Often oil pastels are mixed up with soft pastels but in terms of their qualities they are very different.  I explain the differences and give some tips about oil pastels and how they can be used.

Oil pastels I’ve found in my teaching experience are often overlooked and an unpopular medium, usually purchased by mistake instead of soft pastels.  There is great potential with oil pastels however and they are worth a try at least once to explore their possibilities.  

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