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I recently returned to some old unfinished oil paintings that were incomplete but very dry. I decided to try using a little oil pastel on them. Is this going to create adherence problems or anything? Any artists out there with experience or advice about this?

2006-12-06 11:55:43 · 11 answers · asked by uncle 3 in Arts & Humanities Visual Arts Painting

11 answers

The cardinal rule in oils is fat over lean.
Oil pastels do have an oil content to be sure. But are the pastels sunflower oil, linseed oil,safflower oil? There is no real problem with adherence as long as you add some oil to the pastels drawn on the old oil, and as to drawing onto the gesso there is no problem that I am aware of.
When I have used oil pastels in my oil painting it was to lay a base work on the canvas then brush the oil paint on top of that. The other reason I've ever used pastels was to highlight some spots on the oil painting.
I hope this is a help in your decision on your work.

2006-12-08 03:51:39 · answer #1 · answered by the old dog 7 · 0 0

Hi:

I routinely use pastels, and I do remembering reading once that you can use pastels over oils. You might need to use a combination of fixative, and if you intend to preserve your final image, you will probably need to frame it under glass as you normally would an image made of nothing but pastel. Depending on the oil surface, the pastel may or may not adhere as you might like and you could possibly get some clear matte medium and add in some fine pumice and apply a few coats over the surface of your oil to give the surface some tooth for the pastel.

You might also want to check out the wetcanvas artist's community - membership is free and there are more than 93,000 worldwide members. There is a pastel forum where you might find someone who has tried this before. Hope this helps, and I hope your work turns out interesting!

2006-12-06 13:07:37 · answer #2 · answered by artistpw 4 · 0 0

I wouldn't recommend it. Chalk pastels are chalky , the acrylic is watery which wouldn't mix, neither would the oil pastels as they are oily and so are the oil paints, however, you could do a picture or part of a picture in chalk pastels and spray clear acrylic sealer over it, let it dry and then use one of the above mediums over the top if you want. After the picture is dry, re-spray another layer of clear acrylic over the entire picture. This sealer will seal anything and bring out the brightness of the colors also. You can purchase it at an art or craft store or wal-mart in the craft section.

2016-05-23 02:13:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

If the base type of medium one is using remains the same (i.e. Oils or oil-based material), you shouldn't run into a problem. It's just that the pastels will present more of a "particle" problem if you intend to lay paint over the top of them. Paint clings to particles and drags them with it, not turning them to gel, but sealing them into the paint as chunks; very little control at that point, but maybe interesting if you're doing something specific with the texturization of the paint.

2006-12-06 12:03:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I love to use elements of drawing within my paintings. I work with oil pastels, chalk pastels and oil sticks. I work over dry oil paint as well wet.

2006-12-07 17:32:36 · answer #5 · answered by MyNameHere 3 · 0 0

You will have no problem, but are you using oil patels or oil sticks, oil pastels have more wax and do not dry easy, try using R&F Oil sticks, they are great! but need a year to dry out. Then varnish the art work

2006-12-06 17:49:21 · answer #6 · answered by Dimitris C. Milionis - Athens GR 3 · 0 0

The best solution oil on the pastel.....but if you use pastel on oil, you have to use some special lack on the pastel to fix it

2006-12-06 21:34:29 · answer #7 · answered by ytamarsiani40 2 · 0 0

well yes i sugest on trying on a oil old painting that you dont like then see if that works

2006-12-06 12:03:49 · answer #8 · answered by ❤נαcкiε❤ 5 · 0 0

i don't have an answer, but i'll be looking over your shoulder for the answer to this one, great question.

2006-12-06 12:56:12 · answer #9 · answered by captsnuf 7 · 0 0

First thought, best thought.

-Zen saying

2006-12-06 11:56:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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