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I've had a set of Sennelier Oil pastels for quite some time but hadn't tried them out.
I always felt that I wouldn't enjoy them as they didn't appear to be something I could get the detail I like due to their nature.
However I decided to have a go at a cat.
I used Duck Egg Blue Ingres mountboard and the size is about 4 x 6.
I used the pastels themselves to lay down the colour and then blended with my little finger. I then added small dots and lines of colour and again gently blended with my finger.
For the finer detail I used a small colour shaper to move the colour about.
At the end I painted the whiskers in white liquid acrylic.
Although the oil pastels will not replace coloured pencil or acrylic I will certainly use them again but next time I will try a smoother surface, the mountboard had too much tooth which made getting fine lines hard.
I did enjoy adding the flecks in the eyes, the pastels were ideal as I could add tiny dots of colour.
9 comments:
looks great gayle,not the easiest medium to get detail with especially when working at such a small scale.i used to enjoy using oil pastels many moons ago,such a tactile medium and like you i enjoyed getting me digits dirty!
Thanks Clive, I have to admit there was something very satisfying in 'smooshing' the colour about and not worrying about being precise.
Very nice Gayle, I also love to use oil pastels, I use mountboard, you can lay the colour on quite thickly and move it about, very satisfying. I find detail quite difficult to get...you have done well on such a textured paper.
Thanks for the info and feedback Gayle on how you used the oil pastel. I love the color shapers too and use them alot for dry pastel but haven't tried oil pastel in a long time. You did an amazing job...lovely little piece.
It's gorgeous, as usual. You should work more with the oil pastels as they seem to suit you.
I am animal portraitist myself I have no word but : great,great,great. Their eyes are especially magnificent!
Incredible as always, Gayle!
I especially love the green in the cat's eyes!
Happy New Year to you!
-Dean
Thank you all, I've added a few more colours to my set so I'm looking to start another one.
Just found your little blog - and have to say as a cat lover - and animal lover - you got the eyes perfect. They have great depth. I look forward to seeing more of your work!
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