Art Tutorial: Oil Pastel Painting in the Procreate Digital Art App
Flowers in Pastel , Tanya Eddy (2024) Around ten years ago, my arthritis progressed to a point, where I realized that, if I were going to continue making art, I would need to seek alternative methods. This is when I decided to give digital art a try; and, honestly, I have never looked back. However, if I am being honest, the one thing that I have genuinely missed upon making the switch, is working with different mediums “in real life.” This being said, I have found that, with a little practice, it is possible to achieve the same traditional look with digital art. I have always told my students that, in order to learn how to use different “brushes” in digital art, it is helpful to know how those mediums will perform on real canvas and paper. Unfortunately, the digital art “canvas” is a flat, white screen. If you pick up an oil pastel or watercolor brush, it will look flat, as well. Even so, there is a way to work around this issue. In the following tutorial, we wil
