The Art Of Smearing - Oil Pastel Technique

What you'll learn
how and why use the smearing technique
what tools and materials to use
practice smearing technique
create oil pastel drawing of flowers using the smearing technique
Requirements
For this class, you'll need oil pastels, toned or colored oil pastel paper, masking tape.
Description
In this class, discover the art of the smearing technique. If you search online for oil pastel smearing technique, you will more likely find lots of tips on how to avoid accidental smears, but not how to create them intentionally. In this class, you will learn and practice smearing as a technique for oil pastel drawings. Smearing as an intentional oil pastel technique holds limitless possibilities to get creative. It adds a soft or blur effect, as well as an illusion of motion, mystery, or distance. You can also achieve a variety of colors and shading through smearing. The best way to use the potentials of the smearing technique to the fullest is to experiment with how you smear oil pastels and to practice on achieving a range of different effects.You will learn:how and why use the smearing techniquewhat tools and materials to usepractice smearing techniquecreate oil pastel drawing of flowers using the smearing techniqueAt the end of this class, you'll be able to use the smearing technique using oil pastels, you'll see how much potential oil pastels hold and you will create your own drawing using the smearing technique.As a project, create your own oil pastel drawingpractice smearing with oil pastelscreate a floral drawing using the smearing technique
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Class Overview
Lecture 3 Class Project
Lecture 4 Tools & Materials
Lecture 5 Discovering Smearing Technique
Section 2: Drawing Demonstration
Lecture 6 Sketching
Lecture 7 First Touch Of Color
Lecture 8 Smearing Oil Pastel
Lecture 9 Adding Leaves
Lecture 10 Vase & Surface
Lecture 11 Final Touch
Section 3: Final Thoughts
Lecture 12 Final Thoughts
Lecture 13 More Oil Pastels Classes!
This class is perfect both for beginners and experienced artists. As an oil pastel beginner, you will learn a completely new and unique technique, and if you are an experienced artist, this class will bring a fresh view to oil pastels.


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