners and experienced artists alike. They take some special handling but allow free expression. Oil pastels are great for color studies or for beginners just starting with color. They also reproduce well for online use... read more

How to Choose the Right Oil Pastels and Supports (1330 views)
By Robert Sloan
Oil pastel is a fine art medium properly known as Dustless Pastels. The illustration shows how much detail and realism a serious artist can achieve using artist grade oil pastels. Balancing quality, skill and budget takes testing different brands and knowing the feel you like the best. Read on for some pointers... read more

How to Draw a Black Cat in Soft Pastels with Limited Palette (895 views)
By Robert Sloan
Can you really do a good artwork just using the three primary colors plus black and white? The answer is Yes, and this charming black cat portrait is done with only five soft pastels. You can use any brand of pastels you have to try it!.. read more

Helpful Pastel Art Tips & Techniques For Beginners (614 views)
By Ralph Serpe
Pastels are unique and versatile because of their ability to be used as both a drawing and painting medium. They are also unique because colors are worked and blended on the paper as opposed to a palette. Whether you work with hard pastels, soft pastels,.. read more