We learned how to use oil pastels this week. To blend oil pastels, start with a darker color, and use a lighter color to blend it. Use small circles while blending. Because, it does not make scribbly looking lines, it is also much quicker.
We started using colored pencils this week. To blend colors, you use colors that are fairly similar and lead into other colors that aren't like your original color.
To make a color darker, do not press down harder. Just go over the section multiple times using the same amount of pressure. During this project, I developed shading and drawing skills. I have gotten much better at drawing than I used to be.
I took risk by using a form of media I'm not very comfortable with. I used drawing, which I don't usually use because I'm not very good. Overall I'm pretty happy with the way my project turned out. Even with my aversion to drawing.
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