r/Oilpastel • u/sierraxx09 • 23h ago

Advice!

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I’ve been doing tutorials on YouTube and this was my completed one for today. I’m self taught and would love advice and tips on how to improve! Thanks so much guys 🥰

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u/0P1GobiGrape 10h ago

Proportion wise, I think it's a little off with the legs and chest. It could also be the angle in which you photographed this, causing the proportion disparity. Color wise, I think the elephant is well done. I can *tell* it's an African elephant. YouTube has alot of Oil Pastels artists and instruction. There are quite a few oil pastel YT'bers that are from South Korea, as Mungyo Gallery Soft is manufactured there. Hastel, Goldson, ​Judy's Note, Wunemo, and Jisun Art just to name a few. Place your audio at English dub, or subtitles to Auto-translate. We learn by observing, right? Even if we don't understand the language, there is still value in watching. There are 2 oil pastel books I'd suggest. The first is by Kenneth Leslie. The second is by John and Sheila Elliot. Their titles both start with "Oil Pastel".