The best sketchbook for oil pastels is one that has heavy weight paper with a rough texture. Some good options include Canson Mi-Teintes Pastel Pad, Strathmore 400 Series Pastel Pad, and Fabriano ...

Nadja Sayej writes about fashion, wellness, beauty and culture. One of the hottest new tattoo trends of 2023 is “oil pastel” tattoos. It’s different, fun, childlike and looks like it was ...

Use water colour paints to wash over the top to add a background. The oil pastel will resist the water. This is a good technique to create fireworks. Lay different textures underneath your page.

Painting with Pastels is a half-hour instructional show that teaches viewers how to create paintings using the pastel medium. Host Frantz Coulanges takes viewers from concept to finish product all ...