One reader's letter to me about oil pastels and my answers.
I recieved this letter a few days ago:
Do you have any advice on using oil pastels? Are they like crayons and how do you get them to turn out with a good finish? I really appreciate your help, thanks!
> 'Opal'
Here was my answer:
I have an article about oil pastels here, that may help you. Basically, oil pastels are firm sticks of paint. They work somewhat like crayons, but are much softer. The more heat the pastel gets from your hands the more it is like oil paint. Generally, to get a good finish you layer the pastels on good paper with plenty of finger heat. If the artist does a good job, it is very hard to tell the difference between an oil painting and a oil pastel painting.
Hope that helps,
Alina
