Crafts: Oil Pastel
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Daily Creating On An Index Card Produces Fun Results!
Daily creating on an index card, or index card size, is an amazing exercise that I greatly recommend! Just look at my results so far, and I’m one picky customer! As I was nearing the end of my personal challenge to make 100 oil pastel paintings I was starting to wonder what I would do when I finished that. And then fortunately, just as I was nearing the 100 mark this Index Card A Day challenge for the months of June/July came into my radar, and white I was hesitant at first, I decided to go for it, albeit with a simple theme that would hopefully be low stress and…
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Create On An Index Card For 2 Months This Summer!
I have to admit, I did not know that there have been thousands of creative people creating on index cards every year for the months of June and July, each year. Of course when it started 11 years ago I can imagine it was not thousands, but today it is, and WOW! I am familiar with the idea of creating on index cards, or index card size, I just didn’t know it was “thing” that I could participate in. Just as I was wondering what might keep my creative practice running once I finish my 100 oil pastels, (9 to go!) voila, this opportunity comes along. At first I thought,…
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A Make 100 Oil Pastel Paintings Challenge!
Back at the end of February I decided to embark on a journey of using oil pastels to hone my landscape painting skills, and took upon myself to create 100 5″ x 7″ pieces! There is a huge benefit to creating 100 of something, and there are many 100 day art challenges out there that folks do regularly on instagram. 100 is enough to really sink your teeth into something, and yet not too much that it becomes overwhelming. I have to say, that making 100 was a much greater task than I had imagined even though the pieces are small, and it has been so helpful to have the…
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Simple Geometric Color Swatch Art
Looking for an interesting way to learn about color combinations with results that are just so satisfying? Looking for a fun art project for all ages? This just might be the one! These bars of color are so simple to create, either in a sketchbook, or on paper, or even canvas, you just have to give it a try! You can use oil pastel, acrylic paint, colored pencils, watercolor or a mixed media combination. Do thick bars with acrylic paint and then go back and fill the bars with doodles or marks, note to self! Or choose to do squares or any combo of geometric shapes. Choose a set palette…
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How To Make A Simple Folder To Hold Your Pastel Drawings
If you follow me on instagram on my art account @sara.rivka.dahan, then you certainly know that I’m on a journey to make 100 5″ x 7″ oil pastel drawings/paintings. (If you don’t follow me, please do, I need you!) More on that later, the big question is, what to do with them all, especially since pastel is gooey and sort of wet for years, unless sealed, which is another story. So, lets just say that all the pastel drawings are not sealed, because why invest in that (time, money and toxins) when you are learning right? Yes you could sandwich each piece in a piece of tracing or parchment paper,…
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8 Reasons To Create Art With Oil Pastels
In case you have noticed, there has not been a whole lot of actual “crafting” going on around here, but that is not to say there is no creativity, on the contrary! I’ve been working on my art journey, which at the moment entails a serious commitment to creating 100 5″ x 7″ oil pastel paintings, hopefully sooner than later. (I’m now up to #41, follow me here on Instagram to see the progess!) Yes, I am drawing with the pastels, but when you cover the whole page with them it is called a painting, so I’m painting folks, except it involves drawing and lots of smushing and scraping off…
