Sketching with oil pastel on cheap paper

Hi! 😊 many of you have asked me about affordable papers to use with oil pastels and today I’m bringing you the cheapest of them all 🤣 I hope you like it! Thank you all for the support ♥️ I’m very grateful.
If you would like to support me any further I have a Patreon account where you can find the painting of the other boy together with some tips, some other tutorials and my Oil Pastel Guide: / yolandablazquez
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[@juliehardinera9345]

So cute🥰

[@YolandaBlazquez]

Thank you 🥰❤️

[@tsosofiane3303]

Welcome back, good to see your videos. Even if I don't paint with oil pastels your videos help me a lot.

[@YolandaBlazquez]

Thank you so much! I’m very glad ❤️ the medium doesn’t matter that much I think

[@anamariamonteroborrazas5196]

Muchísimos gracias por tus vídeos, me encanta tu trabajo

[@YolandaBlazquez]

Muchas gracias a ti por el apoyo ☺️

[@billhogan8122]

Incredible to think you got that much blendable tooth on simple 8x11 copy paper! This is the only stuff I ever had growing up and intend to try it again now! Easy Subscription btw …thank you !

[@YolandaBlazquez]

Thank you! I think regular printing paper is sooo versatile, cheap and underrated, it works for many dry media and markers

[@artelisx]

@@YolandaBlazquezYou just got my subscription too for the same reason! 🩷 I gave up on oil pastels when I was a kid because textured pastel paper was too expensive for me to draw all the time.

[@siddharth541]

I love you videos ! They always help me with oil pastels ❤

[@YolandaBlazquez]

I'm so glad they help! 🙏🏻❤️ thank you!

[@paigeme886]

Magnificent! And Yes lease! I would absolutely love to know which are your favourite colours and recommendations for skin tones please!! It would be unbelievably helpful- sennelier colours and neopastels :) I saw a sennelier portrait set but im not sure if the colours really are good for portrait to be honest. You have no idea how much you inspire me to start oil pastel painting- i haven no words to express how beautiful your work is and how it makes me feel watching and listening to your create these oil pastel pieces. Thank you! May I also ask, are colours and a sketch given on your patreon page too?

[@YolandaBlazquez]

Thank you so much for the encouragement! I appreciate it very much ❤️ on my Patreon tutorials I include a reference, a line art to trace if desired, a photo of my work and the list of the colors I use for each. The last one I shared was about skintones and on that one I explained my thinking process and analyzed each different reference and then made a demo and included the colors used. If you are only interested in the colors, don’t need to bother with Patreon since I will also share them on KZbin, I just didn’t have the time yet to record the video but I will 🙏🏻 The Sennelier portrait set of 24 colors is superb in my opinion! I wanted to buy it first but they don’t sell the sets where I live so I checked the colors that it included and bought most plus a few extras 😆

[@paigeme886]

​@@YolandaBlazquez Thank you so incredibly much! I would love to and have wanted to join your patron for quite some time, not just to know the colours but also to see your process and how your work. You create such breathtaking art! I know it would be worth every cent, I just get concerned because of my own financial difficulties at times . I would absolutely love to though ... for a little while?

[@paigeme886]

@@YolandaBlazquez ​ @YolandaBlazquez Thank you so incredibly much! I would love to and have wanted to join your patron for quite some time, not just to know the colours but also to see your process and how your work. You create such breathtaking art! I know it would be worth every cent, I just get concerned because of my own financial difficulties at times . I would absolutely love to though ... for a little while?

[@YolandaBlazquez]

🙏🏻 please never feel forced to join, neither to stay if you ever do! Many just come for a month or two so they can get the oil pastel guide in pdf, watch some of my tutorials and ask questions via DM. They may or may not rejoin later. Also the videos that I share on Patreon are submitted to KZbin first (privately) and embedded there, so it’s possible to create a private KZbin list with several of my videos and watch them later even if you are not subscribed anymore 🙂

[@paigeme886]

@@YolandaBlazquez Thank you so incredibly much for being so kind your generosity and helping so much!!! Im more grateful than you can imagine, and i never feel forced to join :) I love to :)

[@silvia_art]

Hi Yolanda, Do tou paint these beautiful Paintingd from a picture or from imagination? I like to make portraits, but I'm often worried about the copyright of the picture that I can use as inspiration. Thanks you 😊 Silvia

[@YolandaBlazquez]

hi Silvia ☺ I think that for studies like this one it’s fine to use any reference (found it on Pinterest) ideally mentioning the source if you know it but for personal projects and anything that I plan on selling I make them my own by gathering many and not exactly just copying a particular one. Honestly that’s the hardest part about doing portraits 😅 I would always have models available to make photo shoots

[@silvia_art]

@@YolandaBlazquez hi Yolanda, thank you very much! 😊 Silvia

[@cspain453]

I would love to see a video on your color choices for skin tones

[@magnificentchopin5548]

Another great video! Really looking forward to a light-fast test video. Also would love to see a presentation on skin tone palettes. Thanks again, Yolanda!

[@YolandaBlazquez]

Coming soon! Thank you so much 😊

[@M.O.1981]

Very interesting and helpful. Thank you.

[@YolandaBlazquez]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊

[@anamariamonteroborrazas5196]

El papel para artistas aunque sean principiantes, siempre libre de ácidos, da igual la técnica porque luego tu obra se estropea con el tiempo. Lo baratísimo sale caro, pero hay papeles muy económicos sin ácidos q aunque no tengan grosor suficiente nos permiten iniciarnos

[@YolandaBlazquez]

Eso también es verdad 🙂 para bocetos así no me importa si se acaban perdiendo pero creo que debe haber paper similar en sketchbooks que sí sea libre de ácido y que funcione igual de bien.

[@danyelhudon458]

This new one looks like yours boy who you are loving so much immense! It is a good idea to do a video about cheaper support, so you might have more students on your Patreon! You are the gift of keeping simple to do! Great video with good tips as usual! A Patreon fan to you as always!😊

[@YolandaBlazquez]

Thank you so much Danyel 😊 it wasn’t a reference of my son but he looks pretty close! Maybe that’s why I was drawn to it. I can share it with you if you want to give it a try. I like to show others that you don’t really need to spend a lot on fancy materials, I think it’s something that stop many from even trying to make art and it’s a shame.

[@403M4K]

Excellent!! In fact, I think we'd love to see your favorite pastel colors for skin tone. Anyway, I'm still learning various techniques and yours is very good!

[@YolandaBlazquez]

Will do! Thank you very much 😊

[@jonpetter8921]

Do you ever use eraser in this drawing?

[@YolandaBlazquez]

No, I don’t think it would work. If I ever need to correct something I use a knife to lift and remove the paint and then I would cover the area with some oil stick but for these sketches I don’t bother.

[@jonpetter8921]

@@YolandaBlazquez Thanks, i don t know much about oil pastel.

[@maricarmennavarro9720]

Hola Yolanda ,yo me llamo Mari Carmen y soy también española. Vivo en Cartagena provincia de Murcia, a mi también me encanta pintar pero yo nunca he estudiado ni dibujo ni pintura pero se me da muy bien pintar,me gusta mucho la pintura impresionista .¿Conoces a la pintora Mary Cassat?A mi me encantan sus cuadros al pastel de madres con sus niños pequeños, son preciosos,te la recomiendo que veas sus cuadros.Tambien me gustan mucho Monet ,Renoir,Van Gohg,Sisley y Joaquín Sorolla.Bueno también quiero decirte que eres una gran artista, tus cuadros tienen una magia especial, son espectaculares, me encantan.Bueno te mando muchos saludos desde Cartagena, espero que nos sigas deleitando con tus espectaculares obras.Un abrazo amiga😊😊😊

[@YolandaBlazquez]

Hola Mari Carmen! No hace falta que te enseñe nadie para aprender, al final el trabajo lo tiene que hacer uno mismo. ¡Me encantan las obras de Mary Cassat, son preciosas! Los demás también, claro. La última vez que estuve en Valencia me pasé a ver una exposición de Sorolla ❤️ Muchas gracias 😊

[@chlovisart]

Hola Yolanda, que buen video me encantó ,ya me moría de ganas de que subieras,un video 😗😗😗

[@YolandaBlazquez]

🥰 muchas gracias! Me alegro de que no te decepcionara

[@rositareyes8954]

You're AMAZING artist Yolanda 😮 ❤👏👏👏!!

[@YolandaBlazquez]

Thank you so much! ♥️♥️

[@kattenihatten]

Absolutely lovely ❤ I hope I get even close to this level of artistry some day. I am really taken with oil pastels, and the unique challenges and possibilities the present. I am for sure subscribing and watching your content to learn what I can.

[@YolandaBlazquez]

You can do it! 😊 oil pastels are a bit "special" but I find them to be very versatile and fun. Thank you for the support ❤️

[@isiscortesbotella9332]

Ya desde el principio se nota con insistencia que va a quedar bien 🤭 que bien que el papel de impresora funcione para bocetos! De donde se pueda ahorrar, bien está

[@YolandaBlazquez]

Y sobre todo para esbozos! Creo que las libretas para dibujo que traen muchas hojas finas también deberían valer y dejar un acabado similar. Con este tuve muchas dudas eh 🤣 pensé que no lo salvaba

[@robinduke3446]

Wonderful sketch! I would love a video on your favorite color choices for skin tones, etc.

[@YolandaBlazquez]

Thanks a lot! I will try to record it soon ☺️

[@VagalovStudio]

Why i have problem with oil pastels, something doesn't works, im oil painter,also acrilics and drawing, i look like you work with pastels but those mine is cheapest and isnt working,also maybe i make mistakes im not expert in pastels.

[@YolandaBlazquez]

It can take a while to get used to them, I find them a bit more difficult to use than other mediums. It’s possible that your paints and the paper that you are using don’t work well together. Which ones are your oil pastels? Mungyo Gallery are affordable and they are very nice too.

[@VagalovStudio]

@@YolandaBlazquezmine are no name i think it must be cheapest, but problem are obviously in me, i will take a look your videos and try again.

[@g1984AF]

Simplemente genial. Espero poder llegar algun dia a una fraccion de lo que has logrado.

[@YolandaBlazquez]

Muchas gracias! Parece complicado pero se puede conseguir, ya verás 🙂

[@leyre8924]

❤❤❤

[@loati94]

Have you ever tried using oil pastels on canson figueras oilpaper or arches oil paper? I wonder how they would work. The canson figueras has a canvas texture and the arches one is a little fuzzy, very cotton like texture.

[@YolandaBlazquez]

I tried on canson Figueras because I really like it for oil painting and have it around but it didn’t work at all with oil pastels. The paints glide on it and never stay despite the lovely canvas texture. I shared it in my Instagram stories a while back. I have arches oil paper (which I dislike very much for oils 🤣) but haven’t really tried to make a proper painting with oil pastels yet but it’s the one I’ve used to do the lightfast test.

[@loati94]

@@YolandaBlazquez Ah thank you! You saved me from wasting paper haha. I love figueras and dislike the arches oil paper for oils very much too. It just sucks up all the moisture and oil, and everything is so dry and doesn't move and you have to use way more paint and oil than with any other kind of paper. So I don't know if it would work with oilpastels either. Maybe with figueras it moves around too much and with arches it wouldn't move at all!

[@YolandaBlazquez]

@loati94 I’m glad I’m not the only one who doesn’t enjoy that paper! I felt like I did some sort of workout trying to move the paint around as I normally do. It has some other issues too but I solve them all applying gesso first but then there’s no convenience in buying it in the first place! And not sure how it would do with oil pastels 😅 you may be right

[@joannaczyzewska3411]

Yolanda dzieci są radością 🙂🖐

[@YolandaBlazquez]

To je pravda ☺️ miluju malování dětí

[@K.ART_vlog]

so nice

[@YolandaBlazquez]

Thank you! 🙂