How To Draw Clouds Using Oil Pastels

Mostly clouds are organic forms and take on any shape.
How to draw clouds using oil pastels. Tips on drawing clouds in chalk pastels. Oil pastels are made with inert oils and wax and are not supposed to damage paper as oil sticks would oil sticks are usually made with linseed oil. Choose light gray for the shade of the clouds. November 2018 if you re a complete beginner to oil pastels or if you ve been working with them for awhile i ve written this guide just for you.
I am using off white toned pastel paper and prismacolor soft pastel. The shades of the clouds are usually located at the bottom part of the clouds. If you were to do the blueish sky first then you will have a problem with the white mixing with the blue and will just keep getting different shades of light blue instead of a pure white cloud. How to draw with oil pastels.
This tutorial will look at drawing clouds in a soft pastel drawing. When you approach clouds in a drawing you should keep in mind that clouds are 3d objects. Learn how to draw clouds in this tut. Detail steps are given below.
This is the most comprehensive beginners guide to oil pastels continue reading beginners guide to oil pastels. Welcome oil pastels artists. Drawing with oil pastels is a fun activity that combines the characteristics of wax crayons and pastels. However shades always depend on where the light source is coming from.
This is a video to explain how to draw clouds with pastel color. To draw the sky draw a horizon. If you are using oil pastels i think you should do the clouds first so you get the brightest whites possible. But if you want to make sure your artwork is archival then it can be safer to protect your paper by brushing on a layer or gesso or acrylic medium.
In this oil pastels beginner s guide i explain how to use oil pastels. And while the end result can be beautiful oil pastels are a bit more difficult to use and blend than.