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Beginner's Guide to Painting with Oil Pastels: Projects, techniques and inspiration to get you started

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Condition
New
Dimensions
8.56 x 0.29 x 11.06 in
Weight
2.31 lb
Publisher
Search Press
Publication date
November 6, 2018
Edition
Illustrated
Language
English

Description

Learn to paint with oil pastels in this accessible book for the absolute beginner. Learn to paint with oil pastels in this straightforward guide to this relatively unexplored medium. Tim Fisher demonstrates how to use the oil pastels on their own, or in conjunction with acrylic inks and paints and watercolours, on a variety of surfaces to create beautiful paintings that will maintain their vibrancy for years to come. This Beginner's Guide to Painting with Oil Pastels features six full step-by-step projects covering a variety of subjects from animal portraits to boats, harbours and reflections, and introduces the reader to mark-making with oil pastels and using solvents for a textured finish. The book also explains how to preserve, keep and frame your oil pastel works safely. Read more

Specs 9

Publisher Search Press
Publication date November 6, 2018
Edition Illustrated
Language English
Print length 96 pages
ISBN-10 1782215506
ISBN-13 09
Item Weight 2.31 pounds

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Top Amazon Reviews

Excellent instruction
Format: Kindle
Very good instructional for oil pastels. It’s one of the best I’ve found. Most instructional books don’t have the examples that this one has. Even if you have some experience, there are tips that will help you. I found a good deal of information that applies to mixed media, which I do more than I do art using only one medium. I like to mix my media and methods. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2026 by jackel88
Good beginner's book.
Format: Paperback
Bought as a Christmas gift. I was impressed that there were pictures with the directions for the techniques. All in all, I think it's a good book for someone beginning to use oil pastels.
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2026 by Debbie Southers
Lots of useful info
Format: Paperback
I was hoping for something more beginner-ish. Something I could do while lying in bed maybe. Maybe there’s no such thing with oil pastels. Lots of useful info here. Surfaces and surface prep - acrylic and watercolor wash. (One of the reasons I chose oil pastels was to avoid paints, prep, messes and cleanups. Who knows, maybe these things are unavoidable.). Techniques are covered. The techniques look relatively straightforward. A couple involve solvents and an encaustic iron. Mixed media is covered. Then there are projects. All but one of the projects involve acrylic or watercolor paint. One uses an iron. A few use some type of board for the surface. The one project that is just pastels is an animal portrait which is not something I wanted to try. Mounting and storage covered too. If you’re really into pastels and are have the time, it’s probably a great beginner book for you. If you were looking for a less involved hobby that’s not too much work at the end of the day, this isn’t the right book, keep looking. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2018 by TW
Precise and inclusive
This is a great work for beginners. It includes all that is absolutely necessary to do oil, pastels, and no more incidentals. Therefore, it is easy for a beginner to get the jist of how to do this medium.
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2023 by Very Pleased!
a good instruction book
Format: Paperback
a great book for reference and ideas
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2024 by Amazon Customer
Must have book for all oil-pastelist
Format: Paperback
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This book is a joy to read and learn! It has a lot of techniques and very detailed projects. If you start with oil pastels - this book is the best for you!
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2021 by Ira
Best beginner’s guide to learning to use oil pastels
Format: Paperback
This is the best guide to painting with oil pastels. I own two other books on oil pastels and this one is by far the absolute best. Oil pastel is not easy to master and this book has been very helpful in improving my command of it.
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2019 by LudgèreF
Print Replica Format Destroys The Value Of The Book
I would love to have a copy of this book in traditional Kindle format. But I hate print replica format. It makes the book too hard to read. Each half page has to be manually resized on my Kindle to make it fit the screen and large enough to read. I really wish Amazon would do away with Print Replica Format. I see a lot of Search Press art books I would like but I will not buy them because they are print replica format which I hate. I wish I could exchange this book for the same book in traditional Kindle format. It is a good book, but takes ages to read and adjust individual pages. Not worth the effort and it tires me out. Great book but I hate the print replica format. It is too hard to make the pages readable! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2020 by Kindle Customer
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