{"id":12433,"date":"2024-09-11T10:53:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T14:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/?p=12433"},"modified":"2026-03-25T09:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:54:23","slug":"oil-pastel-drawing-sunflowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/oil-pastel-drawing-sunflowers","title":{"rendered":"Oil Pastel Drawing &#8211; Sunflowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"insertbackground\">\n<div class=\"removep\">\n<div class=\"videoflexwrapper\">\n<div class=\"videotop\">\n <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T2WquVGOqbg?si=ZENSeNBc2ILVPL1C\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapperpage\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/newsletter-signup\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonundervideo\">FREE COURSE VIDEOS<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonundervideoorangetabletcontainer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonundervideoorangetablet\">BECOME A MEMBER<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"orangecontainermobile\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonundervideoorange\">BECOME A MEMBER<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sidebartop\">\n<div class=\"vertalign\">\n<div class=\"logoimage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logosmall75.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sidebarcarddescriptiondark\"><span>JOIN THE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTOR<\/span><br \/>\n    Get ALL of our courses, ebooks, live lessons, critiques, lesson plans and more today.<\/div>\n<div class=\"sidebarbuttonholder\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sidebuttonsmem\">START FREE TRIAL<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<hr style=\"background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:1.5em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/newsletter-signup\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sidebuttons\">FREE COURSE VIDEOS<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contentfix\">\n<h2>Drawing Sunflowers with Oil Pastels<\/h2>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/pastel-drawing-tutorials.html\">pastel drawing lesson<\/a>, we&#8217;ll draw an image of sunflowers with oil pastels. Here&#8217;s a look at the finished drawing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sunflowers-Drawing-with-Oil-Pastels.jpg\" alt=\"Oil Pastel Drawing of Sunflowers\" width=\"800\" height=\"1102\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sunflowers-Drawing-with-Oil-Pastels.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sunflowers-Drawing-with-Oil-Pastels-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sunflowers-Drawing-with-Oil-Pastels-743x1024.jpg 743w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sunflowers-Drawing-with-Oil-Pastels-768x1058.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A photo reference is used to complete the drawing. Here&#8217;s a look at the photo reference&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sunflowers-oil-pastels-reference.jpg\" alt=\"Photo reference for oil pastel drawing of sunflowers\" width=\"800\" height=\"1109\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sunflowers-oil-pastels-reference.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sunflowers-oil-pastels-reference-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sunflowers-oil-pastels-reference-739x1024.jpg 739w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sunflowers-oil-pastels-reference-768x1065.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Oil Pastel Materials<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/oil-pastel-landscape-drawing-poppies\">Oil pastels<\/a> are a unique drawing or painting medium. While oil pastels are called &#8220;pastels&#8221;, they are quite different from soft pastels. Oil pastels never dry and remain workable. While layering is important when applying oil pastels, they are not completely opaque. Some mixing will occur with colors and values already present on the surface. This differs from traditional soft pastels. Oil pastels, while applied dry, tend to resemble a painting created with thick impasto applications. <\/p>\n<p>For these reasons, we must consider the mixing that will occur as subsequent applications are applied. Oil pastels are closely related to <a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/colored-pencil-drawing-tutorials.html\">colored pencils<\/a> in their behavior. Just like with colored pencils, we build up color and &#8220;mix&#8221; colors through layering.<\/p>\n<p>In this lesson, two different brands of oil pastels are used. Sakura Cray Pas oil pastels are harder and less intense with pigmentation. These pastels are used earlier in the process and act as base colors that don&#8217;t use up too much of the tooth the paper. Sennelier oil pastels are softer and more rich with pigmentation. These oil pastels are layered over the base applications to create a more painterly look.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to work on a textured surface when using pastels. A heavy tooth allows for more layers, which leads to more depth and interest in color. 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Details emerge from the drawing as various colors and values are developed. <\/p>\n<p>Instead of focusing on details, we should pay attention to the simple shapes of color and value that are observed. When these shapes are drawn with the correct values and colors, the details tend to be found, rather than spelled out. For this reason, oil pastel drawings go through stages. Some stages may be discouraging to artists new to oil pastels. It is essential to work through these stages and allow the drawing to develop as it should. This development may require many layers of the material before reaching the depth in color and variety needed for a successful drawing.    <\/p>\n<div class=\"promoinsert\">\n<div class=\"promoimagenews\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"promotext\"><span>Like This Lesson?<\/span><br \/>If so, join over 36,000 others that receive our newsletter with new drawing and painting lessons. 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