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How to draw a tree trunk with light and shadow. Tutorial with oil pastel.
January is about oil pastel. You can read previous posts about different types of oil pastels: - basic set - student quality -...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20221 min read
Professional oil pastel
In my previous posts I talked about a basic oil pastel set and about different brands of oil pastel. Everything was about student quality...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20222 min read
How to draw winter trees with oil pastel
Today I am going to sketch all together a foreground tree, middle ground and background trees with oil pastel. Watch my previous tutorial...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20221 min read
Different brands of oil pastels for students
In my previous post I shared some information for beginners about purchasing a basic oil pastel set - a box of Sakura oil pastels and...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20222 min read
How to draw a winter tree with oil pastel
How to draw a winter tree with oil pastel. You can also use wax crayons or dry pastel. For absolute beginners! Read about a basic oil...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20221 min read
How to start drawing with oil pastel
This is my first article for beginners about different art mediums that are out there, how to use them and what you need in terms of art...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20222 min read
Thanks to COVID-19 or What I did for the first time in 2020
1. What I did for the first time in 2020: Thanks to isolation I started to do a new and cool format of workshops - Art picnics! For kids...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20223 min read
Yulia Balobanova Art Workshops of 2020
Despite the quarantine in 2020, this year has been pretty busy for me and my students! I started to rent out a nice space, Brubacher...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20223 min read
Art Picnics
Summer is here and hopefully we are coming back to normal life with some new restrictions. After 3 months of teaching online I've got an...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20221 min read
Art for Team building !
I did very fun event in January! Art Workshop for team building. Immigration service of Guelph invited me to paint with their team. They...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20221 min read
Art workshops in Waterloo
I did it! My Art workshops in a new space in Waterloo were great! It was very exiting for me because I rent a space for the first time, I...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20222 min read
Winter Barn Workshop
January is being busy and I've realized that even have not posted photos from my January 11th workshop. It was a soft pastel workshop and...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20221 min read
Affordable Art
Start to create!🖌 Doesn't matter what kind supplies you can have or afford. 1️⃣ Acrylic from Dollarama works very well! My proof ⬆️. I...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20221 min read
Discoveries of 2019
Goodbye 2019! This collage is about my brightest moments of the year: I started to do Art workshops for the Russian community in Guelph,...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20222 min read
Happy Winter holidays!
Happy Winter Holidays! ❄ Merry Christmas! 🎄 Happy Hanukkah! 🕎 . . This is me happy with my ~70 years old embroidered purse which used...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20221 min read
Thank you for this year!
Thank you all my students, art collectors, followers, friends and family for your support this year! This is my top 9 from Instagram:) :...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20221 min read
Block printing
This season is being busy for me. I am studying Entrepreneur program at Conestoga College, participating in a project of Guelph Arts...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20221 min read
Pastel Workshop
We did a nice event yesterday - me and 5 beautiful girls from Russian community. Girls came from Mississauga, Kitchener and of course...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20221 min read
Summer memories
Summer is usually busy, active and amazing! We say in Russian - "Summer is like a little life" and it's true. Summer is over, it's a bit...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20221 min read
Summer Vacation
☀️Summer Vacation July 1st - 15th. ☀️ I decided to have a break from social medias. We are going to Huron lake for the camping, hopefully...
Yulia Balobanova
Jan 27, 20221 min read
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