Intro to Oil Pastel

Instructor: Lia ter Heide
Tuesdays 1-4pm
5 weeks: April 29 to May 27
Location: In-person Williams Building room 243
$240 (supplies not included)
Prerequisite: None

Oil pastels are an exciting, tactile medium with a versatility that bridges drawing and painting to create works with smooth blends, luminous washes or bold impasto effects. In this introductory course, students will explore colour blending, mark-making techniques and compositional fundamentals on a variety of surfaces, applied to a range of subjects, as they learn to construct vibrant, painterly drawings. 

Syllabus

Coming soon!

Supplies

  • Oil pastels, a set of at least 24 is recommended (larger sets may be helpful).
    • Recommended reasonably priced, good quality oil pastel options:
      • Montmartre Extra Soft
      • Kuelox
      • Mungyo Gallery
      • Arrtx 
    • Recommended higher priced, high quality oil pastel options:
      • Holbein
      • Sennelier
  • White oil pastels (for blending) recommended options:
    • Montmartre Extra Soft
    • Paul Rubens
    • Patikil
    • Holbein
    • Sennelier/Sennelier Grand

Note: Complete supply list coming soon!

* For a brief list of frequently used suppliers, please see Where can I purchase supplies? on our FAQ page.