Oil pastel art lesson

Try out this super easy and fun way to create colorful line drawings using oil pastels and a paper transfer technique.

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In this mixed media painting we used oil pastels and watercolors in order to learn the ranges of warm and cool colors. With students of Grade 6th we created these trees to recognize and use this ki…

Fun and quick how to blend with oil pastels tutorial for kids! Watch the short video, and download the free printable activity.

Try out this oil pastel candle art lesson for illuminating and expressive results! My intermediate students have loved creating this artwork because there is something so mesmerizing about the glow of candlelight. Throughout art history, candlelight creates drama, mystery and contrast.

This was a project I did two years ago. It was our final project before summer break. A 60's Hippie Bus is reminiscent of happy, peaceful summer days and going off on warm, care-free holiday. We listened to the Beatles and Beach Boys for that added care-free atmosphere. This was a lesson in symmetrical drawing (look at those symmetrical busses!) and patterns (repetition, equal size and placement). We also learned the ancient graphics and decoration technique "Sgraffito", which in Italian…

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Coloring on black paper with oil pastels is an all-time favorite art activity in our house. If you don’t have oil pastels on hand, I highly recommend you pick up a box or two and then try this warm sun and cool water art project. The drawing and coloring is simple enough for preschoolers, but older … Continued

Kids of all ages (and adults) will love this super cool oil pastel painting technique.