[FONT=Arial Black]Orientation Page for Those New to the Forum or WetCanvas[/FONT]

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[FONT=Arial]GENERAL RULES FOR POSTING IN THE OP CHANNEL FORUMS[/FONT][/URL][/COLOR]
[FONT=Arial]HOW TO OFFER AND RECEIVE CRITIQUES OF POSTED WORK[/FONT][/URL][/COLOR]

[FONT=Verdana]To make sure you can locate and get to ALL the forums and subforums in the OP Channel, please read this post:[/FONT][FONT=Verdana].[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Black]Locating [/FONT][FONT=Arial Black]ALL[/FONT][FONT=Arial Black] the OP Forums[/FONT][/B][/URL][/COLOR]
[FONT=Verdana]If you are new to working with Oil Pastel, then you should look at this post which gives the basic overview of brands, tools and essential techniques[/FONT][FONT=Arial Black]:[/FONT][FONT=Arial Black].[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Black]Getting Started in OP[/FONT][/URL][/COLOR]
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[FONT=Verdana]We hope this info will help you get oriented if you are new to WC! or just new to the OP Channel.
If you have questions, never hesitate to ask. Someone is always willing to try and help with an answer. [/FONT][/FONT]

[FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]The OP Channel is divided into several Forums and Sub-forums[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana]Oil Pastel Studio[/FONT][/URL][/FONT][/COLOR])
[FONT=Verdana]DO NOT POST QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION TOPICS, ETC. HERE. POST THEM IN THE [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana]Oil Pastel Talk[/FONT][/URL][/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Verdana]FORUM[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]Share your latest oil pastel works or works in progress (WIP). [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]Join an oil pastels project, create one of your own, or explore techniques. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]Learn from Classes and Demos provided by your Oil Pastel Team and by members of the forum. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]Participate in the Weekly Sketch thread by posting anything from simple sketches to finished works you are doing.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]Participate in the Oil Pastel Monthly Challenge and submit your OP interpretation of one or both reference images provided by the host.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]Contact your Moderator for details on contributing to these.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana]Oil Pastel Talk[/FONT][/URL][/FONT][/COLOR]
[FONT=Verdana]Start threads to ask questions or get advice on topics related to Oil Pastel.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]Share your thoughts on materials, tools, techniques.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]Meet other OP artists and discuss working in OP with them.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]Stop in the weekly Oil Gusher thread for general chat about anything from art to life’s ups and downs.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]This is also a great place to ask technical questions and learn more about oil pastels.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana]Oil Pastel Library[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]An archival collection of threads from the Studio and Talk Forums [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]This is a closed forum updated periodically;[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]It is mainly to view Archived Info and not for starting new threads or posts.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]This area contains valuable information in threads and posts since the launch of the OP Channel.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]There is information for both the beginner and the more experienced oil pastel artist.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]This information is also subdivided by topics into several subforums to help find particular types of information.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]These Library Subforums are: [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana]Oil Pastel Classrooms[/FONT] – [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]This is a collection of tutorials by different artists.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana]Oil Pastel Challenges[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Verdana] – [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]This is a collection of challenges from different artists[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana]Oil Pastel WIPs[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Verdana] – [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]This forum is a collection of Works In Progress by different artist[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana]Oil Pastel Techniques[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Verdana]– Discover old, new, and innovative ways to use Oil Pastels[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana]Oil Pastel Miscellaneous[/FONT][/FONT]- [FONT=Verdana]Discussions, projects and a variety of topics concerning Oil Pastel[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]s[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial Black]THANKS FOR JOINING US AND PLEASE PARTICIPATE AND SHARE YOUR WORK AND THOUGHTS WITH US.[/FONT]