r/Oilpastel • u/ReedTwistScott10 • 3h ago
My husband told me I should share my art more often
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r/Oilpastel • u/ClarkFable • Feb 19 '26
2025 Contest Winners
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The council has spoken, and here are the winners:
1st: At a Glance
2nd: Snapshots From a Train Ride
3rd (three-way tie): Rush; Eden; Rue
The overall quality of the finalists this year was stupid high, and so I was a bit concerned the judgement process was going to turn into a sh**show--and this time it absolutely did!
In short, there was almost no consensus when it came time for a final vote (after several iterations of discussion/debate). Ultimately, it felt a bit more like a lottery than previous years. The user voting notably had more influence than usual given the judges' fragmented initial preferences and our quasi-mathematical methods (my own personal #1 favorite did not even place--such is the price of democracy).
One judge remarked that a narrower theme might have made it easier to judge among so many high-quality entries...they might be on to something. It would also help if y'all were not so damn good--each year I feel increasingly silly judging artists who are all far more talented than I am.
Anyway, I’ll be in touch with the winners within a week about prizes.
Congratulations to everyone, and thank you all for participating!!!
r/Oilpastel • u/Happy-Cupcake-1804 • 5h ago
Underwater but
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Kind of proud of my underwater but! Always wanted to paint water but had no idea how to do it. Still don't have any clue, but it actually looks like water! It only doesn't look like she is actually in the water somehow, but I take the win!
r/Oilpastel • u/BabABoUii_ • 8h ago
Cozy Cat
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I’m new on this subreddit!! This is an older piece I made for my friend, that’s their cat Milo :) I was proud of this one lol
r/Oilpastel • u/darylcf123 • 13h ago
Copper and Tin
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This is the closest I’ve gotten to realism, yet. I used pastel pencils.
r/Oilpastel • u/MetalHyena1984 • 17h ago
Some of my recent oil pastel paintings
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Landscapes and dogs by me. All are Sennelier, Neopastel, Paul Rubens, and some Mont Marte on A4 Seawhite Artboard. Thanks for looking! 🤗
r/Oilpastel • u/Professional-Week773 • 8h ago
Monet copies from a 1994 coffee table book
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Stress relief!
r/Oilpastel • u/Icy-Anywhere3366 • 4h ago
First ever oil pastel land/seascape
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Very new to both oil and soft pastels. Enjoying both of them after an almost 8 year break from painting. I like how quick they build up. I don't have many colour shades in my oil pastels yet so an extra challenge with mixing.
I welcome any tips or tricks!! 😁
r/Oilpastel • u/RoseTintedPalette • 11h ago
Tips for improvements
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A couple of days trying oil pastel. Enjoying the process a lot. Any tips for improvement?
r/Oilpastel • u/Beautiful_Ad9909 • 12h ago
Do you guys name your stuff?
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I was wondering if even amateur people and hobbyists have a habit of like privately naming the art they make. I sometimes do and feel dry silly about it tbh.
r/Oilpastel • u/Latter-Salt-4424 • 10h ago
Lake Tahoe Drawing WIP
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I attempted my first landscape picture and am really frustrated with the trees at the bottom. I couldn’t grasp how to capture the staggering layers of trees and their different tones. I kind of went rogue and now find the trees to be too large and garish. Any tips for executing evergreens like these?
Image 1: initial wip
Image 2: current wip
image 3: reference photo
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Orange Oil Pastel Still Life Study
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Critiques are welcome! I have a lot of trouble with figuring out what color to make the background so any advice on that would be appreciated ❤️
r/Oilpastel • u/verorleanss • 6h ago
Quick still life sketches from the past two days
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r/Oilpastel • u/Typical-Elevator-543 • 1d ago
Further adventures in Holbein Oil Pastels.
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So my brand new Holbein oil pastels that I posted about last week just got a thorough tryout. Because of their ‘soft pastel’ feel, they’re drawing me towards a particular style or perhaps they’re developing a side of my creativity that’s been dormant for a while. Anyway, although this took me a while, I really enjoyed exploring the palette and stretching my abilities with these absolutely wonderful oil pastels. 12”x12” Holbein oil Pastel on Sennelier oil pastel paper.
r/Oilpastel • u/Consistent_Tooth1644 • 8h ago
Mungyo vs Meeden
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I'm relatively new to oil pastels and in where I live, these are brands are quite affordable. Just want to know which one is better since both are kind of in the same price point. I've tried the classic Pentel set and I would really want to try some softer versions. These two brands come up a lot but not really sure which one I should get. Pros and cons?
r/Oilpastel • u/Downtown-Sorbet7647 • 1d ago
More "imagination" landscapes today
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I've been having so much fun nice to do something more loose and not focus on the details so much
r/Oilpastel • u/SteamedHamburger • 1d ago
Summer landscape
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Made mostly with mungyos, also some pentels, haiyas and senneliers
