Oil Pastel exploration: Goodbye Spring

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12 pc FABER-CASTELL

Price paid at Micheals : $9.99

• Using these oil pastels were really fun, although there were a few difficulties. As you can see in this photo the lines were not very smooth. I started adding white for highlight and to blend the oil-pastels.

• I used the corner of the pastel for thinner short lines. I kept having to go back over spaces because areas would smudge when adding a different color over.

• As you can see the colors don't really blend easy. I found that doing slow circular motions helps the color build.

• At this point I was trying to trust the process & added yellow to add some vibrancy. I kept having to carefully get the pastel-crumbles off my page. The black kept smearing on the petals.

• I went back over with red, orange, and yellow to create more depth of color.

• I took the orange to blend the beginning and ends of the petals. I created a green vine, which is not very smooth. Retracing the pastel back over it did the job!

• The blue filled in so nice and solid.

• Taking the blue, I cleaned up the lines and filled in the page. I also add leaves to the vine.

Taking white I put white highlights on the flower, trying give it more depth.

This is my final piece :)

Grade recommendation: 5th-12th

• Takes more patience

• smears easier than crayons

• crumbles a lot

• Can be time consuming

• Harder to fix mistakes

The struggles of oil pastels.....