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Mastering Oil Pastels for the Beginner

This is your complete guide to the art of oil pastels. Perfect for a beginner to learn every technique from basic to advance.
Shannon Cline Collins
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:
(739)
Class

What's included

8 live meetings
7 hrs 20 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

Learning the enchanting art medium of oil pastels. No previous experience necessary. You will be learning all you need to have a solid understanding of this medium. Colors will come alive as you apply art and blending techniques.  This is a full 8 week course taking you through the technical foundations, technique, blending, layering, and more. 

This is a hands on “teacher led by actively demonstrating “ class.  Together, you will learn basic to advanced techniques, with a major focus in blending colors. Each week you will create a masterpiece worthy of displaying on your fridge! 

Let’s unlock your creativity and confidence!

Week 1 Basic shading, blend, technical terms, getting to know the pastels
Week 2 Fruit and basic objects
Week 3 Galaxy/Planets
Week 4 Flowers
Week 5 Landscape
Week 6  CityScape
Week 7 Animals
Week 8 People

*A color wheel is incredibly helpful to you in this class.

Other Details

Supply List
Sketchpad suitable for oil pastels
Oil Pastels
Paper Towels
Pencil
Eraser
Blending Tool
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined October, 2017
4.8
739reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I have homeschooled for the past 18+ years (It's been so long I'm losing count). My husband and I have 5 children: 3 self sufficient adults now), 1 College and 1 in High School!

My teaching background has been primarily based on teaching my own children K-12. It is where I found a passion for learning! I have one child with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia. I had to learn how to teach to each child differently based on their learning styles and needs through workshops, books and classes.

Outside of educating in the home, my background is quite diverse. My writing has been published for feature articles in magazines, business writing, and resume writing. I have a strong professional background in sales and marketing and staff recruiting. 

I consider myself a lifetime learner and always will. My hobbies include history, true crime (yes, I try to solve each and every one, haha) crocheting, quilting, cooking, art (pen & ink and charcoal), photography, homemaking.  What do I love to teach? Things I am good at of course! 

I try to bring hands on learning to most everything I do.  To me, it's more enjoyable and leaves a lasting impression on your mind!

When not home schooling and teaching on Outschool, you will likely find me hiking with our boys, or quite possibly at a football game, baseball game, basketball game...you get the picture, basically on a field of some sort!

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$120

for 8 classes

1x per week, 8 weeks
55 min
Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-16
3-9 learners per class

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