i don't even like naruto... but for some reason i really like this XD

plus... i envy anyone who can use oil pastels... Q-Q

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Well, I don't like Naruto either, in fact, I couldn't really care less about it, but I did think that Rock Lee was a rather fun character.

I never though oil pastels were very difficult at all, in fact, they're really quite easy to use in my opinion-- do you mind my asking what makes them difficult for you? Just in case I can help?

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i... kind of always end up with mud....

i'm terrible at coloring, i never know what order to lay my colors down in. with a lot of things, oils especially, i end up with a big, overworked mess. also, i'm a real fan of crisp lines, not exactly what oils are great for.

i've pretty much fallen in love with gouache for the moment, but i am curious, what order do you lay down your colors in? do you go in blocks or color it all in at once? thanks for offering some input

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Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

Well, I can't really use this particular drawing as an example, as it's really just an oversized scribble, but normally, I lightly block in basic shapes with changed tones (blue in shadows, yellows in highlights, and so on, depending on the pallet), and then I start hatching and crosshatching in layers with the appropriate tones, building up color in much the same manner as you would with colored pencils... then blend as I would blend paints.
Really, the key is simply to know what you're doing, in terms of color mixing. Oil pastels -even quality ones- get very muddy very quickly, so you've got to lay down the colors properly to begin with, so that once you've done the initial coloring, you've just got to do fine-tuning. If helps, test out your pallet in colored pencils in the margins to make sure it works before you do the real thing.

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:3 thanks a lot. . . maybe i'll pick up my pastels again.

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Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?