Using Water-Soluble Oil Paint Sticks for the First Time! Tomato Sill Life

[@MirandaWatsonArt]

The vibrancy and clarity of your painting on the thumbnail is what made my click on the video. It looks so pretty! These look like fun products, too.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks so much! I really loved using them!

[@Gypsisoul1111]

I just love EVERYTHING about this painting. It’s just gorgeous!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks 😊

[@mjpete27]

Hullo Lindsay, I enjoyed watching you create with these sticks! I believe that WMO Paints will work just like regular oil paints! I think you showed them off quite well! I believe the key is using the water to clean up after the painting is finished. I have used the mediums to thin, extend, dry faster too! I use water in the painting only as a last resort. I believe the stickiness is from the water interaction and the W&N recipe is different and more prone to that stickiness! I think you did a great job with these “paints” and they look to be just the same as regular oil sticks, which I think are just oil paints. I would say again, I use water for cleaning up. I find the mediums from Cobra or Holbein to be the best for the way I use oil paints. I also used the Artistico line from W&N and as long as I don’t use water for mixing or thinning I avoid the sticky or gummy effects other people seem to have trouble with. Thank you for sharing your experience with us, you are truly amazing and an Artist of the highest caliber! I do enjoy how you plunge yourself into so many different and difficult mediums! Thanks for another fantastic video and a complete tutorial on your Teachable school for those who are looking for greater understanding and at such an affordable price point too! Please keep showing your viewers how you can do it, if they just want to try!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I agree that these are pretty much just like regular oil sticks but with the convenience of water solubility! I have never tried any of the watersoluble mediums because I can use regular oils if I plan to do a lot of glazing. Maybe I'll pick some up sometime!

[@heathernolan902]

Everything you do in red is extra gorgeous!!!!!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks! It's my favorite color!

[@annetteatkins7164]

This picture came out, so beautiful and vibrant. I’m always amazed by how versatile you are with different products. Thank you for another beautiful video.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks! I had a lot of fun painting it.

[@lookupdownAni]

Very beautiful painting! I am trying very hard to stay away from oil paints but this video is making it so tempting.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

They really are fun to use!

[@janiepetherbridge5451]

Wow. This painting is so beautiful. You are a wonderful artist.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks! I had a lot of fun painting this.

[@pokey3010]

I wannna paint everyday too! This house reno taking so much time. Wah wah loll At least i can watch. lol This is awesome very pretty and looks like fun. Thank you

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It is a good way to escape the craziness of renovations!

[@pokey3010]

@@thefrugalcrafter For sure, if I just had some space. lol

[@JoAnneSmith-di8ok]

Thank you so much for showing us how to use these oil sticks. I wanted to see this tutorial. 😊

[@thefrugalcrafter]

You're welcome! I'm so glad you found it helpful.

[@nadeaner.cowley513]

Beautiful piece! Thanks for sharing ❤

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks! I had a lot of fun painting this.

[@l.beukema8570]

I really think this is one of your best ever works! Please do a review on the medium W, I would love the possibility to work with oil paint without the terpentine. Thanks!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I will snag some the next time I order from Blick or jerrys!

[@crowquillgal1016]

Seconded!! A lot of us seem hesitant to try really helpful products unless a knowledgeable voice has given us the basics. Your work is appreciated. Lovely painting… and I’m thinking this may be a sane way back in to oils.

[@PaintSplash5]

I always learn something from your videos even when you use mediums I don't want to venture to. Thanks! The colors are so vibrant and beautiful and the use of a complimentary color scheme absolutely makes things pop. So gorgeous. Can't wait to come back when I can watch all the way through -- and with sound on, even! Have a great day.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I’m so glad you find my videos helpful, even when they feature materials you don’t usually use!

[@samanthaburke3829]

Love this, Lindsay!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks 😊

[@diannedupuis2960]

Thanks for the tip about Berlin Paints!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

You're welcome 😊

[@Jennikiko]

Beautiful painting; thanks for the video!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks, I really enjoyed working with them.

[@Judith-z3z]

This painting is wonderful, very vibrant and colorful just like the reference photo!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I'm so glad you liked it! I really enjoyed painting this.

[@TheTinkerersWife]

I was so glad to see you use these. They have been calling my name forever.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

So are you going to get some?

[@cynthiastandridge5230]

I love critique club, Lindsey!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Yay, thanks!

[@Loki-Landsby]

I love your tutorials, Lindsay! Thank you sm.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

You're welcome! I'm glad you are enjoying them.

[@irisfan001]

Your painting is beautiful! Now I want a BLT. Awesome video!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I almost wanted to take a bite out of that tomato too!

[@elaineacree]

It looks AWESOME!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks, I love the way they blend!

[@zoelarissa9474]

This is such a beautiful painting🤩. I have not tried oil sticks or paints yet. I bought a basic set of water-soluble oil paints a while ago, but I just wasn't brave enough to try using them 🙄.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

You can do it!

[@zoelarissa9474]

@@thefrugalcrafter I will try during the Christmas vacation 🖌🎨👩‍🎨

[@annettefournier9655]

Looks fantastic Lindsay, such fun too! My hot mess stage lasts until I put the final details in. I don't even put much detail, just enough for the brain to recognize: oh yeah, I know what that is.🎉 I'm so grateful to you for making the hot mess stage a nonstressful entity.😅

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It's nice to see others embrace the "hot mess" stage!

[@a3dpntr]

Oh my! These look very interesting to to try. Your painting came out great! They look similar to R&F oil sticks, but if they are truly water-soluble, this is epic. Just ordered from Amazon. Thanks for your excellent videos.❤

[@selenep1193]

This is beautiful!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks 😊

[@brendawalsh8254]

So beautiful. Now I’m suddenly craving a BLT. Those tomatoes look yummy

[@thefrugalcrafter]

They sure do, I almost wanted to take a bite!

[@lorrainebrown6364]

I love it! It’s a beautiful painting and makes me want to dig out my oils.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks so much, I'm glad it inspired you!

[@smitachengappa]

So what I learnt today is that I probably don't need water mixable oil sticks but I do need a studio sweater!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Yes you do 😆

[@happayrachel]

I just had that step away from the ordering talk with myself earlier today and was reminding myself of it it when you said it! great example of how these work though!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It can be hard to resist sometimes!

[@leannemitchem8865]

That is so beautiful! Thank you for sharing ❤

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I’m so glad you liked it!

[@myrarucker7953]

❤❤ great job 👏

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks so much!

[@thecraftyrn]

Looks good enough to eat!!! I’ll have to try this with oil pastels. Thank you for sharing this!!! Love from sunny Florida!!!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks, it was fun to try!

[@paulalister80]

Thank you for showing us these in action such a great painting ❤

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I’m glad you liked it!

[@GraceAnnaShack1]

Very amazing painting Lindsay I’m going to try and paint these tomatoes your very talented and my fave artist crafter in yt happy Friday 🙂👍🙂

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks so much 😊

[@flychk1229]

So pretty!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thank you, I really enjoyed painting this!

[@trinec9320]

This is beautiful! Have you tried the RF pigment sticks? I just got a sample pack and I’m excited to try them out.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Not yet! Let me know what you think!

[@dustinmyeye-trin]

I really like them. They're really creamy, but also not detail friendly.The sennelier were pretty creamy too! 😊

[@trinec9320]

@@thefrugalcrafter I got the chromatic set and it’s gorgeous! Soft and creamy but takes forever to dry. I just picked up some blending medium with drier added so I’m excited to see how that helps the paint dry.

[@patriciaschoenberg1261]

Gorgeous!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks, I really enjoyed painting this!

[@nancyloomis3046]

Beautiful work! I have regular oil painting sticks, but I've never tried any of the water-soluble type. Maybe a primary set to try them out would be good. I'm considering destashing my oil pastels because, while I like them, I don't love them. Oil pastels, as u know, work nothing like chalk pastels, and just seem like something that for me, will sit & sit and never get used. Since taking a deep dive chalk pastel class in 2023, that I never completed, but did do enough to get me hooked, I am determined to get back into doing more work with them. When I think of using oil pastels, I don't feel inspired or real interest in using them again. But before I make my final decision I may give them another chance...and I do have a portrait set of Sennelier oil pastels that I will earnestly plan to do something with before striking oil pastels totally from my art supply stash 🙂

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Give them one more chance and if you don't like them you can pass them on guilt free!

[@songlismom98]

It's so beautiful; definitely worth a hang in the kitchen. I'll tell ya, I have burned out art-wise over the past year, while being in the habit of buying things I think I need to have on hand. I'm training myself not to look at the links. Thanks for sharing this lovely still life.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks! It's good to hear that you're trying to not get overwhelmed by buying things. A no buy is great for cteativity!

[@CreativePhenomenonArt]

I honestly didn’t know that about water soluble oil paint. Thank you Lindsay. I have some and have definitely used them wrong. 😑

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Maybe not, thete are different ways to go about it. I haven't usedmediums with them,only water and I have paintings dine years ago and there is no cracking or I'll effects.

[@gitogal]

lol my want monster wants them. my main medium is oil pastels and im like i need it jumbo pastels lol always gotta fight that want monster lol

[@thefrugalcrafter]

The struggle is real!

[@jessieg4901]

I love the schminke w medium, I will say Lindsay it is super sticky, so that may not be your thing, it doesn’t bother me but I do think it makes the paint sticky and tackier.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks for the warning, I probably won't like that!

[@veystone2580]

Omg, I was looking at this product a couple of days ago but I didnt want to buy them without knowing if they were any good and there are no reviews on KZbin I could find. SO THANK YOU!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤ Oh edit to add: Still watching so I dont know if you talk about this but, can these be used on paper? Or do I need to apply gesso first?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

It's oil paint so it would eventually eat the paper if you don't gesso it. Plus it will be more pleasant to work on. I'll have a full review on these in a couple off weeks. Jerrys is having a sale on them and the open stock sticks are under $4 if you want to try a few.

[@veystone2580]

@thefrugalcrafter Thx! I would be ge first time for me trying this kind of oil. Only oil I use are oil pastels....

[@andreaharutunian3838]

Beautiful!!! If i use my reg oil pastels would I use gamsol instead of water to blend ? I haven't used oil pastels much, just blended w my finger 🎉🎉🎉

[@thefrugalcrafter]

You can just use your finger. Oil pastels are more bendable than the sticks.

[@marytesta3003]

I always wondered about water mixable oil paint. Do you thin it out with water? Thank you for this video. I always like how you have so many subjects. The colors in this are so pretty.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Yes I do!, I don't use a lot tho

[@ashj6154]

I love this painting! But I don't own oil sticks. Is it possible to do it with watercolour, pencil crayon or alcohol marker? Those are the art supplies that I have.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I'd do watercolor with colored pencil on top. I'd work smaller tho.

[@BirdwithaBrush]

Thanks for doing this, I've been so curious! I was hoping that they could be used more like oil pastels with just straight drawing, and now I know maybe not. My understanding is that it is better to use synthetic brushes with water miscable oil products. Water makes a boar bristle brush go limp and behave differently. Water miscable oil products are interesting to me because it seems one area where brands can differ quite widely. I guess there are multiple options for the emulsion effect. I went with the Holbein Duo brand since they had some traditional colours and it sounded like I would enjoy the consistency. Holbein claims they are compatible with all mediums, including watercolour and acrylic. I know an artist who uses acrylic medium in lieu of OMS to do initial toning and sketching and such.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I wouldn't have thought to try acrylic medium. I would think the drastically different dry time would make a crackle effect.

[@nancylemon4120]

Thank You Lindsay! You just saved me a lot of money! I was curious about these when I saw them, BUT, your comparison to W&N Artisan oils makes it a definite NOPE for me … feel the same way. If you think Lukas WM oil is good, try Cobra WM oil, you’ll be BLOWN away & think you’re using Rembrandt ! Thanks Again my friend. Cheers😊

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Cool! I have a couple of tubes golf Cobra but I haven't used them yet.

[@crowquillgal1016]

Feel free to sa more about the experience of working with cobra!

[@sandrarahimi5688]

very yummy lol. Looking forward to the review of the water soluble oil sticks because I’m not sure how they blend differently than regular oil sticks would or water soluble oil pastels. Too many small nuances in materials lol. On another note, what colors were in your signature set of the Berlin water mixable oils paints?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Honestly, the signature aspect was the other items I included: mimik hog brushes and linen panels. I decided to got with the stock 10 color kit because I could get more bang for customers buck that way. I would personally swap the cerulean for a pthalo or prussian blue tho:)

[@kstutz230]

What are you using to blend the colors? Water? Looks promising… BTW these are on sale at Jerry’s. About $12 cheaper than Amazon.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Yes, only water!

[@gertietheduck]

I am so confused and intrigued by these! Do they dry solid? And if so do they then stay waterproof, or would water reactivate them? I so badly want to use oil sticks and oil paint but i get so stressed about rags self igniting due to the chemical reactions of the linseed oil that i don’t dare to in my home studio. Though i am definitely not consistent because i do use printmaking oil inks from Cranfield (also watersoluble) which are basically very thick oil paint.

[@gertietheduck]

I want these to become available over here in the UK!!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

They oxidize the same as oil paint so when they are dry, they are waterproof. I recommend a fireproof can so you can dispose of the rags with a piece of mind.

[@wanderingstar5673]

🙂

[@Kb1901kb_kris]

How do you make your brownies with out eggs. I tried flax egg. Wasnt what I wanted

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I puree a rocked can of black beans, add 1/4 cup of black coffee and a box of brownie mix in the food processor. No oil used and they are the best!

[@sanctityjohnson289]

This is so cool!! I was totally wondering what the difference between water soluble oil paints and regular oil paints are. An added emulsifier! Thank you for this video and all your teaching. I dont oil paint, but I was still super curious about these oil sticks (think they were on sale at Jerry's black Friday). But I do want to get into gouache and pastels. (Ill have to look into your 30 days to painting class that you mentioned, because I barely tried the gouache and I have no idea what I'm doing😅) The Canson XL sand grain oil pastel paper you mentioned -- does that work for soft pastels too? (I have a liquitex clear gesso on the way, per your recommendation. Blick shipping is slow.) Love your tomatoes BTW!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I don't like it for soft pastels, it's rough but sealed if that makes sence.

[@phionella7]

Lindsay, what does alla prima (sp?) mean? This painting came out so awesome I love the vibrancy 😊

[@Iwanttodrawachicken]

It sort of means "in one session." It's common with oil painting, where it means wet in wet (think bob ross). The opposite would be to paint in layers where each layer dries before the next is painted. As with all historical art techniques, the meaning is more nuanced.

[@phionella7]

@Iwanttodrawachicken oh, thank you. I looked it up but Google wanted to confuse me apparently. Your explanation is much clearer. 😊

[@thefrugalcrafter]

All at once

[@riverAmazonNZ]

I think for me water-moxable oils would be more useful than the oil sticks. Which surprises me because I love a drawing medium, but it’s all so paint like it might as well be paint.

[@thefrugalcrafter]

I think the paint is more versitile.

[@felicitycrowe6971]

Lindsay, just letting you know that the Artarama link blocked me (it says something about the link I came from not being good or something) and the paintbrush link took me to a line of health supplements, neither of which was your intention, I’m thinking! I figured that if no one tells you these things you won’t know…

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Thanks for letting me know, I'll check those links. That is so weird!

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Are you in the USA or another country?

[@thefrugalcrafter]

Oh, scroll down for the brushes, I wanted to link to the different brush packs so I searched fusion which is the dame name as the brushes. Those gummies didn't show up when I made the link on my computer but they do on my phone. The jerrys link works fine tho.

[@felicitycrowe6971]

@@thefrugalcrafter hi there! I’m down here in Australia. If you like, I can check exactly what the Artarama link said - back in a minute …

[@felicitycrowe6971]

@@thefrugalcrafter I did answer this question, but it hasn’t appeared - I’m in very sunny Australia …