Oil Pastels 101

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On Monday, we moved beyond graphite pencil on to oil pastels. Yea! Color is good. Here’s my first drawing:

We were tasked with copying a painting. I chose Two Populars On a Road through the Hills by Van Gogh. Considering I have no idea how to use oil pastels, I fairly pleased with the result. Now that I’m done with assignment, I understand that the only way to get true white is to use it first. Then scrap off any other color that get applied later. Also my version of this painting is almost the same color value — medium. If I had true white, it would be a bit better. I should also add a few more spots of dark color to get more dark spots.

Next week, I’ll get my second opportunity to work with oil pastels when I attempt to copy a photo. It ought to be interesting.