Rich Arriagada
I discovered oil pastels around 2010. Before that, I was an acrylic and oil painter. For me, Oil pastels are the perfect hybrid medium in that you can draw and paint with, and produce amazing artworks that have that "painterly" look. Might be most versatile and immediate medium I've used.
This channel is all about discovery, exploration and mastery of oil pastels, and I offer full length, unedited tutorials where we dive deep into this medium and learn how to get around some hurdles when trying to use oil pastels.
I use up to 5 brands of oil pastel (Sakura CrayPas Expressionist, Mungyo, Van Gogh, Neopastel and Sennelier). I also occasionally use Nupastel (hard pastel) for underpainting. I also test and experiment with different surfaces, and I go over fixatives and how to protect Oil pastel artwork
Patreon page - https://www.patreon.com/rapaintings
I appreciate your support and comments very much!
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Oil Pastel Tutorial | Just the water (part 2 of 2)
Oil Pastel Tutorial | Just the water (part 1 of 2)
Oil Pastel Tutorial | Nehalem river on Vellum paper (part 3 of 3)
Oil Pastel Tutorial | Nehalem river on Vellum paper (part 2 of 3)
Oil Pastel Tutorial | Nehalem river on Vellum paper (part 1 of 3)
Let's talk about paper...
Using Sennelier Fixative to protect Oil Pastel
Easy way to ship Oil Pastel artwork
Oil Pastel demo: Fallen giants
Quick little demo of my latest painting
Oil Pastel on 24x30 canvas. Finished it!
Sneak peek of a 24x30
One is Haiya and the other is Sennelier.
The Title Match: Sennelier vs Haiya
100% haiya oil pastel
Haiya - First impression. Can they layer?
Painting a wave in oil pastels
Paul Rubens vs Neopastel vs Sennelier. Who wins?
My “updated” review on this Kamar Varnish
Announcement! Changes coming to my Youtube channel..
I tried out this Varnish and it surprised me
Using "scratch back" technique for easy details with Oil Pastels
Must have sticks for painting snow in Oil Pastel
How blending on Bristol Smooth paper is different
Prepping Bristol Smooth paper for oil pastels ?
Craypas and Neopastel only - a mini-tutorial (part 6 of 6)
Craypas and Neopastel only - a mini-tutorial (part 5 of 6)
Craypas and Neopastel only - a mini-tutorial (part 4 of 6)
Craypas and Neopastel only - a mini-tutorial (part 3 of 6)
Craypas and Neopastel only - a mini-tutorial (part 2 of 6)