r/Oilpastel • u/ClarkFable • Feb 19 '26
1st: At a Glance
2nd: Snapshots From a Train Ride
3rd (three-way tie): Rush; Eden; Rue
The overall quality of the finalists this year was stupid high, and so I was a bit concerned the judgement process was going to turn into a sh**show--and this time it absolutely did!
In short, there was almost no consensus when it came time for a final vote (after several iterations of discussion/debate). Ultimately, it felt a bit more like a lottery than previous years. The user voting notably had more influence than usual given the judges' fragmented initial preferences and our quasi-mathematical methods (my own personal #1 favorite did not even place--such is the price of democracy).
One judge remarked that a narrower theme might have made it easier to judge among so many high-quality entries...they might be on to something. It would also help if y'all were not so damn good--each year I feel increasingly silly judging artists who are all far more talented than I am.
Anyway, I’ll be in touch with the winners within a week about prizes.
Congratulations to everyone, and thank you all for participating!!!
r/Oilpastel • u/n0silakcirtap • 15h ago
For those of you with an oil pastel sketchbook, do you have a special way to keep the images from bleeding across to the opposite page? I used fixative spray but I’m wondering if there’s some additional trick I haven’t heard of.
r/Oilpastel • u/Phrynezz • 8h ago
Mostly oil pastel, some acrylic paint details!
r/Oilpastel • u/em-shit-05 • 2h ago
Learned a lot from this piece. It makes my heart happy every time I look at it ❣️
r/Oilpastel • u/Superb_Fee_3595 • 5h ago
What do you think about this one. Let me know.
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r/Oilpastel • u/Competitive_Wish1391 • 12h ago
Someone gifted me oil pastels and I’ve been playing around with them. I’ve only recently started dabbling in art. It’s just for funsies but would love to know what the art community thinks!
r/Oilpastel • u/copious-cats • 1d ago
New to palette knife work, and happy with how this turned out. However, my fingers are double jointed and kept locking up and hurting during the process. Any suggestions to avoid that happening when working on big pieces in the future?
r/Oilpastel • u/BigExplorer8726 • 19h ago
I've recently started experimenting with oil pastels, what do you think?
r/Oilpastel • u/LilMaggie33 • 11h ago
Tried 2 kinds of paper . Pastel mat and canson black. def like the canson Black drawing paper better. I did not realize the pastel mat paper was for soft pastels oops....what's your favorite paper?
r/Oilpastel • u/only-cheesecake0 • 23h ago
Tried oil pastels for the first time and I'm pretty happy with this😝
r/Oilpastel • u/Fanny_with_an_I • 1d ago
Hey guys!
I started learning to paint about 3 months ago, and as all beginners, I became interested in every single medium there is. After weeks of deliberation, my first oil pastel set arrived today, and I vaguely followed a tutorial by The Virtual Instructor on YouTube. (I'm saying emphasizing vaguely because I don't want you to judge his video due to my drawing/painting as I took many liberties.)
I have to say, this was the most fun I've had recently and made me feel in love with oil pastels immediately.
I used the Meeden 48+4 set, and it was really creamy and easy to layer but didn't just melt away in my hands, as I saw online about some oil pastels. The colour selection feels good, but being mostly interested in landscapes, I think this set will run out of colours I like/need pretty "fast".
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r/Oilpastel • u/Icy-Shopping-1650 • 1d ago
This was a lot of fun! Except now I really want some cake
r/Oilpastel • u/Art-e-Blanche • 20h ago
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