The consistency of each stick is not the same. The white is very hard and makes mixing with other colors very difficult. Some are very creamy ( brown, blue, red). It took me twice the time I normally use with regular oil pastels. They dissolve nicely and leave no streaky marks, much better than watercolor crayons. The color payoff is not superior but is ok considering the price, do not expect them to perform like the Caran Dache crayons though. All in all, it was a refreshing experience but not my cup of tea. I still prefer traditional oil pastels more because I can skip the blending and layering but if water-soluble art supplies are your thing I still recommend these over other water soluble caryons brand. Best way to use in my opinion: use this for background because the stick are larger so you can cover the surface quickly and then work on details with Caran Dache or other crayons.
@minnami7783 ай бұрын
Im Doing some research on oil pastels and your video is tremendously helpful. Thank you so much ❤
@artholic93313 ай бұрын
you are welcomed :)
@veystone25804 ай бұрын
That music on a loop is really annoying.... At least for me that have some sound sensibility... Had to stop the video... 😢😢
@artholic93314 ай бұрын
@@veystone2580 oh i am sorry for that. I will blend that out in the Update oil pastel Video
@veystone25804 ай бұрын
The awful smell of the Pentel was finally resolved. It was a HUGE batch that had that smell. Currently, if you buy from a big store, where they have new merchandise, the Pentels won't have that smell. But, buying from a small seller might be tricky if what they have available are still from that awful batch!
@artholic93314 ай бұрын
@@veystone2580 nice to know. Because I love my Pentel :) 😀
@marijadika64445 ай бұрын
I am so glad about your honest opinion on Faber Castel oil sticks, I didn’t want to say anything bad about the product just because of the brand i love, but they are the worst oil sticks on the market, for the money they charge. I bought the smallest set just because I wasn’t sure if I wanted to pursue this medium, and boy I am glad I didn’t buy the largest set!
@artholic93315 ай бұрын
They lowered the price significantly. I think for the current price it does not hurt much. But for third world countries still very expensive I guess. The cheap set of pentel is way more better. What a shame for such a good brand.
@CeruleanCzarina5 ай бұрын
Awwwwww! Cute kitty🐱paws at 4:11 🥰. Thank you to you and your fur baby for sharing this review!
@juststartingover27356 ай бұрын
Caran D’ache will last a very long time compared to Sennelier because they are a firmer pastel stick but still soft. Same for the Mungyo.
@juststartingover27356 ай бұрын
Important to know….oil pastels need to stay in a cool place. If you buy them online during warm weather, it is very likely they will be melting by the time you get delivery…especially if Amazon or postal leaves them on doorstep! If they are warm when you receive them, put the box in refrigerator for a little while to allow them to get firm. I had a set of Paul Rubens delivered by Amazon that was so warm I had to return them..the individual wrappers were saturated with the pastel oils…a mess!
@florvioleta706 ай бұрын
Hola se que tipo de hija se usa para pintar con el oleo pastel pero quisiera saber si se puede hacer en un lienzo y en que tipo de lienzo se puede hacer alguna pintura, porque quisiera hacer pinturas en gran tamaño
@artholic93316 ай бұрын
Para lienzos grandes, las barras de óleo son mejores. No hay muchas empresas que ofrezcan barras de óleo. La única que conozco es Sennelier. Puedes usar pasteles al óleo en cualquier tipo de lienzo o papel para lienzo. Tengo una pintura de 60x80 cm hecha con Paul Rubens y Pentel. Y todavía me quedan muchos pasteles al óleo.
@sunshinejenny7776 ай бұрын
Thank you for your honest reviews!! You really helped!!
@EliiiArt7 ай бұрын
Thanks. What kind of your paper is?
@artholic93317 ай бұрын
You are welcomed. I use Claire Fontaine mix media paper
@kassaArt7 ай бұрын
Love these ❤
@heatherbozarth61528 ай бұрын
I am having a hard time telling the difference between the Mungyo artist grade and student grade pastels. How can you tell?
@artholic93318 ай бұрын
The artist one has Gallery on their packaging. I hope that helps.
@opensales14998 ай бұрын
Great video. I am one of the few that prefers caran d’ache Neopastels over the Sennelier. I think it’s just my style that the less creamy pastels work better for me.
@artholic93318 ай бұрын
I am also team Caran Dache :)))
@maryshores68188 ай бұрын
Trying to understand best way to sharpen these.
@artholic93318 ай бұрын
I just use my regular pencil sharpener for big pencil
@artholic93318 ай бұрын
A good alternative is sanded paper ^^
@YouAndStephanie9 ай бұрын
great informative video xx
@artholic93319 ай бұрын
Thanks 😀
@myview98629 ай бұрын
Good helpful video and good comparison on hard vs soft oil pastel and tips. I just wonder if you have a set of Haiya Paul Ruben oil pastel, it’s very soft like Sennelier and softer than Mungyo. Hopefully, you can do a video about Haiya oil pastel? Thank you for the videos
@artholic93319 ай бұрын
Hi thanks for your Feedback :) . I have bought Haiya set recently. I am still testing them so I can give a honest review.
@artholic933110 ай бұрын
just an interesting fact I forgot to mention in the video: After almost 1 year the sticks got firmer and they feel less slippery and sticky, which I like.
@arnavthakur642310 ай бұрын
Price
@artholic933110 ай бұрын
depends on where you live. In korea about 50 dollars. Please check the link in the discription box or comunity dash board, just updated links to buy since a lot of people are interested in this set
@NeofolkClassics10 ай бұрын
Beautifully done!
@artholic933110 ай бұрын
Thank you 😀
@valerielynch204210 ай бұрын
This is a very nice painting. I'm rather new to oil pastels. I enjoyed seeing the various techniques you used. Thank you!
@artholic933110 ай бұрын
Hi thank you :) I hope you will enjoy oil pastels in the future 😀
@JC-il4or10 ай бұрын
It is a year later from this excellent review. (Now Feb '24) Paul Ruben has released the Haiya line, which I am told is a Sennelier dupe. Any thoughts?
@artholic933110 ай бұрын
Thanks for your Feedback :) weil I think the old one is already similar to Sennelier or a dupe but the consistency is not the same for each stick in term of hardness, pigmentation etc. Its not the case with Sennelier. I think Paul Rubens had quality control issue in the past and it got better with haiya Line. Since I already have 3 Sets i am not really interested to get haiya set, just to get a little bit better quality. But If I was new to Paul Rubens I would have chosen haiya Line instead of old ones.
@lauradill144711 ай бұрын
Good job
@artholic933111 ай бұрын
Thanks 😀
@artholic933111 ай бұрын
what do you think of shinhan watercolors? I bought this one in asia so they are not super pricy. I would not buy them outside asian countries now that I know about their consistency. They are good but so opaque for me, almost a mix of gouache and watercolors. Although Holbein is also made in asia but I like their consistency way more.
@artholic933111 ай бұрын
I have updated links to all products mentioned in the video. A lot of people ask me where to buy especially the Mungyo 120 colors set outside korea. Well good news if you live in Germany or in other areas around you can get it on amazon website now : amzn.to/3Si56HX.
@carolinegravel995411 ай бұрын
Op…. Juste ces lettres m’on fait penser à Holbein
@carolinegravel995411 ай бұрын
Mais les couleurs sont éclatantes!
@Msboochie211 ай бұрын
Yes, the good pencils smell wonderful. Most Derwent pencils smell so good.
@artholic933111 ай бұрын
They do smell really good I agree. Maybe they should sell fragrance of it :))).
@PaigeEscapes11 ай бұрын
thank you so much! wonderful! i have a portrait set and love how buttery they are. I would love the whole set! May i ask, what are your thoughts on the mungo vs neopastels? are they very similar? I have heard they are but surely the neopastels are a lot better? thank you so much!
@artholic933111 ай бұрын
you are welcomed :) they are indeed very similar . It depends on your preferences. The mungyo one is cheaper, they are softer than Caran Dache, colors are very opaque because I feel like they just add white in very color a bit so thats why you will find Caran Dache is more satured and the colors pop more. In the Caran Dache set you will also have some transparent colors which are not included in the mungyo full set Mungyo has a wider range of colors though. I hope this helps a litte bit. If you like to know more you can check out my other videos. I made some on this topic :)
@PaigeEscapes11 ай бұрын
@@artholic9331 hank you so incredibly much ! it sounds like perhaps you prefer the mungo? What are your favourites may i ask? perhaps ranked 1 to 3 if that makes sense ?
@artholic933111 ай бұрын
@paigeme886 him is difficult because I normally use different sets for my painting. But among those 3 and if I had to choose one set only it would be Caran Dache because the colors are more vivid. And I like the perfect hardness. Sennelier is sometimes too soft and messy and mungyo are less vibrant than the other two but does not make me go broke. So I would say Caran Dache> Mungyo (has some unique colors)> Sennelier. For sketching I use my super cheap pentel set. And for painting which I want to last or sell maybe in the future : Mungyo for background, Caran Dache for the most part, Sennelier on top 😉
@PaigeEscapes11 ай бұрын
@@artholic9331 thank you so incredibly much! So helpful!
@artholic933111 ай бұрын
You will get 120+ colors in this full set. Only 120 are different. The primary colors are doubled the amount. And a transparent stick which I have not figured out what kind of purpose it serves. Please let me know in the comments if you do. All colors are vivid, buttery, highly pigmented. The metallics are the best I have used so far. A lot of transparent colors in comparison to other brands. You can make your own transparent colors with the vaseline-like stick. Totally worth the money but not necessary to get all of them since they are easy to mix and match based on their buttery consistency. But everyone loves convinient colors. What do you think you Sennelier as oil pastel brand. Do you enjoy them?
@catnap609911 ай бұрын
The transparent stick is a for blending and you can get very nice effects with it. I've even used it to glaze. I lay down a layer with harder oil pastels (or let a layer of softer oil pastels set over night) and to glaze a transparent layer over it I pot down a layer of the transparent stick, add a color of my choice and then blend it out with some more of the transparent medium. Sennelier has a lot of (semi) transparent colors in their range and because they lay down so smoothly, they are great for glazing over pretty much every brand of oil pastels.
@artholic933111 ай бұрын
@catnap6099 hey thank you so much for your description. I did try to blend in the video but I find blending with the transparent stick is very slippery and the blend did not look nice so I just gave up :))) I also think is for glazing but I have never seen someone does this before. I will definitely try again with your techniques. Sounds really interesting. Thanks a lot 🙏
@johnsartmaterialguidestuto7757 Жыл бұрын
The Fabers are appalling!
@artholic9331 Жыл бұрын
Don't get it. You'll waste your money
@johnsartmaterialguidestuto7757 Жыл бұрын
thats what i said lol@@artholic9331
@kinestet_art Жыл бұрын
Do you like Derwent lightfast less?
@artholic9331 Жыл бұрын
Yes because I just love the formulation so much and they are way cheaper than lightfast. Lightfast are my second favorite of the brand though.
@kinestet_art Жыл бұрын
@@artholic9331 thank you for your answer! I like "drawing" less because they have fragile lead. And I'm very upset about this.
@artholic9331 Жыл бұрын
@kinestet_art girl you have a 💪 grip. How did you break those super thick lead 😳. Well I don't have breakage issue with none of my pencil except faber castell black edition and prisma colors
@kinestet_art Жыл бұрын
@@artholic9331 😆I don't know! Maybe my cat played with them, before they were cracked🐈
@maryshores68188 ай бұрын
Lightfast are my favorite!
@pagalmasala Жыл бұрын
I just bought some in the wooden box. LOVE them LOVE them LOVE them!!!
@artholic9331 Жыл бұрын
Good for you 👍. Yes they are the best watercolor pencils. I always find them too pretty to use 😄
@kimmygirlll Жыл бұрын
Did you find any place online where you can buy the mungyo ones separately which ship to Europe? I am running out of white 😢
@artholic9331 Жыл бұрын
hi :) i have seen them on ebay uk. Costs about 3 dollar per stick though. But for that money you can also purchase Caran Dache white, which is actually better in my opinion.
@kimmygirlll Жыл бұрын
@@artholic9331 tnx for the reply 🙏the carand’ache was indeed my second option 😊
@angelaequd5583 Жыл бұрын
I recomend Mont Marte oil pastels, very soft, well pigmented, 120 pcs set around 37 dollars
@artholic9331 Жыл бұрын
Thanks. I have heard of this brand before but I didn't know they offer such a big set. 😳...unfortunately this set is hard to get in Europe.
@alessamiridis54767 ай бұрын
they're available now on amazon germany and suuuper affordable. Haven't bought them myself but am definitely considering it :)
@artholic93317 ай бұрын
They are awesome and really affordable. You should try. I got the 72 set and I am testing them. There will be a future oil pastel update video for sure.
@alessamiridis54767 ай бұрын
I've actually just found that the Artecho are basically the same product and 10€ cheaper than the Mont Marte so I'll probably be trying those out. Looking forward to your new video! ❤️
@artholic93317 ай бұрын
@alessamiridis5476 please let me know your experience then. Because I bought some sets lately to compare but for me the Artecho is not as similar to the Mont Marte one . But it is just my opinion and it depends on how you use oil pastels normally as well.
@juststartingover2735 Жыл бұрын
Good review and I completely agree with your recommendation of Sennelier and Caran ‘Ache and then the Mungyo.
@juststartingover2735 Жыл бұрын
The Mungyo and Caran D’ache are my new favorite. If you want very soft pastels but on a budget, its worth saving up for a small set of Sennelier.
@artholic9331 Жыл бұрын
I like sennelier but Caran D'ache is still my number one. If Mungyo colors are little bit more vibrant I think I would choose Mungyo. I have the full set of Sennelier now but there are a lot of transparent colors in there. I prefer opaque colors more.
@Marysart Жыл бұрын
Well done on this video. This has to be one of the best ones on oil pastels I have seen. Very helpful. Subscribed and thank you 🙂
@artholic9331 Жыл бұрын
thank you for your kind words 🤗
@acerobst1147 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful video! Thank you for creating it. It helps me a lot. 😊
@artholic9331 Жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊 I am glad that I could help 🤗
@rebeccakocher2974 Жыл бұрын
Neuer subscriber hier. Mega tolles und informatives Video, danke sehr! Ich möchte neu mit Ölpastellen beginnen und habe mir mal die von Artecho, Kuelox soft und Paul Rubens Haiya bestellt. Ich freue mich darauf loszulegen. Deine Katze ist ja süss, "äs Schnügeli" ❤
@artholic9331 Жыл бұрын
hi:) vielen lieben Dank für dein feedback und viel Spaß mit deinen Ölpastellen. Die Kombi hört sich echt nicht schlecht an. Ich würde vielleicht die Paul Rubens on top benutzen weil die sehr soft sind, sonst kratzt du die unter Schicht ab. Falls du noch Fragen hast, helfe ich gerne weiter. Übrigens meine Katze sagt auch merci fürs abonieren :)))
@nudynutsati1176 Жыл бұрын
Congratulations
@artholic9331 Жыл бұрын
Thank you ❤️
@janc6495 Жыл бұрын
Why isn't that FSE emblem printed on all of these pencils? I believe they are in the DickBlick set. I sure I hope I didn't get scammed.
@artholic9331 Жыл бұрын
I bought mine in europe/switzerland. Maybe different packaging.
@nudynutsati1176 Жыл бұрын
I‘m also in Switzerland. Can you please inform me where I can buy Pentel 50 pieces (orange box) and Mungyo 120 pieces set?
@artholic9331 Жыл бұрын
The orange box you can find it on gaestecker and for the mungyo I have not found any store which ships to switzerland directly. I recommend you check out eBay/ali express. If you live near the border to germany, you can let it shipped there. Sometimes, it's cheaper.
@pocahontasseguinart7099 Жыл бұрын
Actrully the Paul Ruben and sennelier oil pastels are good for blending in paper but you need bettter paper , canvas rolls , canvas if you want to varnish them . Sennelier safflower or green thinner for oil paints are good for Paul Ruben’s oil pastels and sennelier oil pastels ., there more professional and masters 1:54 .
@artholic9331 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip I will try the thinner out in the future. Normally I don't use oil or anything to blend I just use the sticks themselves or finger . Don't like the paper from Paul Rubens that much it's too smooth for my taste. And I just spray fixative over. Vanishing is too much work 😅. What kind of paper brand do you use?. Sennelier is more professional but not everyone can afford them so I chose something inexpensive for everyone can start with. But yes sennelier oil pastels are gorgeous 😍.
@iznurizaizamie2023 Жыл бұрын
I have the Derwent drawing set too.
@artholic9331 Жыл бұрын
You like them too?. 😏 I think you have similar taste in art supplies like mine. Do you have holbein or posca/uni pencils?. I am considering the uni pencils since I have better access to them.
@sonyasever7625 Жыл бұрын
thank you for this review💖💖 (and for your kitty 😽😽)
@artholic9331 Жыл бұрын
Im glad you liked it and my cats also say thanks 😁
@cazkiwinz4300 Жыл бұрын
I love these pencils, they’re so creamy… and I LOVE the smell of Derwent pencils, you’re definitely not the only “weirdo” who does this 😂 PS. Hiiiii from new sub #260
@artholic9331 Жыл бұрын
Hi back :) your comment deserves a pin 🤗. Nice to know that others can relate. The smell surely adds up to the cost 🤣
@dejavulaverite9086 Жыл бұрын
❤🌿🌿🌿
@iznurizaizamie2023 Жыл бұрын
I have neocolor 1 too. Really satisfied even it was a crayon set.
@artholic9331 Жыл бұрын
I wish they would produce a bigger set like neocolor 2 or 120 colors :))) find it a little bit wasteful to use neocolor 2 dry since they are more expensive.
@sonyasever7625 Жыл бұрын
my dreaaaaaaaaaaam, wish they were available in my country ToT
@sonyasever7625 Жыл бұрын
i like the cupboard version more too!
@artholic9331 Жыл бұрын
We all want them :))) Hope they are available in the future on amazon. Maybe you can get them though the eBay link I posted.