Pastel Pencils VS Coloured Pencils - What is the Difference?

[@beaconmember1]

Thank you for explaining the differences. I so far have only created black and white pet portrait drawings. I've been wanting to start creating color portraits. Someone gave me a set of colored pencils but after watching this video I'm going buy a pastel pencil set and pastel paper. I was also thinking about trying oil painting but the oil based pastel pencils is a great choice for me because of the blending and light color over dark color properties it has that oil paints do. Pastel pencils can give a oil painting look without the extra cost and extra mess of oil painting.

[@lottielouiseart]

Exactly, pastel pencils aren’t too messy yet you can layer light colours over the top of darker colours which is how I love to work. I hope you enjoy the pastel pencils when you start using them 😀♥️

[@pink8804]

Thank you for making this video. This will help me to decide if I want to try pastel pencils.

[@amyspetpawtraits4184]

I usally use pastel pencils but I do want to try coloured pencils, when I can afford them I will probably give faber castell polychromos a go 😊 This is a really useful video, Thank you 💞

[@lottielouiseart]

They’re both great in their own ways 🥰 I’m glad you enjoyed the video! ♥️

[@juliacastellanos7764]

Thankyou for this it was very insightful!! Def interested in the pastel pencils now.

[@lottielouiseart]

I’m glad you found the video helpful 😄

[@vincemincevince]

i think i prefer pastel over coloured pencils. coloured pencils are such a slow medium for me thanks for making this video

[@lottielouiseart]

Yes I 100% agree with this! Using pastels is so much faster :)

[@raginighag6595]

Exactly 💯 Same here ❤❤

[@megaart333]

A great comparison and a clear detailed explanation. I benefited a lot. A wonderful channel that deserves to be supported. Keep it up. Greetings

[@lottielouiseart]

I’m so glad you found the video helpful! 😊

[@megaart333]

@@lottielouiseart Thank you and glad to contact you

[@kaboomsy]

Such practical advice for so many aspects of using both kinds of pencils. Thank you for sharing! I almost gave up on my pastel sticks, until I found pastel pencils for the fiddly finework. Now excited to play!

[@lottielouiseart]

I’m so glad you found the video helpful! Enjoy your pastels! ♥️🥰

[@lanaeh3685]

Awesomely helpful video! Thanks for sharing!

[@lottielouiseart]

No problem, I’m glad you enjoyed the video 😀

[@kathleenwilson4668]

Great information. Thank you for posting

[@lottielouiseart]

I’m glad you liked the video! 😁

[@CreativeTeamGMA7]

Love pastel pencils, i am in loved with it from the time i bought FC and Carbo . But I also enjoying experimenting with CPencils esp Prisma and some skin tints

[@catkin54]

I have moved over to pastel pencils too. Shame because I have soooooo many coloured pencils. I like the fact you can put CP over pastels though….to get some finer definition in areas (eyes, whiskers, tiny details)

[@lottielouiseart]

Yes that is a positive! Using both mediums together can work really well too :)

[@Mario543212]

very informative. thanks!

[@lottielouiseart]

No problem, thanks for watching 😀

[@cg8397]

Thanks for explaining the difference between pastel pencils and conventional oil-based or wax-based coloured pencils. Could you please also explain the difference between pastel pencils and watercolour pencils? Thanks in advance for your response.

[@lottielouiseart]

That’s definitely something I can make a video on at some point :D

[@lottielouiseart]

Watercolour pencils are water soluble so you can add water to blend them and create a paint-like look 😊

[@Leannegtl90]

Brilliant video, thank you

[@rachelleblanc6955]

Right now i am using colored pencils and i love them but thinking on trying pastels soon. Thanks very informative.

[@lottielouiseart]

I love pastels so much! Im glad you found the video helpful 😊

[@GemstoneloverUK]

Great video! Thank you.

[@Enoc63]

Thank you this is very helpful, color has been intimidating cause i only do charcoal but i will give pastel a try. Pastel also means cake in spanish so pastel wins lol

[@lottielouiseart]

Hopefully you will enjoy working with pastels, I love them! Oooo nice haha I didn’t know that 🤣 nice fun fact to know!

[@Enoc63]

@@lottielouiseart if you get to read this, since I last commented, I’ve had a dilemma with drawing. I’m okay at it but as far as a career, I don’t know how I could make it profitable & like everyone I need to know id be financially good in life. It’s been this way for a while now & I never seem to know what to do. Drawing has always felt like a chore to me but I go back to it cause it’s the only thing I’m decent at & when I am drawing, i become worried about how to make good money with it. Not experienced enough to make courses, I lack of much knowledge to make art tutorial content & that’s my dilemma there, I just end up aimlessly drawing and post it on instagram to say “look what I drew” for no one to notice and I remain broke Just feels like I’m wasting life away Any advice for my situation? Sorry for such a long comment

[@melissaclark7734]

Thank You for this video becausee I also didn't know the difference. Can you use them in a coloring book? I have seen many use them in coloring their drawings.🎨

[@lottielouiseart]

I don’t think pastel pencils would work very well in colouring books due to the smooth paper, but they’d probably work well for soft blended backgrounds 🥰

[@renzo6490]

A note about your lighting. Your hand casts a shadow on the paper where you are applying the pigment.

[@lottielouiseart]

Thank you - I am aware :) I was only using the lights I had access to at the time of filming so I had to make do

[@tinatornambe1119]

Hi Louise. What set up do you use for videos?

[@lottielouiseart]

Hi! For when I’m filming on my desk, I have a short wall camera mount attached to the wall which I attach my camera to, so that I can face my camera directly downwards onto the desk. Otherwise I use a normal camera tripod :)

[@Omarcomics911]

is there any difference between pastel and charcoal pencil white color in adding high light

[@lottielouiseart]

There isn’t a whole lot of difference, they both work very similarly! They’re just made from different materials but they do a similar job :)

[@Omarcomics911]

@lottielouiseart thx cuz pastel is really expensive here

[@strongindependentblackwoma1887]

which one is more time consuming?

[@lottielouiseart]

Coloured pencils are definitely more time consuming :)

[@ParanormalShortStory]

Can you recommend a carrying case for a pastel pencil collection of about 48 pencils? My cardboard box broke!

[@lottielouiseart]

I still use the original boxes the pastels come in - I’ve not needed to buy any cases yet 😀 sorry I can’t be of more help x

[@reaceness]

I paid £50 for Caran D'Ache and they basically fall apart whenever I try to sharpen them. SO frustrating.

[@lottielouiseart]

Yeah you have to be really careful with them because they’re really soft! That’s the downside 😁

[@gildaalmeida5589]

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[@M33838]

Past is way better. Is like painting with gouache or oil is more like that. For me

[@lottielouiseart]

Yes I prefer pastels too! I find them more versatile 😀

[@sonderstudios6675]

Another big decision factor for artists are the costs.

[@lottielouiseart]

Yes that’s true, pastels are more expensive!

[@Ed-lz4jv]

is why i dumped color pencils, so slow and tedious .........blending UGH

[@snoxander6333]

For me pastels is easy to fix mistakes than color pencil.

[@lottielouiseart]

Yes definitely I agree! :)

[@hisinfernalmajesty1849]

i might be using the wrong paper, thanks for mentioning that. EDIT: what kind of paper were you using?

[@lottielouiseart]

For pastels I use the Clairefontaine pastelmat paper 😊 for coloured pencils I use the Fabriano Artistico hot pressed watercolour paper 😊