Blog Post #2

Artists Develop Art Making Skills

For this project, I decided to draw the New York city skyline. When drawing this, I used both oil pastels and chalk pastels. However, about 95% of the art is in chalk pastels. I found that with chalk pastels, I was able to burnish the colors together better. With oil pastels, they are very hard to blend, therefore, you don't get a unified look and when trying to create different hues of colors, it was very difficult to do so with out it looking incredibly messy. With chalk pastels, you can get more details, its easier to blend, and is easier to fix when you mess up than it is with oil pastels.

This was the first time I have ever used both oil and chalk pastels. After experimenting for a while, I found that it was easier for me to use chalk instead of oil. Before hand, I had always used the basics (colored pencils, crayons, etc.) If ever gotten the chance, I would definitely use chalk pastels again. I feel that I would need to experiment more with oil pastels until I understand how to use them a little better.

Overall, I like how my art turned out. I feel like I accomplished the purpose of this project. I found out which pastel I preferred to use, which is most definitely chalk.