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Sparking Creativity | Kids with Oil Pastels | Art Tutorial
Sparking Creativity | Kids with Oil Pastels | Art Tutorial

This style is intentionally imperfect but the defining features of the bright oil pastels, with heavy black outlines, created by expressive markings on black paper is like an elevated version of the crayon scribbles we all know and love. It is amazing how this small change from crayons to oil pastels, white to black paper, and some intentional black outlines will create stunningly eye-catching artwork from the same little hands that brought you that lovely chicken-dog blob that has been hanging on the fridge since it came home from school on Father’s Day.

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Oil Pastel, Children's Book, Artwork, Art for Kids, Art ActivitiesJessalyn Beasleyart, art lessons, kids art, kids art lessons, bird art, oil pastel, tutorial
How to Draw Realistic Birds- Part Two- Final Drawing
How to Draw Realistic Birds- Part Two- Final Drawing

Let’s pick up where we left off…

When I talk about the two different stages of a drawing, I will often refer to the sketch stage as the “thinking part” and the drawing stage as, “the artistic part”, because that is essentially what they are. The sketch is the stage of a drawing that forces you to slow down, use your brain as you measure and study and adjust until your drawing is as accurate as possible.

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Art Activities, Artwork, Children's Book, Tutorials, How to DrawJessalyn BeasleyHow to draw, Realistic birds, Draw realistic animals, adult art lessons, pencil drawing, tutorial, step-by-step, art lessons, art, artist
How to Draw Realistic Birds- Part One- Starting with a Sketch
How to Draw Realistic Birds- Part One- Starting with a Sketch

Drawing skills are the foundation of any art practice. Knowing how to draw opens a world of possibilities on which to build your creativity. That is because the basis of great drawing skills is observation. In order to draw well (realistically), we have to draw accurately. Drawing accurately means obeying the rules of nature, tapping into the way the brain works, and knowing where it sometimes steers us wrong.

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