36 x 27,7 cm
Sketch here.
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More context on my previous picture.
I tried to be a bit riskier with colors but I couldn't figure out how to mix with oil pastels, so I was more or less stuck with what was offered in the box.
Also, there are some weird things happening in black if you were to see it in person. I've been toying with using the hairdryer a bit, which melts the oil pastel causing it to get soaked into the paper, which results in loss of the brushstrokes texture and makes everything a bit more matte. Soaked pastels cannot be scratched off anymore, but you can do some contrast with soaked vs drawn over. I haven't really delved into how much the colors mix in these circumstances. Just throwing ideas for future attempts.
Sketch here.
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More context on my previous picture.
I tried to be a bit riskier with colors but I couldn't figure out how to mix with oil pastels, so I was more or less stuck with what was offered in the box.
Also, there are some weird things happening in black if you were to see it in person. I've been toying with using the hairdryer a bit, which melts the oil pastel causing it to get soaked into the paper, which results in loss of the brushstrokes texture and makes everything a bit more matte. Soaked pastels cannot be scratched off anymore, but you can do some contrast with soaked vs drawn over. I haven't really delved into how much the colors mix in these circumstances. Just throwing ideas for future attempts.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Abstract
Species Human
Gender Male
Size 1280 x 1045px
Listed in Folders
Your traditional stuff always floors me, you push it further and are always trying new things every time I see you post.
Thank you!! You make me want to revisit this medium! I wonder if I'll get any further than hairdryers and butter knives.
If you ever get the chance, check out the work of Alex Beck -- had a class with the guy and he's a WILD character and has some insane color combos that just come out of nowhere.
Thanks for the directions :) I've peeked at some of his works every now and then but have yet to sit down and go through it thoroughly.
So cool you met the guy!! Now I want to find some interviews or talks if he did any.
So cool you met the guy!! Now I want to find some interviews or talks if he did any.
Good observation! It could be because many of them are perpendicular and parallel to each other. A lot of the shapes I do have edges that continue from one shape to another, all because my hand wants to connect everything, but not too much to keep it just organic enough.
It felt almost as if the moment the first line was drawn, everything is preset how it's gonna go due to the geometric patterns.
It felt almost as if the moment the first line was drawn, everything is preset how it's gonna go due to the geometric patterns.
Thanks!
Heck yeah, random strokes of vibrant colors are the best. They never go wrong IMO. If that's what you're referring to.
Heck yeah, random strokes of vibrant colors are the best. They never go wrong IMO. If that's what you're referring to.
Thank you :) I actually thought they were kind of dull since it was not so vibrant as I'd want, but everyone keeps telling me the opposite.
It's good to see you use oil pastels for your drawings Wolfe, i find them very reliable to use when I paint on paper, but i need to improve mixing them together too.
What you wrote about heatening the oil pastel sounds very interesting too, I only use them as they are, but I can see the value of using them like that as well. I have also attempted to combine oil pastels with watercolor and i like the results so far, and with pencil colors and crayons as well.
What you wrote about heatening the oil pastel sounds very interesting too, I only use them as they are, but I can see the value of using them like that as well. I have also attempted to combine oil pastels with watercolor and i like the results so far, and with pencil colors and crayons as well.
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