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Saturday, April 21, 2018

New Pastel Pencils And An Oil Pastel


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Hello!

I've been praying recently for some direction about "what to do next."

If you've been to this blog before you know I post a lot of sketches that are original concept designs for creatures and characters.

Here's a recent post with that kind of work:

 https://artmusicpoliticsfaithhopeandlove.blogspot.com/2018/01/lotza-new-drawings-character-designs.html

I've also done a lot of digital work — hand painted using computer software and a Wacom Intuos tablet interface — generally focusing on hyper-realistic portraits and caricatures.

Here are a couple of those recent efforts:

https://artmusicpoliticsfaithhopeandlove.blogspot.com/2017/12/new-digital-caricature-painting-robert.html

https://artmusicpoliticsfaithhopeandlove.blogspot.com/2017/07/new-digital-paintings-pelosi-caricature.html

Lately — I've been thinking a lot about emphasizing my efforts at "real world" art and painting — rather than digital.

In the past, when I reflect on my life — I conclude that those kinds of leadings are always answers to my prayers.

Anywho — As a result I've been trying out pastel pencils and more recently oil pastels < these links will take you to the ones I purchased on Amazon)

Today I'll post a few of those more recent efforts — all "photo studies" from images I found on-line.


"Horned-Bill" Photo Study - Copyright 2018 - Jephyr - All-Rights Reserved
"Horned-Bill" Photo Study - Copyright 2018 - Jephyr - All-Rights Reserved

^ ^ ^   Yes — I still enjoy drawing birds!  : ) 

I love the wacky look that Horn Bills naturally have — and had a lot of fun doing the guy above — using pastel pencils.

"Startled Monkey" Photo Study - Copyright 2018 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved
"Startled Monkey" Photo Study - Copyright 2018 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved

^ ^ ^ I'm not sure what kind of little monkey the guy above is — but when I saw the original photo of him I thought he might be fun to draw.

I really like his "startled looking" expression — and loved using pastel pencils to render all the color that was naturally present in the original photo.


"Vulture" Photo Study - Copyright 2018 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved
"Vulture" Photo Study - Copyright 2018 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved

^ ^ ^   What's not to love about this guy's expression.  : )

Even in the original photo he looked a bit cartoonish — and again all the natural color present in it — made it an fun image to create using pastel pencils.


"Baby Buzzard" Photo Study - Copyright 2018 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved
"Baby Buzzard" Photo Study - Copyright 2018 - Jephyr - All Rights Reserved

^ ^ ^   There is something about birds that I think often gives them comical expressions.

I think the photo I referenced above is of a baby buzzard — and I thought his "tough guy" look was just awesome!

This was my first attempt at using oil pastels — and I didn't put a lot of "finishing touches" on it as I normally would — but kinda like the rough look of it anyway.

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I enjoyed using the oil pastels so much I went out and bought some small canvases and started on a tiger photo study (which I'd previously done in digital - and posted here a year ago).

On the buzzard above — I simply used a stump stick to blend the colors because I wasn't sure if the paper I was using could hold up to an emulsifier like turpenoid.

But for the Tiger — since I'm working on a good canvas — I'm using turpenoid and paint brushes to help blend colors.

I hoping to finish that soon and will post it then.

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Well — that'll be all for today.

Thanks as always for stopping by!

See you again soon...............





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