Chalk!Cuddy

[tripperfunster]

ooooooh! What a horrible, frustrating medium to work in! *stomps on chalk pastels and breaks them into little bits*

I mean, I'm fairly happy with the final result, but it was so messy, and drawing with those stoopid little rectangles is like drawing with the blunt end of a crayon! How the hell are you supposed to get any details with a big, fat rectangle? Not to mention that for some reason, I had to practically sand off the factory edge to get any colour. I spent the first two minutes just making blank scratches on the paper. grrrrr

On the good side, they blended well, (too well) and they were very quick to work with, but nope....don't like 'em! I think I had to stop and wash my hands about forty times to avoid totally smudging everything together.

Comments

[alienor77310.livejournal.com]

I love those chalks. But then again, I can't draw worth a damn, and they let me pretend I can.

[florence-craye.livejournal.com]

I think you've done a very good job considering it's your first time using chalk pastels. I particularly like her eyes- they are very much like her! The way I've found best to get sharp lines is to use the edges of the pastel where it kind of bends around to the other side- just that tiny space acress the edge, because it is smaller than the point if you can find one. Ok, I don't know if that made sense. But they take some working with, at the very least due to the mess they make!

[ex-housecudd821.livejournal.com]

My goodness, that’s a beautiful drawing ! The colouring/blending is fab.

Cheers,Jérémie

[scarletscarlet.livejournal.com]

Still, it's a lovely picture and the colour is *beautiful*.

[orange-bastard.livejournal.com]

fantastic! I wish I could see you work sometime..

[accioslash.livejournal.com]

I think I like the chalk better than the crayons. The coloring is more subtle even when it's bright.