I signed up for a 2-hour art class, and had a choice of mediums to pick for my class. I wanted to try something I never had, and so I went with Pastels. Pastels are sticks of colours - either chalk-like or oil-based. The surface used is usually rough or grainy. The pigment doesn't stick to smooth surfaces like glossy paper.
Holding the chalk (soft) pastels was giving me the heebi-jeebis (as Maurice puts it in 'Madagascar'!). I might as well have been running my finger nails down a school blackboard - similar feeling. However, on paper, I noticed the soft pastels had the effect they are meant to create - pastel, soft, blurry pictures.
The class unanimously chose to create an Owl. I went with the oil-based pastels, just to be able to see the difference from other people's soft pastel works. I found the oil pastels experience very similar to using crayons, but the effect is quite different. See for yourself in the picture below. Trust me, you couldn't create the same effect with crayons!
Holding the chalk (soft) pastels was giving me the heebi-jeebis (as Maurice puts it in 'Madagascar'!). I might as well have been running my finger nails down a school blackboard - similar feeling. However, on paper, I noticed the soft pastels had the effect they are meant to create - pastel, soft, blurry pictures.
The class unanimously chose to create an Owl. I went with the oil-based pastels, just to be able to see the difference from other people's soft pastel works. I found the oil pastels experience very similar to using crayons, but the effect is quite different. See for yourself in the picture below. Trust me, you couldn't create the same effect with crayons!
