Chalk pastel black paper

On Labour Day, I was in the mood for something different, so I whipped out my oil pastels for an hour of furious scribbling. Honestly, I was...

Oil Pastels on black paper 8.5 x 11

Gail Sibley tries black UART paper to see how it works for a dark value pastel painting. She takes you through it step-by-step.

Once my 5th graders were finishing up their oil pastel space art, I had them begin this beauty! My school has a die-cut machine and one day as I was using it, I noticed this Christmas light die-cut and knew I had to find a way to use it! :) So how we did it - I had my 5th graders begin by coloring their die-cut light bulb one solid color with oil pastel. Then they used a white oil pastel and drew in the filament and highlight on the tip of the bulb (some did this step - others chose not to)…

Jocelyn Benford on Instagram: "A little Friday night sketchbook play… This Shizen sketchbook with black watercolor paper pages is great for iridescent or opaque materials. I pulled out some Holbein gouache, which I rarely use - what’s a sketchbook for if not for experimentation! - and then I drew in one of my favorite leafy vines. I put in a few spots of color with a NeoColor II crayon dipped in water, then added a little more gold, and…done! A very relaxing way to spend my evening…

Art for Kids to learn about famous artist, Keith Haring. This beautiful piece was created with mixed media paper, neon oil pastels {quite possibly my Favorite thing ever}, and … Black liquid watercolor. Now that’s…

Soft pastels on black paper

Happy Monday, folks! We have an explosive 4th of July inspired project today, and an introduction to drawing with pastels. You are going to need a set of chalk pastels, some black paper, and a reference photo of some fireworks. Google a good one, and meet me back here for instructions.