Painting in Pastels #1: Soft Pastels vs. Oil Pastels

[@phuonglam7709]

Finally someone has made a helpful video so I can understand well about the pastels. Thank you !

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the nice comment! So glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@GEEWHIZ434]

Try Unmasked art jr does pastel tutorial in real time great teacher

[@DrachenPrime]

Finally someone explained to me what paint sticks, oil paint sticks, oil pastels and pastels are. I thought they were all the same, but now I know the difference. Cool! Thanks!

[@walcottfineart5088]

Awesome! Thanks for watching. :) I'm glad my video was useful to you.

[@nan0908]

Great explanation! I never would have thought about the wax issue with oil pastels.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@artaddict2313]

FYI there are plenty of professional grade OPs out there (holbein, cray pas, pentel, caran dache, daler rowney) as few off the top of my head, and by the way Picasso used OPs and if that isnt professional then I dont know what is, lol! The gallery here in town has OP paintings, Ive been woking with OPs most my life and I personally love them! They do have their cons just like sofft pastel does! Most OP artists use several grades of hardness OPs because we generally work the same way as soft pastel (by starting with an underpainting and working up) I personally only use sennelier for the very final details. And BTW soft pastel never sets either! A good wind from whatever could destroy a soft pastel piece, lol!! Thats why we frame with glass or use a fixative or glaze like oil painting. I belive you have to frame with glass the same way in soft pastel... ; )

[@essentiallyleigha]

YES! I was watching this and totally disagreed with what he was saying about oil pastels!!! I personally am loving them so much more than the soft pastels. Oil pastels create beautiful finished art pieces and there are high-quality fixatives that can preserve the quality of your work in OP. I also agree that proper storage and framing of artwork is key to preserving it.

[@yf4012]

Thankyou Jason. This has been the best video I have seen on all things pastels - how they are made, what they’re made of, how to use them, different types, how they last, etc. All fascinating info.👏

[@walcottfineart5088]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching :)

[@AnimeRocksMyWorld16]

I love how he explains and it’s not complex and he shows love it! Thank you for your simple kind explanation I used to love this stuff in art so I’d like to try them so this was great to watch and know what’s what

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the nice comment and for watching!

[@highphysics3617]

Hallelujah! I knew what I needed,I would get from you,and,you tutorials. it's so much easier for a beginner to watch someone who knows what they are talking about,AND, doesn't resort to wretched time lapse,which is pathetic for beginners. Your tutorials are ALWAYS excellent. Thank you for putting in so much time in your presentation,Jason.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks so much for watching and for the nice comments! I vowed never to use that time lapse with music thing and call it a "tutorial". That annoys me too. The few times I have had to use it for time's sake, I always narrate it so people know what I'm doing. :)

[@highphysics3617]

@@walcottfineart5088 Whoa,ho!....Jason you have just elevated yourself to the artistic clouds,and beyond. I'm sure that every person who becomes aware will support you even more,besides the detail you provide is splendid. Now,all I have to do is find the closest things to those that you use,and,unfortunately some of them are not available to me in Australia,or if they are....at horrendous postal charges. Not top worry. I'm happy to be able to start a new adventure with pastels. I may swing back to oils,but,it's an adventure. Awrabest

[@jillshort9241]

Think many oil pastellists would say the Holbein are also professional quality. They are not quite as soft as Sennelier but much softer than the cheap brands. I had some a while back and don't remember them being prone to bloom, with their high oil content. Their palette is more muted than the Sennelier, a bit more subtle. They are expensive, too.

[@deeman524]

Once a good brand of oil pastels touches the paper everything changes, there is no wax buildup on finished work, if you use them correctly and set /fix when done. Please don't criticize things you don't specialize in. Just simply be honest and say you're not sure. some of the people in this comment thread need to get out more.

[@pamsanby8506]

Picasso used wax pastels in a lot of his work. If he’s not professional then I don’t know who is! Look at the history of wax pastels of Sennelier. It explains how wax pastels aren’t just for kids and the price of artist grade pastels reflects this! If you read the foreword in the book ‘Oil Pastel For The Serious Beginner’ by John and Sheila Elliot, you’ll find that Dominique Sennelier explains how his father and Pablo Picasso designed oil pastel. I think a little bit of research wouldn’t go amiss when making blank statements.....

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching. I did actually say in the video that Sennelier is a high-end professional grade of oil pastels that can be used for fine art. It's at time index 9:18

[@pamsanby8506]

Walcott Fine Art I know you did but Sennelier isn’t the only high end oil pastel. With you stating oil pastel is mainly for kids and not used by fine artists apart from Sennelier could lead to confusion and an inexperienced artist may never try them which would be a great shame.

[@artaddict2313]

I agree with your statement Pam, I think its because he mainly uses soft pastel, but Its definitely not right to make a bias video about them, saying use soft pastels, but oil pastels are just for kids and not permanent is BS!

[@cliffdariff74]

Art Addict well actually I think oil pastels are NOT permanent, because they don’t actually ever dry. Probably because of the wax

[@cliffdariff74]

Pam Sanby he’s showing all different degrees of expense.

[@petergrimes7542]

Great informative video. You've answered so many questions that I had in just one video. Thank you!!!

[@walcottfineart5088]

I'm so glad you enjoyd this video! Thanks for watching. :)

[@GrindlaysArtCompany]

Thank you for the comparison, I'll definitely go for the soft pastels. I'm an oil painter looking to try out pastels for plein air.

[@jorgelechuga4053]

I've been using oil pastels 4/3 years and they haven't failed me

[@walcottfineart5088]

Yes, there are some brands of oil pastel that are very high-quality like the Sennelier or Holbein. Thanks for watching!

[@jorgelechuga4053]

Walcott Fine Art I Love you content

[@brailleeulogy120]

Darn... looking through comments an seems a lot of new artist may now think oil pastels are for sketching and not finished works.. hopefully they look deeper and don’t get turned off by the mis-information.

[@debudada]

One of my friend, who is a pretty good artist, uses oil pastels and coats them with a varnish spray, they look just like oil paintings, also protects the wet surface

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching and for the comment! I have heard of artists using the spray varnish on oil pastels. I still don't know how permanent it would be though...I mean long, long term.

[@byalfredis]

Very informative, it just shows how low I know about all these mediums. I hope one day you will do watercolours and differences between them as well. Thank you Jason.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching and for the comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. One of my goals is to become more proficient in watercolors myself...so I'm sure a video will be in the future. In the meantime, if you haven't already, check out Steve Mitchell's channel, "The Mind of Watercolor". It's awesome.

[@byalfredis]

Thanks Jason for pointing out, I definitely will check it out.

[@awhite55grands]

Thank you so much Jason! I appreciate you sharing your knowledge. You just saved me a chunk of time & money, buying the wrong pastels.

[@ColtonWilson3000]

Great video, I’m a big fan of oil pastels. Very underrated medium in my opinion. I really enjoy doing encaustic with them as well. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us and making this video.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! What a great idea to use oil pastels for encaustic! I don't have as much experience with oil pastels, but I understand they have quite a following. :)

[@artaddict2313]

I agree I love oil pastels!

[@chonglimin1936]

Varnish in spray cans allows us to varnish the artworks without actually touching the canvas so we actually can varnish oil pastel artworks just only with a specific form of varnish.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Great to know! Thanks for watching :)

[@chonglimin1936]

@@walcottfineart5088 big respect 👍👍👍👍

[@lindezinn5505]

Thank you so much!! You're a lifesaver for those of us who are new to art! I bought a $5.99 set of 12 oil pastels made by artists loft. I'm so glad I didn't spend more! Now I want to look at soft pastels.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad my video was helpful to you. I hope you enjoy trying the regular soft pastels. I love them!

[@michellemullen388]

Lin

[@judywaddell6065]

You are a very good teacher. You make it simple so people can understand.Well done!!.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Wow, thank you for the nice comment and for watching! :)

[@deeman524]

this guy's a little off about oil pastels, look at other videos on youtube and see all the great pieces done by oil pastels, oil pastels are my favorite , the colors are more vibrant than chalk, there is a spray you use after your work is finished to preserve your art, the only setback is they don't blend like chalk, but they are easier to use since they don't smudge. the cheap sets are like crayon, but professional sets are like oil paint.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching!

[@deeman524]

Walcott Fine Art thank you for sharing: I bought a small set of professional grade oil pastels today, now I need to prove they can be used professionally, even though I use pencils better

[@walcottfineart5088]

Have fun! If you are going to produce a professional painting with the oil pastels, I would recommend using the Arches Oil Paper as a surface. :)

[@deeman524]

Walcott Fine Art thanks

[@mansamusa5197]

DEROY CREWS oil pastels suck. Nobody uses them. Its the truth. Degas and the rest used soft pastels. Find a KZbin video of a decent oil pastel portrait and compare the landscapes to softs. They're professional crayons. You can't compare soft vs oil pastel works. There's no comparison. A work done in 4 dollar a piece Sennelier won't look any better than a piece done in 40 cent Mungyo. One of them is just barely smoother.

[@ohmymatchamia]

Hi! Actually I've heard people selling there oil pastels artwork. And you can actually seal your oil pastel artworks with matt varnish or varnish.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! Oil pastels never dry so I'm not sure varnish is a good idea. It might crack. If you use the high quality ones like Sennelier I would frame them under glass like a regular pastel.

[@lucretiaonutube]

This is a brilliant video ...I've been weighing up buying Sennelier oil pastels ..it makes sense that the skin (bloom) that is on the sticks would show up on a painting. I've just started to use Sennelier extra soft pastels ...I found them difficult at first but am getting used to them now. I also use Rembrandt and Art Spectrum ...thanks for your comments and sharing your knowledge

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks so much for the nice comment! I'm really glad you found my video useful. Enjoy your pastels! :)

[@gabbypepperandcocoaosulliv6393]

Thank you! Well explained! Confused for months since I started. Just a question, I bought oil pastel months ago and cannot return them anymore, if I do finish an art I think its nice, Do you think I can just make prints for gifts?

[@howlingwind1937]

I've never had a problem with my oil pastel paintings getting a bloom on it, and they are good for more than just sketching, they seem to get a bad rap. They do also dry or cure, I've got paintings that I've had for a long time and you can rub your hand over them and the colours do not come off on your hand. There are many brands now available, the best of course are very expensive, however, the entry level brands are good also, years ago they were pretty terrible but nowadays, they very good. Mungyo, sakura craypas, Faber castile, Paul Rubens, rembrant, Monte marte, caran d'ach, sennelier, are just some of the best brands and they are different hardnesses, and price range. I use them on canvas, paper, wood, and have terrific results each time.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the great comment! Yes. I wasn't clear enough in the video that good quality oil pastels can be used for fine art. Most people tend to buy the cheap low grade ones. Thanks for watching!

[@howlingwind1937]

@@walcottfineart5088 I enjoyed your video, I hope you put more oil pastel content on KZbin I use different mediums and oil pastels and dry pastels are a couple of my favourites, thank you for sharing your video.

[@harishreddy4034]

Ok, thats a great summary of pastels, and the best I've found so far on youtube. So thank you. It does clear up a lot of questions. The contrary opinions here on OP are just as informative though. I'm still learning, and I've started using OP on canvas because some days it's just move convenient than doing an oil painting, and I seem to learn just as much about light and composition with OP as with oil paints. I realize storage is going to be a pain because I just lay my canvases one over the other, but I can see the same problem with soft pastels as well. For people like me who are still learning, the bloom may not be such a deal breaker. OP is a really fun medium so I'll keep at it.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching and for the nice comment! I'm so glad the video was useful to you. I never meant to cause that controversy over the oil pastels. I thought I had explained in the video that if people bought the good ones like Sennelier, they are fine to use as a permanent medium, but I guess I didn't explain it well enough. I was warning people to watch out for the really cheap ones that aren't archival. Oh well lvie and learn! :)

[@harishreddy4034]

@@walcottfineart5088 Anything that gets people involved and providing constructive inputs is a good thing. I got some very valuable insight thanks to the controversy :)

[@adele6592]

Thanks for the video. I wanted to try pastels, but needed info about thrm. I was also tossing up between oil and dry. I bought dry. I also thought they were basically chalk! Very informative, and to the point. Thanks again.

[@walcottfineart5088]

I'm glad you found the video useful! Thanks for watching and enjoy your new pastels!

[@susanschwartz9072]

Thank you ! Your video cleared up a number of questions I had..!

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the nice comment! I'm so glad the video was useful to you. :)

[@doralevitt2879]

Has anyone used Gamsol with OP to spread and blend for larger background coverage? I bought a set of 36 op's and plan to use them with my Prismacolor and Staetler colored pencils, but I know I'll have to do that on mixed media paper.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching and for a great question! I would imagine that Gamsol would work just fine on the pastels as they are oil based. The only thing you need to keep in mind as since the thinner is petroleum based as well, it may leave behind some oils in the paper which can cause it to disintegrate over time. I would suggest coating the paper with gesso first, or use canvas paper that's designed for oils. That also helps reduce absorbency.

[@doralevitt2879]

@@walcottfineart5088 Thank you so much, I won't tell you how many years it's been since I've used pastels! 😃

[@tracyheath6076]

You answered many questions that I had. Little frustrated cause Im new to pastels and I have many kinds. And what do I start with....oil pastels. Sigh......so I have been working on this horse portrait in oil pastels and feel that although its not going to meet my needs and give me the look I want I must finish it. And then I will exlpore the pastels that are meant for finished art, the easier more blendable kind. I guess it was good to use the oils to find out what they are and what they are not. I feel this video released me from having to make these oil pastemls work, its simply not for what I had set out to do. I really did not know the difference in types of pastels when setting out to do pastels painting. I just spent a good little fortune on every kind of pastel there was. Should have done my homework first. Saved me some money. Thank you again. Oh and Im experiencing that with the dohickies on the oil pastel painting that you said would drive you crazy and beleive me its quite the effort to blend...I have to walk a way from the painting and breath in ...breath out...and come back and try again.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching and for the great comment! :) Oil pastels can be a wonderful medium to use as long as you use the right ones. The Senneliers are expensive but they are light years ahead of any other brand. You might try one or two sticks to see what they're like, if you haven't already. Personally, I'm a soft (dry) pastel guy myself so those are the ones I love. ;) You can also try a few sticks of those too and see which type you prefer. Have fun!

[@lydiawebber1846]

Glad I found this! Was looking into starting either, but wasn’t too sure about their qualities.

[@walcottfineart5088]

I'm so glad you found my video helpful! Thanks for watching. :)

[@junhua5819]

Thanks! Excellent demo, Jason! I love soft pastel, but never liked oil pastel. Oil pastel is almost like crayon, lack of mixability and covering strength. It's very hard to cover light value over darker value. Soft pastel is amazing medium and you can create masterpieces like Degas work. The only drawback is a bit dusty, and it's very delicate to protect artwork.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the comment! Yes, I find oil pastels are really better for sketching. I like the Mungyo brand...they are pretty nice, but the waxy texture does make them hard to layer with. I agree that soft pastels are an amazing medium! :)

[@judithwilliams5185]

Thanks so much. My studio burned down a month ago and I have gotten a lot of donations. Most of them have been oil and wax pastels so I need to understand what they are.

[@walcottfineart5088]

I should point out that there is a wide difference between the inexpensive oil pastels and the really good ones (like Sennelier and Holbein). I wasn't as clear about that in the video as I should have been. The really good ones can be used for permanent fine art like the dry kind. I'm so sorry you lost your studio! I hope you are able to rebuild. Thanks for watching :)

[@lamasworld3063]

hi.. is oil pastel colors are same crayon colors?? or diffrents ?????? thanx

[@fabrizio483]

Was always confused about the difference. The video answered many of my questions. Thank you so much.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and that I was able to answer your questions. :)

[@kathyglatz4140]

Thank you Jason for explaining this so thoroughly!

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching and for the nice comment!

[@brailleeulogy120]

I’ve got OP paintings that are nearly a decade old and no “bloom” - I also know a few artist that solely use oil pastels and... well let’s just say their art sells more than mine. So... I was a little shocked by your statement that they aren’t a medium for finished works.. I assure you There are artist that use them frequently in finished works. But hey.. 3 yr old video.. maybe my paintings need to be 15 yrs old before the bloom..,

[@walcottfineart5088]

I'm glad to hear you haven't had any problems with them! I was really referring to the cheap ones made for kids, but I should have made that clearer in the video. Thanks for watching! :)

[@brailleeulogy120]

Walcott Fine Art ah! That makes sense. Thank you for clearing that up. I suppose i was shocked, sometimes we defend our preferred medians :)

[@CS-ed3nr]

Thanks so much! This video is extremely helpful in making my decision!

[@sampeacaml9307]

What about when you use a fixating spray on oils?

[@walcottfineart5088]

I have never heard of someone using fixative on oil pastels. I could be wrong though. I believe there may be some sort of final spray coating but I don't know anything about it. Thanks for watching!

[@dominicworyn4101]

What would you say is a cheaper but effective brand for oil pastels? This would be for things such as sketching.

[@walcottfineart5088]

I would recommend the Mungyo sold at Jerry's Artarama. They seem pretty good. Thanks for watching!

[@christopherjames3451]

I like the work you have there to your side in the beginning of the video! beautiful.

[@walcottfineart5088]

That piece is called "January Light". :) Thanks so much for the nice comment and for watching!

[@rohansaibuddhi5280]

Very informative video! Just got into painting with pastels, now know what the different types are!

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks so much for the nice comment! I'm glad you found the video useful. :)

[@mikalexel364]

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[@SynchroDiaries]

Excellent intro to pastels. I'm experimenting with them for the first time and your video helped me a great deal. Thank you!

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks so much for the nice comment! I'm glad you found the video useful. Have fun with your pastels! :)

[@sttarch5150]

I invested a lot of money in Sennelier oil pastels. Big mistake. Just switched to Sennelier soft. Really great. Maybe a bit too soft, but I just use a light touch.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Keep those Sennelier Oil Pastels though! They are very different from the soft (dry) kind, but as oil pastels go, they're the best you can buy. They can be used for permanent works. Thanks for watching!

[@cm79230]

Thanks. That was interesting. I never thought about why they are different and their applications. I'm looking forward to the next installments.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the coment, I'm glad you enjoyed it! :) The next two installments will go up tomorrow and on Sunday. The third one is an actual demo in which I do a complete painting.

[@cm79230]

Excellent! Can't wait. 😊

[@princelowellbataanon814]

Nice video Sir!☺Keep it up.But i have a question,for you what's the best oil or soft pastels?

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. For oil pastels the best brand I know of is Sennelier. They are really professional. For the soft pastels (the dry kind) there several top-of-the-line brands to choose from, including Unison, Terry Ludwig, Diane Townsend and Schmincke.

[@babygirlb3kah]

What kind of paper, are you using? I started to experiment last night, but was getting a lot of chalky dust which I just rubbed into the paper, but it was a sketch pad, smooth paper, no texture to it! I'm going to go find my oil pastels and try doing a mixture of both, I'm just practicing and wanting to do a really layered look, transparent as I would like to draw some of my pictures I take, and see what happens.

[@walcottfineart5088]

I actually discuss some paper options for pastels in the second video in this series. You may find that useful. I typically use a sanded paper like UArt or PastelMat whcih really grips the pigment particles. Another common one to use is Canson Mi Teintes. Thanks for watching!

[@bozomahoney]

Fabulous and most informative video !!! ⭐⭐⭐

[@nizaradas7957]

Sir , M a biggnr. But, I want to use this Soft pastel ..love the colour..If I use soft pastel , which drawing paper can i use? Will the color blend in Normal paper?🙏plz do reply sir. 4m India

[@walcottfineart5088]

The best paper to use for soft (dry) pastels is a sand paper like UArt or PastelMat. If you are just beginning though, the Canson Mi-Tientes is also a good one. I have another video in this series that shows papers and pastel brands which you might find helpful. Thanks for watching!

[@nizaradas7957]

@@walcottfineart5088 o thank you so much sir ! 🙏

[@gila1959]

Thanx so much for 3 comprehensive videos . You truly made order in this subject..bravo..so apreciate..

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the nice comment and for watching! :)

[@dr.plague3070]

Thanks for the video I don't have any professional brand but I have oil and dry pastels and I used this video to help me decide which would be better to use for my art. I'm planning on making a clouded leopard in a tree (my fav animal) and this helped me know the difference. I always called the dry pastels pastel chalk but I learned it's not chalk

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! I'm so glad you found the video helpful :)

[@jamiegossett]

caran d' ache neopastel is professional grade.

[@alphotheone]

Yes, pure pigment. But is light sensitive. Do not put them in direct sunlight, even with good light fastness. this is true with most pigment but because pastel is so pure and limited binder, it is fragile. Thanks great stuff!

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the comment! Yes, the pigments will have the same lightfastness properties as always. Art should never be placed where it will be in direct sunlight. However, pastels do actually tend to fair better over time as most of the long term problems with oil paintings comes from the linseed oil aging and becoming brittle. Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@c.e.schlink9933]

The only drawback, and it's SUCH a big one with soft Pastels, is their fugitive nature. If I could spray them with something that would sort of "set" them, like firing clay.....then I would make it my medium of choice. But they are so beautiful. (I like your informative...no nonsense videos).

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! Yes, pastels can be somewhat fragile, but it helps a lot if you paint on the sand paper. They do need to be framed under glass, but can last for centuries if well cared for.

[@mikalexel364]

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[@alanbevan5006]

Yes thank you. Someone who knows how to explain the diff

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@hitendravasa8576]

Art is my hobby, pls let me know which soft pestal colors u r using.

[@walcottfineart5088]

For soft pastels there really isn't a set palette like for oil paints since the colors are "pre-mixed" in a sense. The best soft palette pastels will have a good range of colors in several values each from light to dark. I think a set of at least 60 would get you started. Thanks for watching!

[@AlexisS998]

What a helpful, informative video!! Thank you so much!!!

[@magereina]

excellent explanation! i really appreciated the break down on the differences

[@walcottfineart5088]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching :)

[@valeroarts5080]

Kind of biased statements re oils pastels. You don't like them but to state, or to tell other artists, they are for kids is a bit insulting to artists like myself who have been using this medium for years. FTR Sennelier is not the only artist grade oil pastels on the market. Holbein, Cray-Pas Specialists, Mungyo Artists Oils Pastels, & Caran D'ache NeoPastels are all artist grade oil pastels, with high degrees of lightfastness. Sennelier also has a great fixative made specifically & only for oil pastels which is highly recommended for OP artists. Quite frankly my OP works fixed with this fixative are a lot more durable than all my works done with soft pastels that are easily smudged if handled and not framed/stored accordingly.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching and for the additional information on oil pastels!

[@bhupinderkaur7668]

thank you so much for all this information , very thorough. I am a beginner and wanted to order some art supplies to get started. this video helped a lot. thank you

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks so much for the nice comment! I'm so glad you found the video useful. :) Have fun with your painting!

[@ashokkelkar272]

Sir,you nicely explained the difference between soft and oil pastels.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching and for the nice comment! :)

[@sarita3337]

Thank you for the excellent explanation!

[@sylviasummerful]

oil pastels are very easy to beginners because they can easily blend and easy to correct errors. the final art looks pretty too

[@walcottfineart5088]

Absolutely true! Thanks for watching :)

[@miklosnemeth8566]

8:36 The professional grade oil pastel is made by Sennelier, it was not fair, honestly, to bring in a Mungyo Gallery, which fine, but absolutely not on par with Sennelier.

[@elizabethbarnes2339]

I appreciate your opinion 👍😊

[@koukou972]

May I ask an artistically ignorant question? Can you use both hard and oil pastels on the same project?

[@walcottfineart5088]

I am not sure to be honest. I don't think I've ever seen this done, but there are many artists who use mixed media so it's possible someone has done it. Soft (dry) pastels are very susceptible to any kind of liquid so I don't know how well they would work with the oil based pastels. You could experiment with some tests and see. Thanks for watching!

[@jeffhreid]

Thanks Jason. What an informative video. Great stuff !

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@juliemarsh94]

Very clarifying, thank you! I have just started doing some arts with oil pastels and I was not sure they were what I was looking for and now I realize I need soft pastels instead!

[@walcottfineart5088]

I'm so glad this video was helpful! Thanks for watching. :)

[@nishadevadig6975]

Thank you for making this video because I did not know the difference between oil pastel and soft pastel

[@walcottfineart5088]

I'm glad the video helped clear things up! Thanks for watching. :)

[@Ichundjautube]

Thank you for this video :) It answered a lot of questions I could not get find answers to so far.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful. :)

[@saravillicana4143]

What a helpful video. I wish I had watched before. I just ordered some oil pastels :( Thank you very much

[@walcottfineart5088]

If you want to try some really good oil pastels, try either the Sennelier or Holbein. Thanks for watching :)

[@MMM-cf4md]

Thank you! Very comprehensive.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@mansamusa5197]

The Mungyo and the Sennelier are not all that different in quality. The Mungyo are much larger. You can't really tell the difference. 4 bucks compared to 50 cents for the oils.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching!

[@artaddict2313]

Muguyos are pretty good, but nothing close to sennelier!

[@msultan5194]

Is it Ok to use oil pastel colors as underpainting or first layer to regular oil paint?

[@walcottfineart5088]

No, you should never do that! Oil pastels are made with mineral oil and waxes that don't dry. Putting regular oil paint on top of that would likely lead to your painting cracking and flaking/peeling off. You're better off doing your underpainting with thinned oil paint. Thanks for watching! :)

[@Kej.9]

Great video, thanks! I really beginner and I´ve just started gathering up information about painting.I wanted to order some oil pastels but now I will have to think about it :)) I subscribed and I look forward to next videos

[@walcottfineart5088]

I would encourage you to still try the oil pastels if you want. Just be sure to buy a good quality brand like Sennelier or Holbein. I've also heard Caran D'Ache are quite good although I have never tried those. Avoid the student grade ones like Pentel, or Cray-pas. I don't think I made that as clear in the video as it should have been. Thanks for watching!

[@naylacarrasco7228]

Thank you for the video! I finally understood why I should not use oil pastels for professional artwork or artwork I sell.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! You can actually make professional level oil pastels that you can sell, you just have to use the right brand. The best ones on the market are Sennelier and Holbein. I was talking about the cheap oil pastels like Cray-Pas or Pentel. Conversly, even cheap soft pastels (the dry ones) will stand up well over time since they are just dry pigment. :)

[@artistmark6561]

A slight criticism. I use both oil and regular pastels. The fault is that the presenter states that he doesn't even know any professional grade oil pastels other than Sennelier's and then concludes that except for Sennelier's oil pastels, oil pastels are for children's use and sketching. He reviews only an introductory level sets to conclude that they are basically not a serious artist's medium. The fact is that in addition to Sennelier, the other high quality brands are Holbein and Caran D' Arche. Sennelier is very soft, Holbein is medium and Caran D'Ache is firm. The colors are quite intense in all three sets. I feel that he should have done his homework a little more before opining. The benefits of oil pastel are that you can scrape out, blend with mediums, and they eliminate dust. They don't break into tiny pieces when you drop them. I love my regular pastels but there is always dust under my easel and protecting the finished works is always a problem until you get them framed.

[@walcottfineart5088]

I agree I should have made it more clear that I was trying to get people to avoid the cheap student-grade oil pastels. I try my best to make my videos as accurate as possible, but I can't possibly keep track of every art supply there is so slips are bound to happen. Thanks for watching! :)

[@artistmark6561]

@@walcottfineart5088 I appreciate that! keep up the good work, I just wanted to add a little more info.

[@walcottfineart5088]

@@artistmark6561 I found out Holbein was good after the video was already posted, I'm really glad you told me about the Caran D'Ache! Now I can pass that along to others. :)

[@drowsingdaisy6640]

Thank you! The universe makes so much more sense now!

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. :)

[@patleo123]

Thank you for the video. I was always frustrated when using oil pastels because I could not achieve precision in the rendering. Patches are simply pushed from one part of the paper to another part, when I tried to blend them using fingers or tissue paper. In my country, its impossible to find shops that sell dry pastels.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Soft (dry) pastels are so much more pleasing to use than oil pastels, at least in my opinion! If you can't find any in stores, you should be able to order them online and give them a try. :)

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[@Veronica-zg7lg]

Tha k you so much for this highly I formative video!

[@walcottfineart5088]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching :)

[@ginnynoffsinger2704]

I used oil pastels as a teacher to make bulletin boards. We prob used them totally wrong, but we would color with them and then take mineral oil and Qtips and blend them and they were my favorite to use! Using mineral oil made all those waxy chunks dissappear and made the oil pastel color go so far. Anybody else ever use mineral oil with them?

[@walcottfineart5088]

Great tip! Yes Oil Pastels are made with some mineral oil in them, so it can be used to blend and thin them.Thanks for watching! :)

[@tabbi888]

Yes you can definitely use this method to blend, you can also use odourless mineral spirits and other solvents.

[@amybeth6782]

So much information! Thank you so much! Great video!!

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the nice comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. :)

[@allencampbell1058]

Does anyone know a technique to help avoid or get rid of pastel dusts... those are the only downfall cuz they're in the way and kinda ruin the art if blown away which it smears

[@walcottfineart5088]

Good question! If possible you should have an air filter that removes the dust in your studio. Always keep the painting vertical when you're working on it so the dust falls away to the bottom. Then carry it outside and gently tap on it from the back to shake any excess dust loose. Thanks for watching! :)

[@sjmcgue]

Thanks! Great info. Glad I found your channel!!! Im learning so much from you.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the nice comment! I'm so glad you are enjoying my videos. :)

[@meirrayne]

Uh... just so you know, all you need to do is just spray a clear laqour over the oil pastel and you are good.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! Oil pastels never really dry so spraying them with a clear lacquer could result in cracking down the line... not sure. Regular soft pastels really shouldn't be sprayed with anything...it really destroys the color and freshness of the surface.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the info on the oil pastels...that's good to know!

[@walcottfineart5088]

Fixative can be used in certain circumstances, but you have to really careful with it. It can easily ruin a painting and I would hate for that to happen to anyone.

[@meirrayne]

Sorry. I deleted my comments, I realized I worded that poorly, and likely sounded rude. So I apologise for that. (And was accidentally logged in on a friends account) But yeah. There are a lot of fun ways to use both to help enhance a piece as well. I just get flustered when potential benefits are brushed off. For basics, I agree spray fix can be bad if not used properly, but it can also be used to some great effects when using the right materials. Like Kitty Wallis paper, it can help things secure nicely with softer pastels. It can also be great when you use it to tone down some colours and then go over it with others to push the vibrant ones forward it can yield beautiful results. Take care.

[@crewsforchrist762]

Other Professional Oil Pastel Brands: : Munygo : Faber Castell :Caran Dache : Derwent Both types of Pastels are messy and take lots of practice to use, but, you indeed can do professional pieces with typical Oil Pastels, unless of course you think you're the only professional artist out there

[@deeaustin6479]

That was very informative. Thank you.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Great! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

[@rawr4444]

Thanks! Free knowledge 😎👍

[@renugupta9962]

As a beginner can I use soft pastels?

[@walcottfineart5088]

Yes of course you can! If you are able to afford it I would recommend starting with a small set of the Sennelier half sticks. The 40 set would be perfect. Thanks for watching! :)

[@renugupta9962]

@@walcottfineart5088 thanks for the advice

[@gloriatyller4554]

Thank you ! Very helpful video.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching :)

[@yo-dy2sk]

i've seen a drawing of a woman using oil pastels and it looks so realistic to the point that it looks like a photographe plus the way you used them is not the way they should be used

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! Yes, oil pastels can be used for fine art pieces as long as you use the good ones like Sennelier.

[@deepspacenibby]

Excellent video. Thank you!!!!

[@walcottfineart5088]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching :)

[@deepspacenibby]

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[@jamiegossett]

can you use Spectra Fix on oil pastel?

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! To be honest, I'm not sure. It's made for regular soft pastel, but you could test it on a swatch of oil pastel and see if it works.

[@samarastrickler343]

This was SO helpful!!!!

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@dayday4136]

How did you learn drawing and painting?

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the comment! I went to college for fine art and got a BFA in Illustration. Truth be told though, I have learned so much since then! Being an artist is a life-long learning process. :)

[@ALLROUNDER-ur1wm]

Oil vs soft pastels??

[@walcottfineart5088]

Yes, this video explains the difference between the two mediums. Thanks for watching!

[@kathleenlittle8544]

how to use soft pastel and oil pastel mixed

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! To be honest I don't recall ever seeing anyone do that...I have never used them together. You might try searching on KZbin and seeing if anyone else has videos on it. :)

[@valeriegriner5644]

Very good video...thanks so much!