29 Faces Day 9

I'm  later than usual posting today's face but I got there  in the end.

Those of you that saw my last post will know that I am experimenting with oil pastels. I asked if anyone had any tips on working with oil pastels and Morag over at Paper Rainbow pointed me in the direction of a tutorial by the very talented artist Lynne Hoppe. I was already aware of her work but some how missed the tutorial so I popped over to take a look and decided to give her technique a try.

The materials I used were oil pastels, gouache and watercolour paint, coloued pencils and charcoal pencil. Something that  I wasn't aware of until now was that you could use oil pastels and watercolour paint together. This technique results in a much lighter looking piece compared to my last face which was done in oil pastels alone.

I need lots more practice but I am looking forward to trying it out again.

See you tomorrow. x

29 Faces Day 8

For today's face I thought I would have another go at using oil pastels. It is not a medium I am used too so  I found it difficult to get a result I was happy with.

I know her eyes need more work but the pastels are so chunky that, at this size,  it is hard to be so precise in applying the pastel and I was afraid of spoiling her altogether

The pastels I have are only a cheap set. I know that the more expensive oil pastels are more creamy and easier to work with but I think I need more practice before I consider investing in a more expensive set.

I think she looks like a sad ballerina.

If  anyone is used to working in oil pastels I would welcome any tips.

Bye for now x

29 Faces Day 7

Hello there,
To everyone from Paint Party Friday I am linking this post to both Paint Party Friday and 29 Faces. For anyone that would like to see what the 29 Faces Challenge  is all about click on the button on the sidebar.

Today's face is in acrylic.charcoal pencil and oil pastel. The background paper is 'one I prepared earlier'. I hadn't used it until now because I didn't like it much but when you have to produce a face a day time is of the essence so I grabbed it and added a face and now I don't think it looks that bad.

The butterfly wings were cut from an image from The Graphics Fairy.

Thank you to all who have visited and for your lovely comments. There are so  many talented artists in these challenges and I try to visit as many as I can. If I have missed you I am sure I will catch up with you soon.

Bye for now x

29 Faces Day 6

Today's face is another one  I created much quicker than I am used to. For this face I decided to use oil pastels. A medium that I have only used in the past to enhance my pictures.

I have wanted to work on brown paper for a while now but I think I have used the wrong side I used the rough side and so the pastel has accentuated the lines. I also found it very difficult  to do the features of the face in pastel as she had to be small enough to fit in the small book I am using for my 29 faces challenge.

I enjoyed working in oil pastel so I must have a go at doing a larger piece .

Thanks for visiting. x

29 Faces Day 5

One of the aims of joining in with the 29 Faces challenge was to try and spend less time on perfecting my faces. Today's face was done in charcoal pencil and I only spent less than ten minutes on her.

Some might say 'You can tell' but I am quite proud of her.

I am loving all the different techniques used by the artists taking part in this challenge. If you are not part of this challenge and you are looking for lots of inspiration click on the link in the side bar and take a look.

Back tomorrow with another. x

29 Faces day 4

Hi Everyone,

Today my face is a pencil sketch. It is very different from the faces I have been doing recently.

I had trouble with her mouth and it still isn't right. But I left it in the end because it came to a point where I couldn't erase it anymore with out spoiling it altogether.

Thank you for visiting. Back tomorrow with another. x

29 Faces Day 3

Hi there,
For today's face I went back to working in acrylic.

I outlined the eyes,nose and lips with a Stabilo fine permanent pen. But on reflection I wish I had used the charcoal pencil that I used on her eyebrows to outline her lips as the pen is to harsh.

It is great being part of this challenge and I am enjoying all the lovely comments. A BIG THANK YOU to you all .