Water Soluble Oil Pastel Techniques

In this video, we show you an introduction to working with oil pastels using Talens Art Creation water-soluble oil pastels on watercolor, mixed media and pastel paper.

The aim is to explore several traditional techniques as well as some more experimental applications. Thus, enabling you to have a broader understanding of the medium. Talens Art Creation water-soluble oil pastels can be used exactly like a traditional oil pastel with the added advantage that they are water-soluble. This makes them extremely versatile and enables them to be combined with mediums such as acrylics and watercolor.

What you need
• Talens Art Creation water-soluble oil pastels
• Talens Art Creation pastel paper
• Talens Art Creation watercolor paper
• Talens Art Creation mixed media paper
• Amsterdam acrylic paint in black
• Sponge or Roller
• Paper towels
• Craft knife or scraping tools
• Synthetic water media brushes