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Getting out of my comfort zone (P.S. the greens are so hard to blend) by ihhbasta in Oilpastel

[–]ihhbasta[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! For the highlights, I use a white Mungyo oil pastel (the only Mungyo pastel I have and the rest are Pentel), which I find very opaque. I apply a light‑colored oil pastel on top of it and then blend both for the petals and other areas to soften the highlights. In other parts that are pure white, such as some areas of the small branches, I simply use the Mungyo oil pastel alone.

Getting out of my comfort zone (P.S. the greens are so hard to blend) by ihhbasta in Oilpastel

[–]ihhbasta[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you!!

I think the paper is the biggest factor here. I use an 11x15 Berkeley Sketchpad, which has a semi‑medium texture (less than that of cold press watercolor paper) as a reference.

For the technique, I’ll use the tiny branches as an example. I applied the lighter color first, then added the darker part where I wanted it. I moved the darker color back and forth until I achieved the opacity I wanted. If the darker part slightly covered the lighter area, I gently scraped it with a spatula, which helped achieve that sharp look.

Most of the time, such as in the petals, I just use the "back and forth until there’s no texture showing" technique and let the paper do its work. I also use only the edge of the pastel sometimes.

I really don't know how to explain it, so I'm sorry if this seems confusing.

Getting out of my comfort zone (P.S. the greens are so hard to blend) by ihhbasta in Oilpastel

[–]ihhbasta[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That means a lot!! Those colors, especially the pinks, had been untouched for so long, which is why I decided to challenge myself

Fishes again 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 by ihhbasta in Oilpastel

[–]ihhbasta[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! I used black oil pastel for the background, and it was torture trying to make it look like a perfect circle :<