Why I use 5 brands of Oil Pastels
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- This a quick demonstration on why I use multiple brands (5 currently) of oil pastels for my work. Not all brands are the same and in order for me to get layers to sit on top of an underneath layer without mixing in, I need to use softer oil pastels like sennelier and neopastel on top of harder oil pastels like craypas expressionist and van goghs.
This layering technique is how I'm able to get the look, and depth of my work.
In this video I start off with cray pas expressionist to create that first layer. Then I show how each oil pastel brand performs and looks on top of that first layer. Thanks for watching!
Ha! Great video that makes my desire to own multiple brands (okay, all the brands) rational instead of just being a color hoarder! Thanks 😊
hahah. Thank you! I know, I just wanna grab everything I can at the art store. . Thank you so much!
I have the Mungyo, Neopastels and some Sennelier. I really only use the Sennelier for final marks. They are so dang soft. Thanks for making oil pastel content. Not a lot of info out there.
Thank you. Senns are usually final marks for me too. Using more and more neopastels lately.
Heyyy, which fixative really seals Sennelier oil pastel work? I used Winsor 2 coats still pigment is getting transferred on my hand 😭😭
@@Leela-pq4xr I usually use the Sennelier fixative. Lots of thin layers until they stop transferring. Which brand of oil pastels are you working with?
@@RachelTheArtist Sennelier oil pastels and other local ones I found here. I used Winsor Varnish in Matte because I had acrylic work more. It has sealed other pastel work but Sennelier is still transferring pigment when rubbed 😭😭 NIGHTMAREEE
Most useful video I have seen so far about oil pastel. Great visual and easy to understand. ThankYou for this mini tutorial
You’re welcome and thank you for watching and commenting!
Literally the best video and explanation on layering oil pastels. Thank you!!!
thanks!
Loving your channel- so little info on oil pastels out there. I have all the same types- but I use Neopastels and Mungyo most often.
Thank you!. I love both those brands. I'm using neopastels more and more. And will use them exclusively when doing plein air. Thanks for watching!
Oh! One thing I forgot to mention. If you want to get better layering results from the harder pastels, warm them up in your hand or with a hair dryer. They have more wax content in their binder and when they get warm they will be easier to layer and you can get a great semi-translucent painterly wash style effects since the pigment load is much lower comparatively to binder.
Great tip. Thinking about what you're saying, I was thinking about bringing my craypas with me on plein air and doing first layers with those. I think they will warm up nicely in the sun.
With the recent shock of IAPS revealing the poor performance in lightfastness of many soft pastels; what do we know about lightfastness in oil pastels? Have you performed your own lightfast tests? I believe Sennelier and Caran D'ache have ratings on each stick.
Hello! You know, I’ve never done my own test with oil pastels. It’s honestly something I haven’t been concerned with. But it would be good video to make and easy to do. I could do test of the brands I have. A friend of mine in Russia did test of the mungyos and there was fading. I don’t remember the details though. Thanks for the question and I’ll do a test and make a video on it.
@@raizes I look forward to it. The recent revelations have had some artists very concerned. See the recent article at How to Pastel blog.
I was looking for a harder oil pastel to create fine lines in my abstract paintings. Thankful that you showed me the cray-pas are harder and hopefully enable me to make the finer line marks I'm looking for. I'm not layering much, actually just staining the paper with oil pastel and blending out to the white of the page :-) Thank you.
You’re welcome. I use cray pas quite a bit for the first layer, toning the paper, etc . It’s economical and can even use a solvent to spread them also.
Thank you for showing the difference. I do like to add that the outcome also depends on the paper. I myself like to work on sanded paper (Canson mi teint Touch). I have Mungyo, van Gogh and some Sennelier, but with the sanded paper layering is much easier, even with the harder and less opaque pastels. The sennelier pastels are often too soft for how I like to work.
Thank you! and I do agree, the sanded surface is a dream surface for Oil pastels. I like it a lot. They do however grind up my softer OP's like my neopastels and Sennelier and I end up replacing sticks far more often.
Great fat over lean tutorial, makes it very clear. Your artwork is always so wonderful.
Thank you!
You use what you need and find that works best which is basically every medium, that's just what you need.
I recently bought SoHo set of 72 extra soft oil pastels and Omg they are wonderful!!!
Enormously helpful for someone looking to buy their first set. Was going to start with the Mungyo, but I think I want something more opaque than that, at least to begin with. Thanks!
Great to hear! Thanks for letting me know
Have you tried Crypas Specialist? Specialist is supposed to be artist grade but some disagree and are of the opinion that the pigmentation are similar. I use Specialist more because they came in a nice case which is handy for plein air work and I prefer a square shape because they don't roll about in the field and square is better for detail. I would appreciate your opinion though on why you prefer one over the other. Oh and the other brands that I use are Holbein and Sennellier. Thanks.
I haven't tried the specialist, but have heard good things about them. I like the idea of them being square shape. I will remove papers from my cray pas expressionist and mungyos, van Gogh's and over time they develop nice edges and sharper points. So easy to get thin lines
Most of my money goes into the neopastels and sennelier, simply because they are the softest and give me strong color. Also heard the Holbeins' are soft too, but haven't tried those. Perhaps one day.
It really comes down to money and what I'm used to work with.. I been working with oil pastels exclusively since 2010 and just very familiar with what sennelier, neopastels, mungyos, van goghs and the cray pas expressionist.
Very useful, thank you for the video. Would also be good to see some real life examples where you use a combination of oil pastel brands in an actual painting just so it gives the viewers an idea of when to use each one.
You’re welcome and thank you. I do have some tutorials here where I use everything, all the brands.
Caran D´Ache finds its way to my heart no matter what Sennelier wears! Looking for the right gear to make art for exhibiting and selling. This video was truly handy! tx
Thank you! I love neopastel. I use the exclusively for plein air work, and just love them. Great color range and softness to boot.
I would love a tour of your studio. This was a great video. Thank you for sharing! As others have said the Paul Rubens are fantastic!
Thanks 🙏🏼. Small studio. Maybe 90 sqft. But loaded with artworks 🎨
Love your Video's Rich, full of information for learning, I have the same oil pastels apart from neo, I also have a few sennelier/pentel and Paul Rubens, I'm fairly new to this medium been doing it on and off but really enyoing it. I find the Paul Rubens to be smooth but sticky and I don't find they layer as good as the mungyo, I need to catch up on your other videos but been a tad busy as lately, good evening from the UK 🇬🇧😁
Thank you. I haven't tried the Paul Rubens yet. Just got a set from amazon. I really love my neopastels. I have a 48ct box of those I'm using for plein air work. Such a nice color range. Anyways, thanks for watching!
I use mungyo, neopastel, Holbein and Windsor and Newton. I have selenite but don’t like how they liquify everything when they mix.
Cool new video! Thanks Rich!
I think all brands have their place in any work. Temperature and humidity control what they really do on any GOD given day. Enjoy them all! I agree that sennelier is tops no matter what.
Thankyou this is so helpful im just starting out are mungyo any good for the base layers then please or would cray pas be better
Splendid! I'm vegan, so I only use vegan products, was contemplating buying the mungyo gallery oil pastels. Can someone tell whether or not they are vegan friendly? If not, then please suggest some vegan oil pastels, would love to use them.
I know that pentel oil pastels are vegan friendly. I've never used them before, so I have no opinion on how they perform. I think most brands are not vegan friendly including the mungyo gallery, but not totally sure.
@@raizes Thank you for the reply :) Apparently, Pentel ones are notorious for being malodorous. But did a little bit of research and came to know that Caran D'ache oil pastels are vegan, will give them a try.
I love my sennelier, but they go so fast and are so pricy. I make art for fun so there is no return for me haha, mungyo are nice but without the option for open stock it's tough. Just wish I could get open stock neopastels here, a shame
Oops! Couldn't keep watching! That camera movement made me dizzy!
Ok, thanks for letting me know.
This was really useful thanks ❤
You’re welcome 😉
Very useful ! I have Mungyos and Senneliers and some Caran d'Aches... I'm wondering if it would be better to choose Van Goghs instead of Mungyo because they have pigment information and lightfastness on them (and you can buy them open stock)... What do you think?
I think so. I've gone to Van Goghs over Mungyos simply because I can buy the van goghs open stock. I do miss some of the colors that mungyo have, but the ability to replace individual sticks outweighs that. And also, neopastels have a great line of color choices. You can do a lot of the first layers with van goghs and then layer the softer neopastels, or senneliers on top. That's how I work majority of the time.
Thank you, yes makes sense 👍
Good video to compare but it would be maybe more accurate if you took the similar green from eac brand...
Thanks for the wonderful demonstration. I love my Senneliers but the softness does make them best for specific types of application. I love the Mungyos to but as they have no lightfast rating I am uncertain about using them in works to sell. I am trying to decide on the best firm oil pastel to use for the under painting or first layers and considering the Cray Pas lead me to your video. Because my first layers may still be exposed in some areas of the painting I'm worrying about lightfastness/artist quality. Am I worrying needlessly?
Thank you! I think the craypas expressionist are great for getting the first layers. Very affordable and they hold up great. Very easy to get softer brands to stack on top as well. I tend to go through brown, grey, ochre, and greens on the craypas. Don't really touch the other colors in that set all that much. Oh and also using the black craypas on some pet portraits. Working Great!
And the cray pas expressionists are lightfast rated? What about the other line of cray pas, not the reg. Student one but the other slightly more expensive ones (sorry name is slipping my mind, can't for the life of me think of it right now ahh).
thank you, very helpful expl.
Thank you, for example the Neopastel after finishing, does it dry? or will I have to spray a fixative to protect it? Thanks again.
I suggest a final fixative or spray varnish to protect it . It takes a long time for oil pastels to fully setup and dry out.
@@raizes Thank you for your kind reply.
great great great vid
Thank you 🙏🏼
Thanks Rich! Where do you think the Paul Rubens fit in? Do you like them?
Hi Jackie! To be honest, they are OK. Not great and not nearly as nice to use as the Sennelier brand. I found that a lot of the sticks were greasy and I don't really like that feel in my hands.Makes it difficult to layer on top. So I won't be mixing them in with my other OP's. I think if and when I use them again, I will use them alone or with harder OP like craypas or van goghs. I might try them for plein air and see how they layer on top of my neopastels.
The good thing about them is vibrant, strong colors and the price. They are inexpensive.
Paul Ruben’s are 🔥🖍too closets thing you’ll get to sen.
I just a got a set. Haven't tried them yet ,but they feel like sennelier.
@@raizesit’s just hard to get individuals you can only a get a white set
@@DoodleBob102 I agree got mine cheap on Ali express I myself cannot find the black set, the white is good but does not compare to the white sennelier 😁
I like cray pas expressionist better because they’re more consistent and the Paul Ruben are really sticky. Not much like sennelier imo
Cray-pas expressionist, interesting... instead of Cray-pas Specialist. Proof that even cheaper art material if in the right hand can create a masterpiece! Subscribe!
Thank you 😊
Which Neopastel do you use? I or II?
The labeling doesn't say. Just says Caran d'Ache Neopastels
Thank you! And great videos 😊
You’re talking about neocolors, not Neopastels. They are 2 different products.
@@yol.7177 I have already seen several people confuse neopastels with neocolors and I don't understand how because they don't even look alike
Some say oil pastels can't be used for professional art, what say you?
I would say that they don't have much experience with oil pastels, and obviously have a biased view. I've sold hundreds of paintings. I've entered them in art shows and labeled them as oil paintings and jurors didn't know the difference. They couldn't even tell.
When people buy a painting, they care less of the medium used and more on how it hits them emotionally.
@@raizes thank you, I'm into the watersolable types like Neocolor, but I've also been lately digging this set of Crazy Pas, I also have a small set of Sennelier which I hardly touch.
@@deeman524 Nice. I have a small set of the neocolor's. Just haven't used them yet. I was thinking of trying them out as a first layer option, and then using oil pastels on top of that.
@@raizes Yes I use them as underpainting for my acrylic markers