Vintage Oil Pastels Windows

Lesson Summary

In this lesson, students will illustrate scenes such as skies, mountains, lakes, forests and rivers, viewed through a vintage 9 pane window frame. The window frame is intended to give the viewer a cozy vantage point, separated from nature’s elements. Students will illustrate their scenes by applying various oil pastel painting techniques.

Lesson objectives

Learn how to paint landscapes using oil pastels.
Recognizing warm and cool colors.
Understanding the relationship between emotions and colors.
Applying various oil pastel painting techniques.

Discussion

Nature is a reliable source of reference in understanding the meaning of colors. Here we will talk about the meaning of different colors and the emotions that they can evoke.

Name some scenes that you see in nature, such as forests, lakes and etc.
What colors are forests, mountains, fields and lakes? How do you feel when you view them?
What color is the sky now? How does it make you feel?
What colors have you’ve seen the sky turn into? How did it make you feel?
Which colors seem warm to you?
Which colors seem cool to you?

Materials

Sketchbook, Pencil, Eraser
Oil pastels
Art Masking Tape 0.5cm & 1cm
Liquid Correction Pen
Tissue Paper Ruler
Photo Reference

Reference Images: Download reference images below and save it onto your phone.

What you do

Scene. Before we begin, select a landscape photo that you like for your painting. Choose a scene by thinking about the feelings that you want to arouse, and the type of landscape that you want to illustrate.
Window Frame. Use a template to mark the window frame of your drawing with a pencil.
Masking. Mask your vintage 9 pane window frame using art masking tape. Start with the inner frame first using 0.5cm tape followed by the outer frame with 1cm tape.
Pencil. Lightly sketch a line drawing of your scene with a pencil.
Paint the Sky. Look closely at the various colors and details in your scene. Using oil pastels, color in your sky starting with the lighter colors first. Make your strokes in the same direction as the pattern in the image.
Blending. Start blending the colors with a piece of paper towel. You may also go back and layer more oil pastel colors over your scene, including white. *When blending and coloring, make the direction of your strokes in the same direction as the movement in your scenes.
Landscape. Paint landscapes such as mountains, lakes, forests and rivers using the same techniques you’ve applied in painting your sky.
Details and White. Refine and add the finishing touches to your painting. Add white to the brightest areas with a liquid correction pen.

Terminology

Primary Colors - They include red, blue and yellow. They are the three colors from which all other colors can be obtained by mixing.

Secondary Colors - They include orange, green and purple. Colors resulting from the mixing of two primary colors together.

Warm Colors - Colors that are associated with the sun, warmth and fire. They evoke warm feelings in people. Yellow, red, orange and different shades of these colors are warm colors.

Cool Colors - Colors that are associated with water, cold and ice. These colors leave a cold effect on people. Green, blue, purple and shades of these colors are cool colors.

Opaque - Not able to be seen through; not transparent.

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