October 10, 2010
Oil Pastels
Seward High Art Students have spent the last couple of weeks working with oil pastels. Each student completed two projects. They began with a small colored photo reference, which they redrew in a larger scale using the grid enlargement technique. Students traced this drawing onto thicker paper, and used oil pastels to add color. They used a combination of techniques, from blending with their fingers and mineral spirits, to sgraffito, which is scratching to reveal under layers. Here are some of the results:
