Welcome to OPS Forum

Share the best work and get honest feedback from fellow artists. Help artists grow into professionals.

Landscape, Portrait, Still life or Abstract? How best to apply oil pastels to every subject.

What is your favorite surfaces for using oil pastels? How do you prepare your surface?

Do you use oil pastels just as additive or also as subtractive? What unique tools do you use to get the desired effect?

Contests and Competition links where Oil Pastelists can participate and showcase their work.

Presentation can make a big different to your work. Finding the right fixative or framing options is always a challenge.