Comments on: Fall Landscape with Oil Pastels

By: Cynthia Long

Cynthia Long — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:17:02 +0000

I keep coming back to this gorgeous fall oil pastel lesson. It is one of my favorite all time fall scenes. One of these day, one of these days, I am going to pull out my old oil pastels and try this. Absolutely awesome!

By: matt

matt — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:35:44 +0000

In reply to JULIE MACWILLIAMS. Hi Julie, You can use any medium that you wish, but your results will look different and the material will not behave in the same manner.

By: JULIE MACWILLIAMS

JULIE MACWILLIAMS — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 17:02:20 +0000

Can I substitute pan pastels for this class? Julie

By: JULIE MACWILLIAMS

JULIE MACWILLIAMS — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 17:01:52 +0000

Can I substitute pan pastels for this class?

By: Christine Robinson

Christine Robinson — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 01:04:42 +0000

That's beautiful Matt, I had a try with oil pastels because I've made myself a pact, have a go !!! And I'll use it as a base pre-drawing to course. I already did this and I did a drawing of The edge (U2).before secrets to drawing course and I recently did an Elvis portrait in pen and ink, also for some very light shadings, so I decided to use 2 grey coloured pencils, a light grey and a darker grey, does this make it a mixed media Matt, I guess it does. Anyway it was hard, but after 5 attempts it started to come together and then when I put it side by side with the edge one and I couldn't believe the change !!!! After secrets to drawing and pen and ink, Im surprised and it was a good surprise. You know about my health struggles Matt and I've not been on here much but I've decided I want to do coloured pencil next, looking forward to it. OOOPPPSSS......... I forgot to say about about oil pastels, I got 2 little bits of sky and it was so hard, I felt like I was drawing through liquid !!!!!!. I think I'll park that on a bench for now lol Thanks thanks thanks so much Matt for wonderful lessons and putting this altogether for us, your students, I'll be hear for the foreseeable lol Hope you and your lovely family are doing well Matt and yourself of course. To the best Art Teacher ever !!!!!!!!!!

By: Elizabeth Battle

Elizabeth Battle — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 01:49:53 +0000

In reply to Rosalind Soules. You're an inspiration, Rosalind!

By: Russ Donaldson

Russ Donaldson — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 03:21:02 +0000

Don’t know if anyone will see this now that the lesson is over, but I did this lesson from the recorded sessions and completed this piece. Matt, you are truly amazing. I did not have tobacco colored paper, so I used white. It was a bit challenging as the pale yellows popped much more on the Tobacco, but I figured out a way to get it all to work.

I am very grateful for Matt and Ashley and the knowledge they impart.

By: Mary Williams

Mary Williams — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 03:03:31 +0000

Great demo thank you so much! I was away for about a yr and so glad I rejoined really missed the live lessons even if I can’t always join live. . Have fun surfing.

By: KIMBERLY GRIFFIN

KIMBERLY GRIFFIN — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 20:59:05 +0000

When are you doing Lesson 6

By: Thomas Richmond

Thomas Richmond — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:32:51 +0000

Hello Matt: Lesson 1 at 33:00 min. you mention putting the reference photo in Photoshop and ???. Would you expand on this and is the process taught in the Photoshop course..
Do you put all reference photos in photoshop to determine the values you want to use?
I’m enjoying the lessons and your detailed instruction covering so may aspects of producing a finished piece.
I don’t know how many years I’ve been a member but Its the best investment in time that I’ve chosen . thanks ,tom