Beginner's Guide to Painting with Oil Pastels: Projects, Techniques and Inspiration to Get You Started

Informative and clearly written. Good explanations demystifies the medium. Recommend.

Used for painting pictures, good selection of colours

The ideal book for an absolute beginner

Loverly book and helpful information

I was hoping for something more beginner-ish. Something I could do while lying in bed maybe. Maybe there’s no such thing with oil pastels. Lots of useful info here. Surfaces and surface prep - acrylic and watercolor wash. (One of the reasons I chose oil pastels was to avoid paints, prep, messes and cleanups. Who knows, maybe these things are unavoidable.).Techniques are covered. The techniques look relatively straightforward. A couple involve solvents and an encaustic iron. Mixed media is covered. Then there are projects. All but one of the projects involve acrylic or watercolor paint. One uses an iron. A few use some type of board for the surface. The one project that is just pastels is an animal portrait which is not something I wanted to try. Mounting and storage covered too.If you’re really into pastels and are have the time, it’s probably a great beginner book for you. If you were looking for a less involved hobby that’s not too much work at the end of the day, this isn’t the right book, keep looking.