Article · Art School of Life
How to make Oil Pastel Monotypes
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2026
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About this lesson
Seven-step process for creating oil pastel monotypes: positioning reference images beneath plexiglass, applying pastels with firm pressure, manipulating and thinning with mineral spirits, pressing through a printing press, and producing ghost prints from residual pastel.
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