I've never really got the point of oil pastels, until I tried to replicate the look of stone of a cottage I lived in some years back. I really don't think I could have achieved it with paint. The windows are diluted Brusho pigments - a combination of green and orange. They dried beautifully! This first attempt was completed on an oil pastel [card]board:
Then, I discovered Art Boards made of maple and Sennelier oil pastels. BLISS. The pastels don't need a primer, so I worked directly onto the wood. I even took down the intensity of some of the colour on the windows and background by sanding.
Just so much fun! There will be more in the coming days... :)
