Cat on a wall Oil Pastel - painting demo by Lena Rivo

[@LenaRivo]

Since the face of this cat was too small to paint completely with oil pastels, I had to use colored pencils for details such as the eyes, the nose, and the ears. The pencils I used were pastel pencils, which turned out to be a mistake. After finishing this painting, I decided to test how my pastel pencils would react to Sennelier fixative for oil pastels. I drew a cat’s eye with Derwent pastel pencils, then repeated the drawing with my Caran d’Ache Luminance wax-based pencil. The drawing done with pastel pencils darkened significantly when I sprayed it with the fixative, while the eye drawn with the wax-based pencil maintained its original color and value. The conclusion is that, with oil pastels, only wax-based and oil-based pencils should be used if you plan to apply any kind of fixative to your painting upon completion. Don’t repeat my mistake :) Another important tip when working with oil pastels and pencils is to start with the pencils, then apply the pastels around the pencil drawing, as pencils may not effectively cover oil pastels. You can download my free painting guides at www.lenarivo.com/free-guides

[@aksiniad.1933]

Thank you for explanation! I was so curious about the pencils as I guessed the brand but not the type of pencil!

[@Homegirl_s_painting]

So good🎉

[@EmilyAraujo-xx4yx]

Wow these are great tips thank you so much

[@paradise2403]

you blend it so perfect

[@OneHope4Heaven]

Boy ... you sure know how to work with color .... ANY Medium! Impressive!

[@rickb6029]

You make it look so easy. I love how the colors blend and how quickly you can get a beautiful result. I suppose the final painting can be varnished to protect it.

[@LenaRivo]

Thank you, Rick. This painting could be varnished had I used wax-based pencils for details :) Since I used those pastel pencils that get darker under varnish, the painting can only be matted and framed behind glass.

[@chrishayes4195]

Oil pastel are one of my favorite mediums. I haven't tried to use colored pencil with them for detail. Thanks for showing your experiment with the pastel pencils and the wax based pencils. I'm looking forward to more. I like gouache too.

[@frances3254]

I can almost feel the softness of the fur! Ms. Revo's online gouache course is outstanding. All aspects covered in depth including color exercises. Thanks Ms Lena

[@LenaRivo]

Thank you so much, Frances ❤️

[@EmilyAraujo-xx4yx]

Loved it so much!!!

[@mercedeszoroddu6063]

I loved this work!

[@hemjoo]

Thanks for the description of process. I could tell it’s mixed media but wondered what else you used besides the oil pastels

[@peaceproductionsisabelsc8561]

Lena, o gato está maravilhoso. Obrigada pela partilha. Beijinho

[@FarmaHradešín]

Wow. Super.💯👍👍🙂💥

[@elenanikolaeva5770]

Спасибо за ещё одно вдохновляющее видео, котик чудесный☺️😍 С наступающим Новым годом, всего-всего наилучшего в новом году!🎉🌹

[@LenaRivo]

Очень рада, что вам понравилось это видео, Елена! С Новым Годом!!! 🤩🎊

[@seeingmine]

soooooo prettyyyyyy

[@lenitaashton8146]

So pretty ❤❤❤

[@robinduke3446]

You are so very talented. You make oil pastels look so easy but I know they aren’t. Thank you for sharing your talents and your process. Really enjoy watching your videos.

[@LenaRivo]

Thank you so much 😊 I am glad you enjoy watching these videos.

[@ArtDreamPainting]

so pretty 😍

[@MottiJoel]

Wonderfull ❤❤please paint a sea scape in oil pastel

[@АлександраСтолярова-у7ж]

Как красиво! Котик прекрасен) Очень мне нравится ваша техника❤️

[@LenaRivo]

Спасибо большое ☺️ Очень рада!

[@andreatorraca8755]

Beautiful xoxox

[@viridianhughes219]

🐈 ❤

[@dekay929]

Are you thinking of creating an oil pastel course Lena?

[@LenaRivo]

I am considering creating a course on oil pastels, but first I need to figure out what palette I could use for it because now I am using a very wide palette of oil pastels from all the professional brands available on the market. That makes working with them easier and more enjoyable, but for the course I would have to develop a more limited palette of colors so that my students could get it, without investing too much.

[@dekay929]

@@LenaRivo I look forward to seeing what you come up with. I learned so much from your gouache course, it has improved my artwork OVERALL, and I refer to it often. Consider me a fan Happy New Year!

[@LenaRivo]

@@dekay929 Thank you very much, Debra! I am so glad that you have enjoyed my Color Mastery course and found it helpful. We’ll see how things go with oil pastels. Happy New Year!