# Favorite medium **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 27, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/favorite-medium/4471 "2025-06-27T22:58:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Creativejan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/creativejan/32/8507_2.png) [@Creativejan](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Creativejan)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/favorite-medium/4471/1 "2025-06-27T22:58:09Z")
What is everyone’s favorite medium and why . And how long have you been doing that medium? ---
**Author:** ![Bearinthegarden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Bearinthegarden](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Bearinthegarden)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/favorite-medium/4471/2 "2025-06-28T00:39:59Z")
My favorite medium is actually two together. I really enjoy putting oil pastels on top of gouache. I like this because the gouache gives an underlayer of intense color and then I can put even more intense color on top with oil pastel and blend, push, scrape and even melt and dissolve the oil pastels to achieve all kinds of effects. I’ve only been doing this for a few months. Here’s an example: ![IMG_2397](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/8/8659c1791892e870dba5ed01b79c66470f4581cd.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Creativejan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/creativejan/32/8507_2.png) [@Creativejan](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Creativejan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 11:53am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/favorite-medium/4471/3 "2025-06-28T11:53:47Z")
That is so cool I like that picture and I think those are two really cool mediums ---
**Author:** ![Elina](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/elina/32/6661_2.png) [@Elina](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Elina)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/favorite-medium/4471/4 "2025-06-28T18:14:35Z")
I do not have a favourite medium. Most experienced with graphite… and in January 2025 I started using, different types of colored pencils… a bit later watercolor pencils… and in between I tried out guache, watercolor, wax crayons and pastel pencils. It helps much to listen and follow a teacher like Matt to learn to handle this and create pictures like you want to let them look like…. And of course training! ---
**Author:** ![Meme5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/meme5/32/6555_2.png) [@Meme5](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Meme5)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/favorite-medium/4471/5 "2025-06-28T19:38:39Z")
@Creativejan So nice of you to start this thread. I started drawing fairly recently. Two years and counting. I love telling anybody any chance I get that my absolute favorite medium is none other than Soft Pastels, in any form I can get: sticks, pencils, pan; it just feels great to draw with them! My super closest second is colored pencils, then graphite and charcoal. which I started using all those about close to two years. If I ever get good at oil, acrylic, or watercolor, one of them will get right up there next to my love for soft pastels. My dream is to make a huge clouds painting in wet media. Not happening yet but hopefully in the near future. Which is your favorite? Sonia Alonzo ---
**Author:** ![robichon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/robichon/32/4993_2.png) [@robichon](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/robichon)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/favorite-medium/4471/6 "2025-06-28T20:45:26Z")
Hi Jan @Creativejan For a very long time my favorite media was watercolor. I first used it for a couple of my classes in college in the 1970’s. I have a degree in interior design. But it wasn’t until the 1990’s when I had a little more time to paint. Retiring in 2012 gave me more time to explore my creative side. I also have a passion for photography and scrapbooking. Then when I joined TVI in October 2021 I was able to actually be taught how to draw and paint, instead of just fumbling my way along on my own (long before there was a YouTube and on-line classes). Now, I think my all-time favorite medium is INK, because it is so versatile, and still has some of the same capabilities of watercolors (my first love). Matt did a Members Minute on two of my most favorite INK drawings/paintings from the last year. I’ll post them here. See how different they are from each other. Terri Robichon ![9x12 ballpoint pen cat](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/4/455721c419b5987ea68a7af5ba8b3ad1783fd430.jpeg) ![8x10 finished santa dan](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/a/ab072d0d93c7f79f672015f1835a5371712299ec.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Creativejan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/creativejan/32/8507_2.png) [@Creativejan](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Creativejan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/favorite-medium/4471/7 "2025-06-28T21:59:13Z")
Cool . I have not tried graphite yet . But plan on trying it ---
**Author:** ![Creativejan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/creativejan/32/8507_2.png) [@Creativejan](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Creativejan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/favorite-medium/4471/8 "2025-06-28T22:05:08Z")
That is so awesome . I love pastels and like you it is one of my favorites . ---
**Author:** ![Creativejan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/creativejan/32/8507_2.png) [@Creativejan](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Creativejan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/favorite-medium/4471/9 "2025-06-28T22:06:25Z")
These are amazing . You draw really good ---
**Author:** ![Samuel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/samuel/32/7573_2.png) [@Samuel](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Samuel)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/favorite-medium/4471/10 "2025-07-20T23:47:26Z")
I recently learned about the aspect to the forum, but going off of what Creativejan was asking, I have put up a pull for what is everyone’s favorate art medium. It will be interesting what you guys think. _Poll ([view on site](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/favorite-medium/4471/10))_ ---
**Author:** ![robichon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/robichon/32/4993_2.png) [@robichon](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/robichon)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/favorite-medium/4471/11 "2025-07-20T23:57:39Z")
I want to change my vote to ink. Don’t know how to delete my original vote. Terri ---
**Author:** ![Samuel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/samuel/32/7573_2.png) [@Samuel](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Samuel)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/favorite-medium/4471/12 "2025-07-20T23:59:29Z")
I’m not quite sure either Terri, sure have included ink washes which didn’t really cross my mind, But I will count it. ---
**Author:** ![robichon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/robichon/32/4993_2.png) [@robichon](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/robichon)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/favorite-medium/4471/13 "2025-07-21T00:29:48Z")
Hi Samuel. I like anything ink. Drawing with the Zebra ballpoint pens and painting with colored acrylic inks are both great as far as I’m concerned. Terri ---
**Author:** ![Maki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/maki/32/77_2.png) [@Maki](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Maki)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/favorite-medium/4471/14 "2025-07-21T01:26:00Z")
How can I select two options? 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Samuel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/samuel/32/7573_2.png) [@Samuel](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Samuel)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/favorite-medium/4471/15 "2025-07-21T19:39:13Z")
I recently learned that you could do this on the forum, I’m sure you can. ---
**Author:** ![Samuel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/samuel/32/7573_2.png) [@Samuel](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Samuel)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 1:13am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/favorite-medium/4471/16 "2025-07-24T01:13:00Z")
I’m Thinking Of Moving The Poll To Allow More People To See It On The Topics If That is Alright.