How to Paint a Sunset by the Sea | Step by Step Tutorial | Oil Pastels Artwork

Hello dear Steemians! Today, I would like to share a tutorial on how to paint a Sunset by the Sea using oil pastels. This is a very beginner friendly tutorial. It will be great to try if you are just getting started with oil pastels.

Tools and Materials

• Buncho oil pastels
• A good quality artblock that is durable
• A 2B pencil to draw
  
  

Step by Step Tutorial

This is my basic drawing. I know that the tree looks funny :D But, I will be painting over it later on. This is just a guideline for me to speed up the process of painting.

I don't think you can see this but I am posting it anyway. I began my artwork with a white oil pastel where I painted a small amount on the part where I wanted my sun to be. This is because I want it too look light in a small part of the middle area and not flattened with one colour.

Then, I added some yellow to paint the sun. I left a tiny white area at the bottom.

Then, I added a mustard yellow colour around it. I blended it with the yellow I coloured previously by painting both colours mildly on each other in the part where they transition. I will be adding colours that keep getting darker and change in the value gradually.

I painted some orange around the previous colour.

Then, I added some bright orangey red.

The next colour I added was red. I blended all the colours well so that there won't be harsh looking lines anywhere.

Then, I painted some dark pink as a transition colour before moving on to paint purple. Otherwise, the red and purple might end up standing out awkwardly like a ring on the sunset.

Next, I painted some blue on the rest of the sky . I blended the colours well and painted with some pressure to avoid having too much of white gaps.

After that, I painted the shadow of the sunset on the surface of water of the sea. I used all the colours that I used earlier. I made many horizontal lines to create a ripple effect on the water.

Finally, I painted a coconut tree and a small land area using a black oil pastel. I added leaves and some details on the coconut tree including some coconuts on the tree. I did not paint the leaves exactly the same as my drawing earlier as I wanted to add more leaves.

This is my completed painting. I hope that you enjoyed reading my post and I will feel happy if you find it helpful. Thank you for reading and have a great day/evening ahead!

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