In this article we play with oil pastels and Stabilo All pencils to create funky colorful portraits! The face projects can be made with any oil pastels and can be done quickly for scratchy portrait ideas or spend more time layering and blending for full coverage.
Winter Beauty Drawing with Stabilo All Pencils and Pentel Oil Pastels by artist Tristina Dietz Elmes. Pentel oil pastels are a very economical art material!
Some of the things you will learn include:
good papers and other surfaces to use with oil pastels
using Stabilo All pencils with oil pastels
studio tools for oil pastels
ways to blend oil pastels
how to deal with pilling
how to seal oil pastel artworks
and more…
Here are some of my face outlines for your reference to use with oil pastel drawing:
Royalty-Free Portrait Images
Here are 2 of my favorite royalty-free image websites for finding portraits (or any type of image you would like to paint!):
https://pixabay.com/images/search/portraits/
https://unsplash.com/s/photos/portraits
Funky Portraits in Oil Pastels Workshop Video Replay
Below is the full video workshop of my live painting session. The artists I introduced during the show plus paint and accessories used in the video are listed afterwards in this article. Enjoy! 🎨
Here are the Chapter breaks to make it easier to find what you are looking for in this video:
00:00 - Introduction and Sample Artworks
10:20 - Papers & Surface Prep for Oil Pastels
17:48 - Other Art Supplies
24:41 - Sealers
30:16 - Free Sketch Outliners
31.25 - Inspiration Artists
36:17 - Finding Reference Images
40:49 - Differences Between Inexpensive vs Expensive Oil Pastels
41:47 - Halo Sketch Portrait with Pentel Oil Pastels & Stabilo All Pencils
1:39:25 - Man in Sunglasses Portrait with Stabilo All Pencils and Van Gogh & NeoPastel Oil Pastels
Reference Artists for Inspiration
Here are the Instagram accounts of the artists I used as my inspiration for this workshop:
https://www.instagram.com/natasa_kekanovic_art/
https://www.instagram.com/blackbean_cms/ https://www.instagram.com/snoogsandwilde/
Feel free to ask me follow-up questions in the comments below. Thanks for watching! 😍
Green Eyes oil pastel portrait on pastel paper by Tristina Dietz Elmes.
Supplies List for Oil Pastel Portrait Drawing
Here is the supplies list for the Oil Pastels, papers and accessories shown during my live video. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases for links below that lead to Amazon.
Pentel Oil Pastels Set of 50 - https://amzn.to/4iBKt4P
Cray-Pas Expressionist Oil Pastels Set of 50 - https://amzn.to/4cMdJnY
Paul Rubens Oil Pastels Set of 48 - https://amzn.to/4ixkhs0
Royal Talens Van Gogh Oil Pastels Set of 60 - https://amzn.to/4iAAPiP
Mungyo Gallery Oil Pastels Set of 72 in Wooden Box - https://amzn.to/4lVYVYn
Caran d’Ache NeoPastels Set of 48 - https://amzn.to/4jORGiR
Art Spectrum Degas Fixative 12oz Pump Spray Bottle - https://amzn.to/42y42Gz
Sennelier Oil Pastel Fixative Spray Can - https://amzn.to/42UgWxz
Lascaux Fixative Spray Can - https://amzn.to/4jXBFaF
Canson Glassine Art Protector 48in x 10yd Roll - https://amzn.to/4juD0Wk
Liquitex Clear Gesso 8oz Bottle - https://amzn.to/42xsKGU
Canson XL Cold Press Watercolor Paper Pad 140lb 9x12in 30 Sheets - https://amzn.to/42UOrkg
Canson Pastel Paper Assorted Colors 98lb 9x12in 24 sheets - https://amzn.to/4jQwDMQ
SoHo Oil Pastel Spiral Bound Paper Pad 140lb 9x12in 20 Sheets with Glassine Separators - https://amzn.to/44dh6Ci
Hahnemuhle Velour Soft & Oil Pastel Paper Assorted Colors 120lb 9.4x12.6in 10 Sheets - https://amzn.to/4cRK9O8
Mr Pen Blending Stump Set of 14 Pieces Including Sandpaper Paddle and Kneaded Eraser - https://amzn.to/3YkYj4d
Spatula Sculpting Tool Set of 5 - https://amzn.to/4jroiPQ
Meeden Offset Palette Knife #2 - https://amzn.to/3Sahg64
SoHo Urban Artist Studio Wipes 3 Pack - https://amzn.to/4hhggqZ
Disposable Gloves Latex & Powder Free Various Sizes Available Box of 100 - https://amzn.to/3Etz1KF
My Recommended Cloth-Like Viva Paper Towels 3 Double Rolls - https://amzn.to/3EPZhOW
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If you would like to see other paints, mediums and art supplies that I recommend, click below to go to the Supply Links page on my website:
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Blue Boy with Kiwi Lips oil pastel artwork by Tristina Dietz Elmes. Both the original artwork and art prints are available at the time of writing on Etsy HERE.
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Girl in Purple Hat oil pastel artwork by Tristina Dietz Elmes.
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