Ok - still not a fan of oil pastels! But here they are
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Here’s mine!
That was fun- I wanted to chat more but was very committed to stopping when Ashley did.
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You’re my hero June -
Posted immediately after the lesson. Nice job. You even got the yellow on the blades.
Terri Robichon
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Those look great! That’s the fun - trying to get done same as them.
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WOW Lisa @HarleysMom
You’re a speedy sketchy lady also. Thanks for sharing. I love the colors in you drawing.
Terri Robichon
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Thanks! The yellow really made the difference- turned the eraser around on my Blackwing pencil and it was an adequate blender, too. June, I love your scissors!
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Hi everyone -
I decided to play along with the oil pastel drawing of scissors. Clearly I spent a LOT more time on it than 45 minutes, but that is the way I often do it. I also traced the drawing (as I usually do) using Saral wax free transfer paper in the graphite color. Sonia @Meme5 told me about this product and it worked nicely for this project.
Also worth noting, I did my 8 x 8 drawing on PastelMat paper. The oil pastels I used were both Cray-pas and Sennelier.
Terri Robichon
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Hello my friend, Terri @robichon
Wowsers! I wouldn’t have ever known that oil pastels could look soooo good! Blew it out of the park with your oil pastel application on the pastelmat missy!! Did you use a blender tool for the smooooooooothnes? Terrific job!
I have the same oil pastels you do, and will work on the scissors after I finish my blueberries from color pencils plus. Hopefully the electricity is restored soon so life can go on sigh…
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These all look great! You all did a terrific job whether sketching along with Ashely or taking more time. I did this challenge in oil pastels initially along with Ashley. However, I just simply don’t enjoy oil pastels, and I think they know it. The first attempt was a real mess. The only oil pastel I have kept is the cup and napkin from two Gettin’ Sketchy seasons ago. I really love it, and it hangs in my dining room. Nothing good before or since that time. 
I decided to redo the scissors in polychromos pencils. I took only 45 minutes and while it’s far from a work of art, I enjoyed this process. I didn’t do any burnishing. I could use some turpenoid on it, but decided not to because of the lightweight paper I used. The sketch was free-handed, but I did use a ruler for the straight edges.
I may have to just donate my oil pastels to a good cause and be done with them.
Brenda
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Hi Sonia @Meme5
No electricity is no fun. Hope it won’t be long before it’s back.
Yes I have several of the rubber blending tools and they helped at the edges. I found the biggest trick is starting with PastelMat paper. I started with the harder pastels to get the edges, but putting softer pastels on top filled in the tooth quickly as was easy to blend, even with my finger for the background.
By doing this lesson I got the hands on practice I needed so that now I can do my other oil pastels for the fair with a little more confidence.
Terri w2rs
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Hi @Brenda
Oil pastels are not one of my favorites either. I explained to my husband that it’s like drawing with a tube of lipstick.
Terri Robichon
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@robichon Perfect description!
Brenda
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Wow Terri @robichon,
this is amazing! I love the colors! It looks so realistic and at the same time so “painterly” (I think that would be the word I am trying to find).
Thanks for sharing and as well for telling us how you approached your project. 
Lucy
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Well done everyone. I’m looking forward to trying this tomorrow. I love Oil Pastels. When I was a kid, maybe 6 or so. I got into my Mom’s supplies (I knew not to touch the oil paints) but one day I found the oil pastels and she told me that they were no fun at all and directed me towards the soft pastels. I was the type of kid that wouldn’t stay clean, so I understand how the oil pastels would have been no fun…for her.
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I used my Pentel (least favourite) oil pastels for this, I usually use these as a first layer and cover over with my nicer ones but they worked out fine on their own for this.
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My scissors 
from Getting Sketchy
I did trace mine. I have only black Artagain paper so it’s a struggle to see a sketch in graphite. I think they turned out good. I tried some metallic blue faber cassel oil pastels on the background for fun that I found at Michaels last year. Also, made my black paper darker going around the image outline to clean the edges. Here’s the outcome. And yes, it took more than an hour to complete, maybe a little over two hours.
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Jane @janed,
You did great on your scissors! I also have pentel oil pastels which I don’t use because mine have a strong odor. I used mostly cray pas expressionist and faber cassel brand.
My paper is too smooth so I didn’t want to use the super soft sennelier ones.
Always look forward to your posts.
Sonia Alonzo
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Thanks Sonia. These are ones I prefer using on rougher paper, nice and buttery. I agree, the Pentel ones are a bit stinky. I still have them out in front of me. There is practically no smell from the Gallery ones.
Well done on your scissors. I’m always at a bit of a loss as to do with metallic supplies, same with the likes of neon pencils etc. I can never find a good use for them. I don’t have any metallic oil pastels but do I have gouache and coloured pencils that I never use.
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Jane @janed Oooh, I’ve been eyeing those Mungyo Gallery oil pastels. I just cannot justify another expense. I do own a set of the soft pastel version of those Mungyo gallery. But I know those are great oil pastels, I’ve seen them everywhere on youtube and Instagram for a long time. So jealous
Sonia Alonzo
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Hi Jane @janed
So glad you played with the rest of us. This turned out well. Thanks for sharing.
Terri Robichon
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