Soft Pastel Art #2: Owlsome
There was an owl who lived in an oak. The more he heard, the less he spoke;
The less he spoke, the more he heard--- We all should be like that wise old bird.-Anonymous-
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Just recently, I posted my Soft Pastel Art #1: Steemcat in which I gave a tip for Layering Technique using soft pastels.
As usual, I will reveal another soft pastel art tip at the end of this article, I hope you’re with me til’ this post ends.
Steps
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Owlsome’s quick Metamorphosis
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Owlsome’s Soft Pastel Tip:
"Smudging Technique"
Because of soft pastel’s chalky texture, it is quite easy to smudge or mix the colors. Just be careful with your strokes (single stroke, rounded stroke, freestyle stroke) in blending different hues. This may reflect the overall flow of your soft pastel art.
Furthermore, you need to be certain with regards to your hand’s pressure when smudging. Press harder when you’re working on the outline and softer in between the outlines to create faded effect.
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In Owlsome, I started single strokes at its outlines and ended with fine pressure in between the outlines.
Owlsome with a twist
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I digitally edited Owlsome in order for it to lay above a soft pastel pencil. How? Well, you must wait until my next Soft Pastel Art Series on how I made this one. :D
Materials used
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://image.ibb.co/npqKbR/smaeunabs.jpg)
Very cutie
Thank you @jackytjai1984
Oh, I love owls so much! This is a cutie!
Thankyouuu so much @kalemandra
So cute. Thanks for easy to follow steps. Good drawing. Well done
Thank you @mitchhunter. Glad you like it :)
Ganda ng owl. :)
Thankyou @zararina!! Kasing ganda ba natin kabayan? :D
Hehe sinabi mo eh. :P
Nice post :)
Thanks :)
Follow and upvote me i will do the same 😊
awesome tutorial!
I'm glad you like it @earthlingvibes
Awesome art and post! Very nice. 👍🏼😀
Thank you!!
Ka-artistic ba daay nimo @smaeunabs. Why nihunong ka?
Time consuming kaayo. Himo nya post napud hahahaha wala napud koy gana lately.
Ayyy kaya yan. anong gagawin para bumalik ang gana? drawing na yan
great...
Thank you @shanks25