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Oil pastels stick to the paper. though the paper surface seems glossy it has a depth and accepts oil pastels well. You can use a watercolor or acrylic or gouache underpainting, let it dry and then add oil pastels. I spray oil pastels with a Sennelier oil pastel fixative, cover it with glassine paper and put in a plastic bag. I buy Crystal clears bags on Amazon

In face the paint is just sticky but dries to the touch after the spray. It never comes off. I never had any problems with oil pastels. They preserve much better than dry pastels. With dry pastels a touch may really ruin the painting. Oil pastels stay put

I don't remember the number but it is a dark transparent mauve/magenta.

I know nothing about "orange fingers". Sennelier pastels are soft but highly pigmented and easy to apply. You can wear gloves to protect your hands

Hi, I am glad you are here. Watch the videos and sign up for the channel if you like it. I will post more videos about oils, oil pastels and dry pastels

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Thanks! I hope you will become a good artist!

This is a challenge for me too as it seems very glossy but Yupo paper accepts oil pastel very well. Go for thicker Legion Yupo brand. I used thinner paper Kaminskaya brand if I am right.

Oil pastel

I am just getting used to the device. The phone is a bit heavy so it was going down. I hope you get the idea

I used a Canson acrylic paper with a light texture. You may use canvas but personally I don't like canvas as it has a rough weave, even linen canvas, and you will have to spend a lot of oil pastels. Besides, you will need to frame it under glass anyway

It was just an example. It is better to start with a lighter value and add the dark one

I am still learning

You can use any quick drying medium you use with oils. Fast drying alkyd gel by Grumbaker or Gamblin are good. In fact I still feel that the turpentine works really well with oil pastels and even better than this resin gel which is very thick. I think a gel needs to be more fluid and it will help us to spread pastels better.

I think the turp makes any mixture less saturated on black or dark paper but helps to apply colors more spontaneously like working wet in wet

I think I used Sennelier and Mont Martre oil pastels in this video. I don't keep them fridge. Both soft and hard pastels may be diluted with turpentine or other mediums. I paint with them en plein air when there is 90 F but not in the sun, in the shade. I am used to it.

Yes, true! I like black paper for both dry and oil pastels especially when painting flowers. You may leave the paper look through or add a bit of turpentine or resin gel to blend them

Yes, this is true, but it can be used with dark colors if you mix in other colors working wet in wet. I think we need a fluid like the turpentine or alkyd gel to spread pastels. It helps to cover large spaces with color especially on large paper like 16x20. Another option is to use a basic acrylic under painting which will save you pastels

Yes, this is true. Though I recently discovered indigo and dark magenta in Holbein brand which seem to be good for darks and mixing colors. In my recent video I am showing how I work wet in wet mixing dark indigo with gel and then adding greens and yellows

If you paint with oil pastels on black paper and dilute it with turpentine it will make colors less saturated and darker

You can start with any oil fast drying medium like galkyd or neomegilp. Neomegilp is my fav after the turp as it is not as dense as other mediums and increases the flow of oils and oil pastels. I just took it on vacation where I created like 10 oil pastels using Neomegilp. Very covenient. Check them out at my website julialesnichy.com. I also uploaded my new video about using solvents with oil pastels.

Yes, I wait for underpainting to dry. Sorry for a delayed response

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this is so true! I love them, they are very soft and creamy, but Holbeins is a bit harder and they are better to add layer and change color or value.. this is the secret of holbeins

I mean turpentine

You are welcome! i will post more tips

Yes, it is possible, but you need fine tooth like may be uart 500

Oil pastels stick really well to the paper. It should be soft and thick, more like a cardboard rather than a canvas panel or board. Also, it is good to block in major colors with acrylics and it will save you oil pastels

Yes, i will..i will also touch other subjects as composition, color..a bit of everything

@@julialesnichyartist8549 Look forward to your new videos!

I blend oil pastels with fingers because they are really soft, especially Sennelier..but it is a common practice to use the turpentine to blend them..not oil..i think you should be careful blending oil pastels and oil

@@julialesnichyartist8549 Thank you. I decided against using oils as they will leech through the paper and eventually destroy the artwork. I used a very small amount of Gamsol yesterday in the initial wash.

It is better to paint on thick cardboard, if you use the turp to blend ops..i recommend Canson mixed media art board, which is thick but not smooth..also Canson canva paper, which is thin as usual paper but accepts the turp really well

No, i never tried Neopastels, only Sennelier and Holbein and believe they are the best oil pastels.Holbein is a bit weaker in pigment as i showed in this video

@@julialesnichyartist8549 I found a 225 set of Holbeins on eBay for under 300.00. There are some missing and some have been used but still a good deal. I like the Neopastels very much. They are lightfast and work great under Sennelier. Not as soft as Sennelier.

@@julialesnichyartist8549 The Neopastels are soft enough to work over Sennelier. I worked back and forth. I even used some Mungyos.

Yes, it is possible to use various brands of ops when painting.. i think that acrylics underpainting works really well as it saves you lots of ops.. i like the softness as i can blend them with fingers and no dust! please see more of my works at instagram.com/julia_lesnichy. Pay attention to recent indoor still life done in oil pastels

No, I use Sennelier and a bit of Holbein. I haven’t tried Mungyo. Have you? You can see more of my works at instagram.com/julia_lesnichy. Still life are done in oil pastels.i mostly paint with oils, but I really love ops

@@julialesnichyartist8549 yes Mungyo Gallery are really nice...make sure it is the gallery line if you try. They are very soft and creamy. Not quite as soft as Sen but amazingly awesome for the price They blend very smoothly and built up well.

I think I found you on IG but will double check to make sure that I am subbed

@@jackiegarroutte8970 mungyo is still good for beginners. Both Sennelier and Holbein are professional brands. Sennelier is creamier. In both brands colors are very vibrant and don't fade with time

Thank you! i am sharing some of my oil pastels skills, but i also do oils and pastels. You can view more of my works at instagram.com/julia_lesnichy

I never tried Cray Pas, but Holbein is very good quality. A bit hard compared to Sennelier

They are NOTHING alike!

I work on Canson canvas paper and Canson multiboard. You can work on any surface like canvas paper, linen, pastel paper like Mi tainted and wood board. I will do a video about it later

@@julialesnichyartist8549 So is this Canson canvas paper? I find that the surface used makes a difference to the outcome, so any observations and conclusions are specific to that surface.

No, this particular video was done on toned Strathmore paper, which I use for charcoal or pencil drawings. You can use it with oil pastels, but it is very thin and can warp if you use the turpentine to blend pastels. So I work on thicker boards like Canson art board. I found out that Canson canva paper works really well with oil pastels too. It doesn't warp when I apply the turp. You can view my recent still life done on Canson art board and the painting of horses, which I did on Canson canva paper at instagram.com/julia_lesnichy

Thank you! I am just a beginner in youtube videos

Thank you Dee! Just need to figure out how to record a larger still life. I think there will be many stages as youtube allows me to upload only 10 min video

Thank you!