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A piece I made back in first semester freshman year of college (so 2006). I'm posting this for =InuKagomeluvrs, who wanted to see an example of an oil pastel piece using a blending method with turpentine.

Size: 36 in x 24 in

For reference:

Van Gogh Oil Pastels
Arches Paper (don't remember exactly which one, but it's really thick)
Turpentine

Method:

I drew this from a photo using a grid method. (If you want me to explain that, let me know in the comments.) I laid down a couple of extremely scribbly layers of the lighter colors in the skin tone, and the midtones for the darker areas. Then I went in with a little bit of shading, still pretty generalized and not too thick with the pastel. Then, I laid in some of the lighter areas a little thicker, and started in with the turpentine. I used a couple of crappy old acrylic brushes dipped in turpentine to blend the beginning layers. As I added more layers, I continued to blend with the brush (though not for every single layer, otherwise you'll soak the paper). If you get impatient like I do, you can layer the pastel on thicker as you go along. Just be careful, because once it's down, it's pretty much impossible to remove. You can kind of scrape it off with an Xacto knife, but the key phrase is "kind of."

Hope y'all enjoy this piece!
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:iconalberto-thirion:
~alberto-thirion 1 day ago  New member Professional Traditional Artist
I love your work, your work is fascinating, I like your style.
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:iconebjeebies:
*ebjeebies 17 hours ago  Professional General Artist
Thank you very much!
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:iconalberto-thirion:
~alberto-thirion 6 hours ago  New member Professional Traditional Artist
It is said that art is, the triumph over chaos, your art is a good example of this.
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:iconconstantine311:
~constantine311 Nov 15, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
This is very pretty. :)
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:iconebjeebies:
*ebjeebies Nov 15, 2012  Professional General Artist
Thank you! ^^
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:icontristanhind:
*tristanhind Nov 7, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Amazing work!
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:iconebjeebies:
*ebjeebies Nov 7, 2012  Professional General Artist
Thank you! :)
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~VulcanSnork Oct 27, 2012   Traditional Artist
Great technique. For some reason I've never thought of using mediums or solvents with oil pastel. Will have to give it a try if this piece is any indication of the possibilities.
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:iconebjeebies:
*ebjeebies Oct 29, 2012  Professional General Artist
Thank you! I really like using a solvent with oil pastel. It makes them so much more mealleable. :)
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:iconartabstraction:
=ARTabstraction Aug 28, 2012  Student Digital Artist
Wow, this is REALLY amazing! This makes me want to learn how to use Oil Pastels right now!
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