What is an oil pastel?
Oil pastel is a crayon made of pure pigments bound with wax and oil, which is available in scholastic, student and professional stamps. Oil pastels can be used on a wide range of surfaces without having to activate. They are also more convenient to use than oil paints and can be handled to create many of the same effects.
The first oil pastels were developed in the 1920s of the 20th century. They were designed to encourage Japanese children to express themselves with colors and shapes. This type of oil pastel was deeply colored than chalk pastel and behaved more like a crayon. Its use in artistic education has expanded. Picasso has been fascinated by the possibility that these pastels can be used on many types of surfaces, including unlimited canvas. Goetz wanted a medium tklobouk can be directly applied to the painting surface without the use of tools such as brushes or pallet knives.
As demand grew for art oil pastels, beganMany other manufacturers of art supplies to produce their own oil pastels. Artists can now choose oil pastels that are soft and creamy or more like a crayon consistency. The harder can be heated in the hand to be more supple in the required case. The pastels at the level of artists are without acid and contain pure pigments that are archive quality.
oil pastels can be used on a glass, metal, canvas, art boards and many degrees of paper. They are applied directly to the surface in different techniques. Some artists apply oil pastels and then use brushes to mix.
Many techniques used by oil painters can be converted to their work with oil pastels. They can layer color and mix oil pastels with Turpentine, mineral oils or other solvents for creating glaze. Oil pastels can be used in dried oil paintings. Can also be used in mixed imagesmedia with watercolors or acrylic.
These pigment crayons are very convenient for using outdoors. The artist only needs to bring his oil pastels, draw the surface and any pencils or tools he uses. There is no need for brushes or solvents. Wax and oil binders produce a surface that is never completely dry, which allows the artist to continue working in the picture in his studio.
The pastel piece of finished oil is generally covered with glass to protect the surface. Oil pastels will never dry out on the hardness of oils or acrylic. Some people use varnish as an alternative to glass framing.