# First Oil Pastel Course **URL:** \ **Category:** Share Your Art\ **Created:** [February 6, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/first-oil-pastel-course/2768 "2023-02-06T23:27:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dotsie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@Dotsie](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Dotsie)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/first-oil-pastel-course/2768/1 "2023-02-06T23:27:07Z")
My first two efforts to replicate the monochromatic cube and sphere from the Oil Pastel Course. I love learning this new medium, experimenting with it (clumsily often) and exploring the techniques to find my own expression with it. Would love to hear tips and thoughts from oil pastel fans. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/b/b98f2965e16dc23b21af12753c1568577f3505b8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ThatOtherGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@ThatOtherGuy](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/ThatOtherGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2023, 5:21am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/first-oil-pastel-course/2768/2 "2023-02-12T05:21:52Z")
Looks great! Layering is nice with the highlights on edges standing out while matching well. Yet another member that is better than I, so I can’t think of anything I’d do differently. Holding the angles and highlights is difficult as well as hard edges with such a “smeary” medium that doesn’t like to make sharp edges, you did very well. ---
**Author:** ![wren07](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@wren07](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/wren07)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/first-oil-pastel-course/2768/3 "2023-02-13T20:41:37Z")
I love them!!! There so simple but you captured the textures and highlights so so well! Great job!