He used oil pastel as paint with a rich surface and startling colours.
Students learn in a variety of media, including watercolor, oil pastels, charcoal, and clay.
The oil pastels the artist used for the pictures soften even the hardest edge.
He created the cover image on the novel himself using the medium of oil pastel.
Children will work in color pencil, acrylics, charcoal and oil pastels.
When he discovered oil pastels however, there was no turning back.
Those who are familiar with them will have no trouble using oil pastels.
However, none of these were comparable to the professional quality oil pastels produced today.
The surface chosen for oil pastels can have a very dramatic effect on the final painting.
Building up layers of color with the oil pastel, called layering, is a very common technique.