Adding Baby Oil To Oil Pastels

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[@Blick_Art]

We asked a Product Information Team member about this tip, and they said that, while oil pastels do include non-drying oils like mineral oil in their formulation, adding so much to a paper object would certainly lead to oil migrating through the paper into matting and framing, sketchbook pages, and just about everything it comes in contact with. Artists using this method should consider interleaving a grease-resistant sheet like glassine if finished work will be in in a sketchbook or stack of drawings

[@ssavaart]

Wow. Thanks!

[@dgotmemes6299]

Wow reply

[@OncelerKidsAreCringe]

@@dgotmemes6299 Wow reply

[@Camqu9]

@@OncelerKidsAreCringe wow reply

[@OncelerKidsAreCringe]

@@Camqu9 wow reply

[@Rune_fantasy]

Hey Scott I really mean this in a kind way but I really like watching u struggle with oil pastels. I really enjoy seeing your failures instead seeing your masterpieces. It reminds me that we are all on our individual art journeys, and art is a never ending learning process.

[@ssavaart]

Am I a joke to you? Do I amuse you? Like a clown? Ha ha. I'm happy you're enjoying this. Honestly... so am I. I love trying new things and failing miserably.

[@lan_zhan7141]

@@ssavaart lmao- we just enjoy you struggling As a young artist It kinda reminds me of us as humans who fails and later turn them into masterpiece Thank you for being Here on youtube Please as a young artist teach us more on how to work with watercolors like u do As a student i can't really take extra classes of painting due to school , tuctions , home work , self study , etc So i depend of KZbin shorts for tips You are the best one i have found But i do struggle as my painting always turns our dark instead of light like yours Any tips please ? Is it the paper quility or just my cheap watercolours ?

[@ssavaart]

@@lan_zhan7141 It could be either. Are you working lightest colors to darkest? Have you tried drying the paint before coming in with the next paint?

[@phb2479]

@@ssavaart you scare me

[@thilsiktonix]

@@lan_zhan7141 I watercolor as well! Can verify. Apply your lightest colors first, __especially__ when using watercolor (do the same with gouache too though). Go in later, layer-after-layer, with slightly darker colors and shades. Also, watering down your pigment helps! I suggest watering it down separate from the page, since that will make it take longer to dry, will most likely make it harder to control, and may damage the paper or the paint around the spot you're working on.

[@mcnerd1148]

It is almost encouraging in a way to see an artist I really like struggle with things. Especially on social media it seems like only the cream of the crop gets posted, so it's cool to see and remember that even the best artists screw up and struggle sometimes

[@ninjawasabi710]

So true

[@merabmajeed6072]

Agreed ... I struggle so much with water color but I am good with oil pastels ... this sorta balances the force for me 🤣❤

[@SteveMc2425]

True, im good at sketching but a not good at coloring it like water colors. Slowly but surely il probably learn how.

[@KhadaJhin04]

@@SteveMc2425 same. But I realized I need to give myself time and not feel too precious about my sketches, eventually we will learn the ropes and strokes. Good luck to us!

[@SteveMc2425]

@@KhadaJhin04 yeah thanks man, good luck on your journey.

[@theartistsan2375]

*so much anger radiated off him, it was silent but we could tell it was there*

[@itokNardz]

Yeah 💀

[@ICNH8]

Agreed

[@Mint_River11]

Yeah i saw his hope being played lol 😂

[@hindifictionsworld8032]

Yes XD

[@incognito1783]

Lol-

[@Noel-lh1vi]

baby oil sounds like a curse word now

[@HazelFlopped]

HELP

[@roifeey]

​@@HazelFlopped 911 WHATS YOUR EMERGENCY?!/j

[@jonarbuckle4200]

maybe thats why there was sm baby oil... he was having an oil pastel drawing party........

[@HazelFlopped]

@jonarbuckle4200 sureeee he was

[@Faesharlyn]

Oh no..

[@niharika3280]

thiese are exactly the stages i went through when i stared oil pastels 6 years ago. then eventually comes the actually making it look good part. haven't gotten there but I'll tell you when it happens

[@LMCorvinus]

Love this, true artist mentality

[@DeAdX_X666]

6 years ago but ill get there eventually 💀 nah cause same me with oil paints 💀

[@yeruchii7817]

Here's a ❤ for moral support 😆

[@doomkitty9517]

You can do it! :)

[@TheLordKronos]

If you stared for 6 years u must have very dry eyes by now

[@Tgod4reals]

A few tips I find help: -Use paper with less grit unless you are aiming for a certain texture -baby oil does work but that was a large amount! Work in super small dowses and replace q tips every time you move onto a new spot - a Kleenex that is lightly dampened can help blend other larger spots -use an x-acto knife to pick up crayon you don’t want, or to add details designs/texture -burnishing with the oil pastels is a good way to practice at first to understand the limits they have. I like to blend with my thumb too! Hope this helps

[@francescafrancesca3554]

YESSS!!! Exactly! I was thinking that probably the main component was the texture of the paper. Definitely made for water retention, hence the texture.

[@annierichardson5296]

I use Bristol paper for oil pastels. It has virtually no tooth at all. I’ve never used oil, but blend with tortillons and twists of paper. Letting the pastel “cure” for a couple of days between layers helps, too, and instead of having a crayon-like drawing you can achieve paint-like effects.

[@Warhawk-ue4oe]

📌

[@trippinbawls88]

@Mike you say this after seeing that huge glob of baby oil that went down on that eyebrow? 💀

[@jessicalagarce1955]

Once I was blending so hard with my fingers that I got blisters lol 🤣😭

[@m3b02]

Pencils don't work with oil pastels at all! Here's a tip: Instead of using pencils to sketch out, it's more advisable to use a light grey oil pastel or any light base colour of your choice to sketch things out (like yellow or pink). A small addition: You can scrape away the colours if you either make a mistake or want to add another layer of colours! People also like to add a bit of hatching, squiggly or swirly line textures on their artwork by using toothpicks!

[@merrygoround7557]

thanks bestie

[@febblepebble]

I do a similar thing with coloured pencils, sketch with a skintone colour (assuming it's a person) rather than graphite because graphite makes everything muddy :)

[@snickerdoodle4457]

Yesss, lets make scott suffer more with them oil pastels *grins mischievously*

[@AmyJamie]

Wow thanks! 🙏🏻😊

[@tackyoptic]

This is the advice he needed

[@triktunia]

"...baby oil" *sighs* *opens comments*

[@WoodlouseFairy]

Real

[@lilnastyxxx]

I’m dressing up as baby oil for Halloween

[@H1imFinlay]

same brand too

[@TheFella137]

You caught me

[@KaptainVincent]

diddy ruined baby oil bro 😭

[@femurbreakur]

I would suggest trying layering when it comes to oil pastels! from what I've seen, its the buildup of colour that gives pieces made w/ oil pastels so colourful

[@peytonsmith6675]

I used this tip in art class. The key is to use very little baby oil. Just lightly dip the q-tip in the baby oil then dab it on a paper towel. You don’t want to drench your art:)

[@juststartingover2735]

Agree…he took it to the extreme🙄obviously didnt really want to try it.

[@unabledstardust]

​@@juststartingover2735in his defense, nobody gave him instructions

[@Craftynature1710]

@@juststartingover2735 Jeez he was never told an exact amount of baby oil to use.

[@amethystskeels3788]

​@@juststartingover2735if he didn't really want to try it I don't think he would have gone to do it, but it's not as simple as just using however much you want, if he didn't know how much to use it doesn't matter how he used it, he would only get it right by chance. Especially if someone made him feel like you "just add baby oil" you likely wouldn't even look up how much because it seems like someone would have just added the words "a little" to that sentence

[@joshuamitchell484]

I would have asked or researched how much to use and methods of doing it. If not that, doesn't common sense tell you to start with a little?

[@saudades1002]

What a weird moment for KZbin to recommend me a baby oil related video

[@tisa274]

"i- okay" Why is that literally me when someone asks me to do something-

[@YukiSatagawa]

That’s literally me. Hesitation be on 24/ 7 💯

[@abby-girly1652]

@@YukiSatagawa PLEASE SAME

[@thatonegir1]

I had to do a whole art project with oil pastels during art, let’s just say being left handed with oil pastels was NOT fun

[@lauriedi1]

Oh! I feel your pain...

[@CeilingFanRat]

Big oof

[@chocolatbownie35]

I don't get it, if you're left handed why don't you start from the right side? And if you have to make it layer by layer, isn't that just a "having hands" problem??

[@ethanlebreton5477]

@@chocolatbownie35 it's because we're often trained to go from left to right so it happens naturally

[@ethanlebreton5477]

I GET YOUR STUGGLE IT SUCKS

[@xeanluxcrille6847]

*His first drop of oil on paper.* Me: "Oof, that's too much."

[@promisedjubileedaniels]

💯

[@promisedjubileedaniels]

The problem is his, not the good advising humans...

[@youcantlotorme8528]

Same. That papers got to be seeping baby oil onto other parts of the book.

[@_jiuliujiu]

Same lol

[@averyconnelly1356]

Ya definetly

[@Madoka_Raviel]

Baby oil changed me

[@Melissa31179]

The Madoka magica pfp makes this so much better

[@ianwallenborn]

The “two simple things” you really need are quality pastels and pastel paper, it’ll make a big difference!

[@pusheencat8806]

or just qtips without baby oil (also quality pastels)

[@theatheistsdefender]

And he has both you must not watch him

[@ElementX.]

At that point why even use them ??

[@theatheistsdefender]

@@ElementX. because why not 😳

[@BillyBoyGenius]

I agree, the right paper makes a big difference, and they aren't expensive at all.

[@_yuvi_0w0]

"oh OIL pastles are not good' *"lets add OIL to OIL pastles to make it good"*

[@kookycoolauntkaryn5884]

pastels WHAT IN THE WORLD IS A PASTLES??????💀💀💀💀💀

[@xxsunflxwerxx1107]

@@kookycoolauntkaryn5884 I’m starting to hate that word just because the way it’s pronounced and I pronounced it the wrong way for years until a year ago

[@chaeyoungsstrawberryfarm3327]

@@xxsunflxwerxx1107 wait what do you mean, how’s the actual pronunciation:0

[@xxsunflxwerxx1107]

@@chaeyoungsstrawberryfarm3327 in the video it’s pronounced correctly past-stale I use to pronounce it like: pay-steal

[@joshuareynolds23]

@@xxsunflxwerxx1107 it's actually pas tells not past stales that's too many syllables.

[@ralunix4612]

His disappointment was unmeasurable and his day ruined, stop giving him pain he doesn't deserve it XD.

[@datwolf27]

Paint thinner works just as well!! I use it all the time with my oil pastels

[@PaperPearls24]

It works better in my experience.

[@AndreaCrisp]

​​@@PaperPearls24 that makes a lot of sense. Thanks!

[@monkeetoe1657]

I actually really like how this turned out lol

[@ellissardorian7834]

Me too!

[@marvelousfandom]

Same

[@nobodyknowswhatleeknows]

Same

[@theguyfromfortnite6077]

@@starsallaround meh

[@AbelValentineee]

it certainly didn't "blend", but you can start over with the same page!

[@chicken6727]

Someone in the comments already said this but you should watch blackbean cms’s charcoal and pastel videos. He has a really unique style and he’s a great teacher!

[@elh9720]

omg that would be my two favourite artists coming together that would be so exciting

[@mikotheraskum2014]

A good artist to watch an artist in a completely different field? 'great idea'

[@dragonfaiyah]

OMG I THOUGHT OF HIM TOO he is so phenomenal, i hope Mr Sava checks his channel out as well.

[@jafnazaman2664]

I love him so much!!!

[@puppyhyun7695]

Uh uh the point is he doesn't need to learn it he's already found his way through gouache and water colors so why even bother...

[@payg4520]

I recommend using a different kind of paper. Just the regular drawing paper would make the pastels go on smoother so it's not so textured.

[@monnd.3039]

Yes! The paper is key. I always used them on smooth paper.

[@jaystacular]

Hot press!

[@uneasycylinder]

To each their own :-) I like to use mine on watercolour paper because I find I can put more pastel on the page without the colour sliding around on the surface so soon. But that’s also because I really like the more oil painterly effect which I’ve found works for me!

[@Mikee.e.e.e.e]

True

[@ohno5606]

Bro was getting pranked two years before he could even know how.

[@SignedWithBlood]

It reminded me of that Jesus fresco restoration from several years back for a minute. Edit; 1.7k likes? How?

[@rerererereree]

I thought the same thing lmao

[@jaystacular]

Bwahahahaha YES💀😭

[@dragonfaiyah]

for some reason i want to see him recreate this in his style 😂😂

[@karumeg]

That is a national treasure in my country

[@TamaraKane]

That was the level of skill he applied to this.

[@joao-nw4xb]

hello! so i’m a really big fan of oil pastels, and honestly using baby oil is the worst choice to blend oil pastels. first i think that the best way to really got a good blend is taking a tissue and putting it on the point of your finger or the point of a cotton swab and rub it very gently on the draw. another thing that help very much are very creamy and pigmented oil pastels. my favourite brand is mungyo gallery soft oil pastels. i think he as a really good quality and a very good price comparing to other pastels brands with the same quality. the brand that i most hate is faber castell’s oil pastels. they are very hard and almost not pigmented at all, and can still be more expensive than gallery’s oil. at last oil pastels are a very hard material to work with. it needs a really big amount of practice to really get it perfect. so with all in mind i really think that oil pastels are not bad at all, but they are not made to every type of artist. i hope this helps someone and really hope that you give a second chance to oil pastels, you won’t regret it!

[@poonamkhatun7992]

Using a finger is also good as you can control it properly Use glass marking pencil for border and illustrations

[@anordinaryexistence7305]

Your eyes are very striking and unique. I love them!

[@ssavaart]

Wow. You're too kind. Thank you! ♥

[@urnan7330]

👁 👄 👁

[@horchata.devourer]

FR!

[@pendium998]

On god, reminds me of a kid in some way ngl

[@freyjablue.]

I was just thing the same thing. So pretty 🤭

[@POOHBEAR4107]

This video hits different now

[@teaandroses]

As a digital artist, I have zero input on if this was helpful for if this was a trick by the community lol.

[@VoidKing666]

It looked like it really hwlped

[@Yingying-po9il]

It does help, but I'm no oil pastel artist so I'm not sure

[@llamasaurwithabiscuit5690]

It helped with blending but he used way too much oil so it just picked up the pastel and rubbed it around, so when he dabbed in with the paper towel it wiped off the pastel reveling the pencil sketch. This is probably why it looks better because now it doesn't fully look like a blobby mess but still isn't really what oil pastel is meant to look like. I personally find oil pastel such a difficult and tedious medium due to how difficult blending is

[@alwinvillero9505]

@@llamasaurwithabiscuit5690 I usually just do the "go from dark to light and rub hard" technique

[@_peeblar_]

I'm pretty sure its supposed to help as long as you do it right, this is exactly how we blended the pastels we used in art class in 5th grade or something (I can't remember if we used oil pastels or not so we might not have used oil, but we definitely used q-tips to blend everything)

[@aalapbhatt3612]

Usually with oil pastels i use paper with lesser grain and it helps to build up details in layers. Portraits aren't really my forte but landscapes look beautiful with these

[@cassandrajones6552]

Yes to landscapes & nature scenes with oil pastels!

[@maddiemcnugget1076]

When my art teacher in high school did the tips and baby oil, it worked. But I guess it takes practice and knowing what to do with it…like a lot of things in art. Tbh I forgot how to do it

[@TamaraKane]

Yep. It bothered me how he acted like the advice-givers were idiots when he couldn't apply skills or actual effort to the task.

[@camx3316]

Exactly. It takes PRACTICE. Not something people get on the first try. Idk why these commenters are acting like he's being disrespectful to the medium somehow. I'd love to see the art most of these people make 😮‍💨 in every medium on earth no doubt.

[@user-jb1mb5xh9t]

@@TamaraKane well they didn't exactly give him easy to follow instructions lmao, he makes little jokey videos with his audience there's no point getting upset with him

[@TamaraKane]

@@user-jb1mb5xh9t Not getting upset at all. 😂 Ya boi got upset.

[@user-jb1mb5xh9t]

@@TamaraKane where on earth did he act like his audience are idiots then lmao

[@Tobysaurusrex10]

*hears baby oil * “sigh” *opens comments*

[@ally.-.2176]

My mom always told me to use a q-tip and just gently swirl to blend it out, "it's not a crayon don't push too hard, just smudge it" edit: wow I'm famous 2nd edit: my apologies to those upset by my previous edit, I know I'm not "famous" it's a trend, it'll be a trend, and you'll have to live with that, pick a comment in the thread & like it instead of commenting then, find a "I'm the 'she's not famous' button" and move on if it upsets you

[@thelovelyone7737]

Same but it was my art teacher who said it, pastels are really pigmented when pressed to hard

[@kish9836]

Ooh

[@ally.-.2176]

@@thelovelyone7737 I was like 6 and got those cheap Crayola art sets with the markers pencils pastels paint and crayons- ig it wasn't cheap cheap, but yknow

[@AW-ln7us]

Also use only enough to dampen, this guy soaked it. I think he wanted to destroy his picture.

[@mustwereallydothis]

@@AW-ln7us yep

[@Asclepiadae]

I love the quiet studio with just the clock ticking in the background! Such an acoustically wonderful space to escape to!!

[@lukasmurak91]

Stranger things fans:WHATS SCOTTS FAVORITE SONG QUICK

[@equicxks]

there is… there is no clock… ITS VECNA

[@watchspotting]

“Removing the layer of surface grime and old varnish”

[@sangeetamukherjee]

Am I getting "Baumgartner Restoration" vibes? 😶😶😶

[@alice.s.m.6482]

YES

[@sleepy.timaeus.arts.]

haha i was thinking about this as well 🙈

[@kayleeyates27]

The KZbin collab everyone needs

[@altair5072]

this comment made my day

[@redtheredguy4657]

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU SAVED ME!! so I am assigned to be the person who will write for our group visual aid for tomorrow and my marker ran out of Ink, it's night time and gonna be submitted tomorrow and I Took a break and wanted to watch KZbin and here I am watching you with an oil pastel and I remembered I also have oil pastel and here I am using oil pastel as my marker. Thank you very much!! 😭

[@videhbhaav]

The universe had your back

[@AbelValentineee]

​@@videhbhaav fr

[@twiceuuimida3847]

​@@videhbhaav Lmao true

[@lilas4861]

I recommend you watch blackbean cms on KZbin! He does a lot of art with oil pastels and has a really unique style.

[@chicken6727]

Im replying so he sees

[@mydior333]

Sorry, accidentally clicked dislike.

[@mydior333]

I love his unique style and humor. Not only is his art beautiful, but so is his personality

[@lynxx73]

@@mydior333 SO DID I!! ??? What’s that about???

[@shrekshrek4755]

I love him!! ❤️

[@Purpliscolor]

Of course this is recommended now

[@tophat8742]

Diddler

[@gsgidney]

Waaaaay too much baby oil...come on man. "Dabble" don't soak and smear !

[@mad_imad6177]

Ooooohh, so that's what he needed the thousand bottles for, he was just really passionate about learning oil pastels.

[@kika-pon6128]

I’m thinking you either used too much or needed to do in layers, but third times the charm? 🤣

[@moose8846]

He didn't do anything wrong, this is just not a good idea. Period.

[@CrowJoestar]

@@moose8846 No, it did blend it. He just needs to use less oil

[@noblekale8568]

@@moose8846 he definitely used too much oil

[@Pixelmee]

Wrong paper first of all, can't do much on cold pressed paper there is too much texture. Work for crayon but ruin oil pastel.

[@camx3316]

@@TamaraKane he's not an oil pastel artist. He's trying a new technique. He never has a bad attitude in these videos, he's not insulting anyone. He's literally just trying a new method and yall are butthurt for what?

[@hayden-vivian6527]

i think you are only supposed to use a very small amount of baby oil to blend. i’ve never tried the baby oil but i saw one of my teachers using it

[@zebruh2794]

Yep and it also depends on the quality of the paper

[@lolarichter9415]

I use baby oil or alcohol markers for my blending. The trick it to use as little as possible. He used waaayyy too much

[@emmememz1574]

To be fair. He is a mainly watercolor artist. So maybe he thought to use the same amount of media as watercolor for the oil pastels?

[@monroerobbins7551]

Honestly… thank you for posting about your struggles. It’s nice to see someone who’s so talented show both the good, and also the struggle. As an artist myself, it kinda makes me feel a bit better about myself, cause it’s easy to see all the finished products online, all the brilliant pieces, and feel “man… they’re doing so well, how come I’m not”, but then seeing that even pros struggle sometimes, it helps me feel like “hey, everyone struggles”. Like, I consciously know that, but seeing it in action is a whole other thing.

[@TheOnlyPedroGameplays]

This video aged so well

[@l3azooka_36]

The clock in the back and the silence is soo soothing

[@paladin2894]

Sir, every time I see ur face on these shorts, you cure my depression, soothe my anxiety, and inspire me to create 🥰

[@fantasycreature123]

Seriously, yes, his face and his voice are so soothing. It would be so amazing to meet him once. 💕

[@kalpagovekar7973]

Same ❤️❤️❤️❤️ . He is such a cutie ☺️

[@TamaraKane]

So confused by this. I like a lot of his videos, but in this one he's as aggressive as a Richard Dreyfuss character.

[@fantasycreature123]

@@TamaraKane Yeah, really ironic that this comment is here instead of other videos. 😂

[@kanishkmukherjee08]

Johnson's is the only baby oil in the universe, I can't be convinced otherwise

[@Edelbitterschoki]

🤨 In Germany Penaten Baby Oil is way more common.

[@kanishkmukherjee08]

Yeah, but it's still funny that 99.99% percent of all videos feature only Johnson's

[@noodledoodlez2079]

I didn't know any others existed

[@dsandoval9396]

It broke my heart when I learned they don't use real babies to make their oil.

[@Sir-Red]

@@dsandoval9396 nope only artificial ones

[@Hyperfixateanimations]

The background noise was so calming!!

[@Celloloverforeverr]

Welp, this aged well

[@SillyGooberAkiii]

Im scared of Baby Oil. If i see ANY of it at ados texas concert im crying.

[@WoodJD]

Bruh this is calming as heck especially with the clock ticking In the background

[@makeitgoofier]

hi scott!! I just want you to know i love your content. Seeing you try new things, it’s inspiring. I’m an artist, but i struggle a lot with always striving to be perfect. I don’t know why, but watching you try new things, make mistakes, it’s just really eye opening. Even someone who makes absolutely amazing pieces makes mistakes. It snaps me back to reality. love you 🫶🫶 keep up, you’re a great artist.

[@mdz.526]

"What do you draw with?" "Baby oil."

[@deznkhata]

If there's one thing I've learnt from your experience with oil pastels is that sometime it's good to stick to what you know and do best. There's always this assumption that an artist should be capable of using a variety of mediums and styles but in reality some just don't work out for other's and it's fine like that...

[@thecourticaljester9152]

“Q-tip and baby oil.” Sounds like a combo used for dealing with dead skin on your lips.

[@oliviasaha1288]

It's so inspiring to see that some of the best artists also struggle at times, no matter how perfect their works are. Thanks for the honesty sir, we respect you! ❤

[@diegonunez8994]

How dare they make oil out of babies.

[@Clara_Elena]

Lmao

[@thelizzievb]

Hahahaha

[@iu2062]

@lyz uh (not lee suh) AYO

[@tina1061]

This is baby cruelty :(

[@johexxkitten]

They make powder out of them too, it's a really convenient way to not waste anything and both products have a really lovely, kinda sweet scent of everyone recognises...

[@allisonvacek2383]

The amount of joy I get from watching you create art, and somtimes even fail is so amazing. It's nice to see that even an amazing artist like you struggles, and it reminds me that the more ugly drawings there are, the better each good one will be :)

[@claudiatimm1423]

The proper way to blend pastels is to firstly use a good amount of pressure to get the vibrant color, second is to use a dry paper towel and gently smudge the areas you want to be smooth, this might take some time but it’s worth it to have a nice looking pastel drawing hope this helps 😊

[@darklittlepeople]

i just smudge with my fingers, feels like sculpting at times

[@potato_2052]

This aged well

[@Artforest606]

Honestly, that drawing was still amazing!

[@its_peytato_season]

"....why do I feel like I've been played?" This quote- ✨😂😂

[@sazzorakskills1614]

You can also just wait for the pastel to “harden” (1-2 days) and then go over it again. That’s what I always do

[@Ayush_Codm]

Nah after 2 years the meaning of baby oil is something else

[@what-x6j]

bro eveyr time i hear baby oil *he* appears in my mind 🙏🙏😭😭

[@XIC8D]

Same bruh 😭😭

[@Riz_not_Rizz]

Same lmao

[@SyncedIceClimbersSSBU]

So this is why he had so much

[@meisheet]

I hv no experience in oil pastels but im guessing the baby oil was supposed to lift the color to allow you to blend them more smoothly. Its equivalent to using water on dried watercolor except you need oil bc its “oil” pastels. I also think dabbing the q tip w the oil first and applying to the page would hv more control than adding the oil straight on top.

[@edge0fheaven690]

In high school, my art teacher used to make us use paint thinner

[@rollcake2988]

SCOTTTT!!!! I have made a lot of paintings in oil pastels and its pretty easy to work with. First of all the paper you are using is not suitable for oil pastels, you should use pastel paper you can probably get it from any art store! and another thing when you get the paper there will be a smooth side and textured side, use the textured side. And then dont apply alot of colour because after when you go to blend them they will have so much pigment that they will be super hard to blend but all hope isnt lost yet. You can use a box knife and use it to remove a bit of pigment but be careful and dont rip the paper. Hope this helped! I will see if you have any socials and contact you and send you some of those paintings so you can see how you should use them!

[@Undercaffinated]

I really appreciate that you show us that you're just as human as the rest of us.

[@namjoons1367]

Oil pastels are my favorite to work with, they’re just so fun and freeing to me. But seeing your work they’re not something that would work with your style. Plus the one’s you got were really similar to crayons rather than oil pastels!

[@mndlessdrwer]

They seem to have a lot of mineral stabilizers mixed in. The way the hair looked and how pale the drawing seemed overall made me think that they were either a very firm oil pastels, old oil pastels, or low quality oil pastels. The ones I used before in college were luxuriously soft, almost like drawing with lipstick.

[@namjoons1367]

@@mndlessdrwer that’s what I’m saying! Even the cheap oil pastels i use are really soft and easy to blend, i even use them on fabric:D

[@journeytotheworldofart7977]

it's not used for blending it just brings some shine on it

[@soapfrogme]

diddy's art supplies be like:

[@Firdaus_28]

Tbh I think you should try a third time, New sketchy, new technique. Maybe try to play with the oil pastels and baby oil to see how much you really need. it works but you just gotta find that balance

[@Phatsodapop1936]

You could try to also make a slightly bigger peice! Anyway this makes me want to go through my oil pastels again. I do recommend watching Blackbean CMS on KZbin!!

[@asteraceae]

(I know this post is old but it came up again on my feed so I thought I’d share) I’ve been doing a lot of oil pastel works recently and I found that working in layers helps me, I can usually bang out most of an artwork I want done 1 day but sometimes I get to a point where I feel like my artwork is becoming muddy or that I’m just pushing colour around and that’s when I take a step back for a day or so. By then my pastels have had time to both sink into the paper and to firm up so then I can go back in and layer on top of that to create more depth and detail where the manipulated oil is too soft and warm to create crisp lines anymore. While this isn’t so suited for the 30 min drawings commonly seen on this page it’s good for projects that you have more time on where stepping back can also help you regather and decide what you want to move forward with in your artwork and reassess what isn’t working. - much love from an intermediate artist

[@TheOfficials069]

This aged well…..

[@creteature]

this definitely makes me feel a lot better about the fact i cant draw with oil pastels-

[@maruxx3229]

Lol, for good results, it must be a good oil pastels. I'm in Asia and used to use a brand from there so it won't help, but good oil pastels are so smooth, soft and overall very easy to blend. Of course you must use a different paper and the result would be awesome. Like oil pastel's result is kinda like oil paint. I am not a pro at oil pastels, i just dabbled into it a little and fell in love.

[@Apollo583]

When a see your videos,I know there gonna be good

[@OEIFS]

The baby oil aged like fine wine

[@llswol2]

So this is why he needed so much baby oil

[@mndlessdrwer]

Yeah, no, Oil pastels, and pastels in general, are meant to be blended. You can add a small amount of mineral oil to make blending easier, but just using a blending stick or your finger is usually enough to get it to blend nicely. A heat gun can also be employed to soften the pastel on the page if you want it to blend more readily. Having said that, if you really want to use oil pastels and get a more paint-like experience, just buy softer oil pastels. The better quality ones use more pigment and less mineral stabilizers, so they can feel a bit more like you're trying to draw with lipstick, but they go on extremely smooth and blend readily.

[@I_Love_Tetris]

For me, I enjoy using oil pastels in small Surfaces of color that mix together with the finger instead of covering big areas with them. Try to use them like You would draw pointalism, and Try to use pressure to leave nice amounts of the oil pastels on the paper to create an uneven surface. But don't worry. We Don't have to enjoy everything that is on earth❤

[@isisprior1987]

I've said this before, it's definitely the paper. You need to smooth the pastel pigments over the paper, a paper with texture would not help you with that. I mean, I got this tip from my teacher. Edit: I just remembered the paper professor recommended me: mi teintes 160g/m² I believe it has cotton in it

[@lindsaym8808]

Also wayyyyy too much oil being used!

[@niky436]

Yeah he is using watercolor paper

[@AK-ms5ou]

That's what I thought too, the paper is more textured so that's why it looks more patchy

[@NicoUniverse2]

I didnt know ditty liked to use oil pastels

[@TheEgg_does_art27]

Not funny

[@flowflower2816]

The clock ticking in the background gives me anxiety

[@Cabert]

Vecna is coming

[@rize_viperzz5818]

Thats a fan

[@3xodus]

I'm sorry to tell you this but the anxiety was already there, it just atarted dancing to the rhythm of the ticking

[@kookycoolauntkaryn5884]

I hate clocks that tick

[@specialkayah]

Oh thats intetesting! I found it extremely soothing. It reminds me of the clock that used to hang on the wall in my Grandma's living room. When I was a little kid I would sit in there alone for the sunrise and watch as the sun beamed through her orange curtains. It cast this warm glow around the room and made me feel fuzzy and safe. The house was still and silent, all except for that faint clock ticking. Interesting how the same thing can bring complete opposite feelings for people!

[@sofiecallow350]

Love that you share your experiments with the people! Not everyone does that.

[@theoddgamer5072]

Baby oil? I got you, how much do you need? 1000 bottles?

[@ciriceofaether4271]

I've found using a tissue/oil paper helps blend oil pastels, it's thin enough where it won't scrape up the pigment, but strong enough to add the right amount of friction to help blend Edit for clarification: I do mean a tissue paper, or oil blotting paper, I haven't personally tried just a tissue

[@Carbon-cringe-human]

Terrible time to see this specific short

[@impermanence9053]

When I was in secondary school using oil pastels I used HEAVY layers of oil pastels, it was beautiful, tonnes of white to blend too, my school had these very soft oil pastels which were awesome to work with, try that

[@alfredo.zauce1892]

Sorry, mate, it only works with oil from freshly-squeezed babies

[@mariasa8773]

I think the problem is the oil pastels themselves, I don't know the brand, or ever worked with it so I can't say for sure, but they don't seem to be able to layer and blend with eachother, i recommend getting a better collection of oil pastel, personally i recommend the caran d'ache neopastel, they're very smooth and easily bendable and they layer perfectly

[@mariasa8773]

This specific oil pastels are a little expensive, but but you don't really need the big packs, a small one works perfectly beacuse they're so bendable you create your own colors easily

[@Manateehee]

That’s how I feel every time I try a KZbin hack 😆

[@EGN_Music]

‼️🛑NOTICE🛑‼️ The oil pastel brand also matters Here's some brand recommendations: Mungyo Soft Gallery oil pastels (Used by artists) (Expensive ASF) Paintyou Soft pastels (Used by me) (Cheap) Giorgione Soft oil pastels (Used by my art teacher and my artist friends) (mid) Edit: because you are using "soft" oil pastels you can rub the surface to make it smoother, you can use your index finger or a tissue paper (folded to a tiny triangle) and a blending stump

[@SammiJarrad]

My print set came today, they’re so beautiful! I’m so glad to have them. 😀

[@FredericChopin-if5rn]

Baby oil has become way to famous for the wrong reason nowadays

[@F150dashcamvideos]

Let's not use baby oil to do any anymore

[@marthawilson5784]

I like the scrubbed, worn appearance, adding back some pastel in the hair would be great ❤