Art Medium Lessons

Various media or materials are used for visual art. Teachers can use these lessons to help instruct students on the proper use of each medium.

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Oil Pastel

Oil pastels are made by grinding pigments with wax and oil. They are an artists' version of a crayon.

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Pentel brand oil pastels are the ones we find most cost-effective.

Chalk pastels are made by grinding chalk with pigments to give them their bright colors.

Both Prang and Sargent brand chalk pastels are cost-effective for classroom use.

Watercolor suspends pigment in water and remains one of the most challenging and satisfying art media.

We find Prang watercolor to be cost-effective and have the best red color compared to similar brands.