Introduction:
Oil pastels have numerous advantages
as an art material. They allow for color mixing without
the mess or dust of soft pastels. Oil pastels are also
ideal for watercolor resist and scratch techniques.
This project will emphasize color, design, and composition.
Materials:
Black
heavy weight coverstock cut to 5.5"X4.25". (This is a
size which you can mail for 20 cents postage)
#2
pencil
White
bond paper
Student
grade oil pastels
Crystal
Clear spray fixative
Gold
or silver pens or bright colored pencils
Directions:
1. Take the black paper postcard and
draw around it onto the white bond paper.
2. Draw the idea for your idea within the lines of the sheet of bond paper.
Your design can be horizontal (sideways) or vertical (tallways).
3. Sketch your idea with pencil onto the sheet of black paper. Your design
can be horizontal or vertical.
4. Draw with color pastels onto the black postcard. Overlap colors. Blend
colors by rubbing them together with your finger.
5. When your design is finished, take it outside and spray it with fixative.
6. Turn the post card over. Put the postcard on the table horizontally. Draw
a line down the middle of it from top to bottom.
7. You can write a note on the left half with the metallic pens or colored
pencils.
8. On the right half, attach 20 cents or more postage. Label the postcard
with the recipient's address and mail it!
