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How to: Expressive Oil Pastel Illustrations (in the Style of the Children's Book Little Birder)
How to: Expressive Oil Pastel Illustrations (in the Style of the Children's Book Little Birder)

Do you want to use oil pastels but don’t know where to start? In this tutorial I will walk you through the steps to illustrate an oil pastel bird (or any subject matter) in the style of my children’s book “Little Birder: A Field Guide to Birds of the Alphabet”. This stye is bright and impactful and makes the most of oil pastel’s appealing qualities, but it does not require perfection or years of mastery and can be painted in a relatively short time.

This is a great place to start your oil pastel journey or continue to develop your own style using the versatile medium of oil pastels.

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Artwork, Children's Book, How to Draw, Oil Pastel, Tutorials, Art Activities, Art for KidsJessalyn BeasleyKingfisher, bird lover, art tutorial, oil pastel, art lessons online, how to draw, Little Birder, children's book, nature art, nature journaling, Realistic birds, painting paintComment
Free Art Class for Kids | How to Draw Realistic Birds on Outschool - Part One
Free Art Class for Kids | How to Draw Realistic Birds on Outschool - Part One

Do you have a child that wants to be an artist or learn to draw? In this post I share the first video from week one of my How to Draw Realistic Birds (and Think Like an Artist) class on Outschool.com

Keep reading to learn more about learning on Outschool and find the free learning video.

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Art Activities, Art for Kids, Art Lessons for Kids, Artwork, Children's Book, OutschoolJessalyn BeasleyArt for kids, homeschool art, nature art, art lessons online, kids art lessons, art lessons for kids, bird art, bird artist, Draw realistic animals, Realistic birds, Outschool art, Outschool, Learn online, Tutorial
How to Draw Realistic Birds- Part Two- Final Drawing
How to Draw Realistic Birds- Part Two- Final Drawing

Let’s pick up where we left off…

When I talk about the two different stages of a drawing, I will often refer to the sketch stage as the “thinking part” and the drawing stage as, “the artistic part”, because that is essentially what they are. The sketch is the stage of a drawing that forces you to slow down, use your brain as you measure and study and adjust until your drawing is as accurate as possible.

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Art Activities, Artwork, Children's Book, Tutorials, How to DrawJessalyn BeasleyHow to draw, Realistic birds, Draw realistic animals, adult art lessons, pencil drawing, tutorial, step-by-step, art lessons, art, artist