I have a box of oil pastels that I never use. One reason for that is the fact they don’t dry, and up until recently I didn’t have fixative specific to oil pastels. That my excuse, and I’m sticking to it.
Most of my oil pastels are the fairly ubiquitous inexpensive ones, with a small selection of coveted Sennelier ones. Art supplies are not for coveting, tho, or what’s the point.
So, a basic value study of this pose in my A3 sketchbook, and I don’t think the inexpensive, harder, oil pastels were the best thing for my currently rebelling shoulder. That said, when I picked up one of the Sennelier ones and started using it, the difference was amazing. They really are like butter.
I’ll paint with cheap as chips brushes, but ask me about oil pastels, and I’ll say spend a bit more.
As usual I have chosen supplies that need a spray fixative on a day we have three days of rain forecast, and a storm warning. Go me.
Til the morn,
Suzanne
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Thrummie Bizzum 
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