I’m loving the Paul Rubens pastel set of oil pastels. They are so thick and creamy. I love using them with my other pastels. Thanks so much for your review.
BlackBean CMS is the whole reason I've gotten interested in oil pastels again after like 30 years. I'm pretty scent sensitive so I'll stay away from the Pentel, but I've been waffling between the Paul Rubens and Mungyo and I'm going to lean in your direction and grab the Paul Rubens. Of course, the really nice thing about oil pastels is that they are so cheap that you can grab several different sets for about the price of one set of another medium. We used the oil sticks in college for life drawing. I still have a few laying around, I might break them out again. I'd forgotten about them till you mentioned them.
Many years ago, when I was at art school, we'd glue a sheet of tracing paper to the top of the page where the drawing is. That would protect the drawing and any materials from transferring to the other page.
@@sunakonakahara222 I have also used waxed paper (sold for wrapping sandwiches in!) and baking paper. I currently have a big roll of glassine that I'm using; there is no smudging and only a tiny bit of transfer on the thickest (stickiest) places. In my sketch book, I don't always bother with the protective paper because the opposite page will work. But it does stop the oiliness transferring too, so maybe I should! Happy painting! ❤️🎨😊
I have so many different brands of oil pastels from High Quality To bad Quality... And by Far The Mungyo Gallery Soft Oil Pastels are the best ... If you take the creamy Sennelier Oil pastels and mix them with the hard Holbein pastels you get the Gallery soft oil pastels ... they are Creamy and blend like a dream but yet they are hard enough to get details ... They are the best of both worlds
I’m an abstract artist who works primarily in oil pastel. I have tried most of the brands available. My favorites brand are Caran D’ache Neopastel. They are firmer than Sennelier and easier to blend. I use Sennelier sparingly in my paintings because they become greasy mess if you’re heavy handed with them. They work well for creating Impasto effect. The Pentel and Crayola do not work well for my type art but I’ve seen a few artists who do beautiful work with them. I agree with you about Blick being cheaper on most supplies than Amazon especially with free shipping. I save my orders until I have enough to qualify for Blicks free shipping, which is really fast. Great video Lindsay.
I totally agree,a lot of awesome oil pastels out there.My favorite are the sennelier and mungyo,but they are all great.Thanks Lindsay,awesome presentation. 🌹❤👍🏻🍷🎨 "To paint a mountain,it doesn't require much effort, if by watercolors,just let it flow,if by oil pastels,hold on for colorful ride."-lynn
Perfect timing! I’m doing an oil pastel art project for my drawing 2 class and I was wondering which oil pastel would be the best. Very helpful and informative!
For anyone in the UK, we have a shop called Aldi that sells a range of art materials every now and again. In that range they do Script Premium Artists oil pastels in a 24 pack for £2.99 and they are great! I am always wary about buying cheap art supplies because it is so easy to throw money down the drain, but for £2.99 I decided to risk it. They are really creamy and soft and lay down beautifully. They are so good I bought another pack. No idea about light fastness, but they are great for journaling and practice instead of using my expensive Sennelier (My heart turns somersaults as I see every mistake I make when using them: all that money down the drain!).
Terrific help for me Lindsay! I am brand new to oil pastels or any pastels in general, so picking is always a tough one. You're not sure which will render professional results but you don't want to invest heavily at first, not knowing if it will be something you continue to use . . . The demonstration and commentary are BOTH so helpful for me! Many thanks dear. oxox
I love watching those types of videos. In liquid color just uploaded a watercolour journal comparison and watercolour misfit uploaded an extensive watercolour paper comparison a few years ago Hope that helps ☺️
I love watching those types of videos. In liquid color just uploaded a watercolour journal comparison and watercolour misfit uploaded an extensive watercolour paper comparison a few years ago Hope that helps ☺️
@thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich I completely agree, which is why I think your comparison would be really good. You are very knowledgeable on the topic, have tried a lot of papers and can describe them with different techniques in mind. I know it's a big project, but it would be as interesting as seeing your watercolor palettes.
My profile pic is the first piece I did using the Pentel oil pastels. Aside from the smell, which I'm now used to, I love them. And you can't go wrong with the price.
I have been wanting the Paul Ruben pastels! That's my favorite brand right now as I am passed beginner want lightest fastness and artist quality without breaking the bank. I love both his pallet and tube watercolors. Thanks for helping me decide to bite the bullet an order them! Thanks!!!
Great comparison and demonstration video. The oil pastel pencils reminded me of shany 30 chunky pencils for eyes and lips sent to me by Amazon in error. Glad I never threw them out as I have now added them to my art supplies. I watch Black Bean too.
Thanks! I love the idea of the Senneliers and have a few white and some soft grey, but living in Florida, it's almost always too warm for them to not become a complete puddle. I bought the Pentel and love them for my sketchbook. I have the Paul Rubens white and they are great for blending and layering, so I think I will invest in the full set. As always, it's great for you to post this side by side comparison and super helpful.
Also senelier makes a wonderful spray coat for oil pastels. It like sort of melts the surface to make it stable and feel like a painting THATS actually dry.
It works well for Sennelier's own oil pastels, but can leave other brands feeling really sticky. I ended up using a matt acrylic varnish instead, because I needed to scan the originals.
I don't use the jane Davenport drama sticks, but I love the tins to travel with pan watercolors or gouache in minipots. I have a bunch.of eyeshadows I want to convert into watercolors, especially the Anastasia set that just crumbles when you look at them lol. Thanks for the comparison of the different brands.
Thanks Lindsay for this detail review of some oil pastels. I always value your opinion on art supplies because I don't want to buy something then to be disappointed. Black Bean is awesome oil pastel artist and I went out and bought the Crayola oil pastels which were everything he said they were. I was thinking of buying the Munygo oil pastels but after your review I'll be considering the Paul Reubens oil pastels
This is great and so helpful. I've been looking at oil pastels for a while and I finally decided to buy but there are so many to choose from. I have settled on The Reubens. Thank you for this!
This is so helpful! Thank you. I was on the fence about whether to buy the mungyo or the paul rubens. I know the mungyo are very popular but they are a lot more expensive than the paul rubens where I can get them. So my decision is a lot easier now. :))
Thanks so much for this thorough review! It was great seeing comparisons between brands. I really appreciate the time you take to help us make informed decisions on best product for our needs. I totally would have thrown my pastel rags in wash so thanks for warning/tip. 💕
I agree- other channels I've seen never give you a clue- most have their favorites they stick with. I really appreciate your mentioning that some brands are sold under other names (& less expensive) which is so helpful when you have more time to play than money!
Might I add the Van Gogh oil pastels made by Royal Talens. I paid less than $30 for as set of 24 at Dick Blick. They are available in sets and individual sticks with 60 colors in the line. I bought an extra white and a co,cordless blending stick separately. They have pigments listed on the sticks, many are single pigment colors. I like them a lot. I was going to spring for the Sennelier but as you said, the price jumped to $47 for the sets of 24, which I couldn't justify. Anyway, I think they're a lot of fun to use.
Just finished watching this video so now I kinda know what to do with my Pentel Oil Pastels. Thanks Lindsay. My kids didn't eat their crayons, however, i smelled an odd smell one cold winter (we had baseboard heaters) his door was shut. I opened the door and he was melting his crayons on the heater. Needless to say he got a spanking, and firmly told never to do that again. It was a mess to clean. So about 3-4 months later he was at it again. So at least he was entertained by it I guess. He grew up to become a Navy SEAL, I supposed that experimentation was helpful for his future. After finishing watching this video and I now in my craft room finishing a project. My husband is in the LR watching you sat chat all my himself. He too gets a kick out of watching you and even laughs. Thanks Lindsay!
This is an absolutely amazing timw for this video! I have been looking into oil pastels. I always enjoy hearing your thoughts on different mediums. Have a wonderful day!
Just a heads up for the Pentel: They did a formula update and the new ones as of 2019-2020 and on have a very INTENSE smell of an auto garage that does not fade, and can cause migraines. This has been across multiple people buying multiple sets.
@@thefrugalcrafter Not entirely sure! I didn't check my box for country of origin since I had assumed they were made in China like most the rest of the super cheap ones, but since yours is made in Thailand, they may have changed factories? I saw one post saying the formula change was adding solvent so they'd last longer. It's a lot of speculation. (There were a lot of comments in BlackBean's video on them talking about it)
This is a comment on your Easter video. If it helps, I have an 09 prius and it was 3 yrs old when we bought it. We love love love it! Looking at another used car and it will be hybred also. Rev 4 maybe. Also you can carry kayaks on prius with a rack and u carriers. And I feel your covid crazies. I'm feeling it too!! Your not alone. wright your projects down on slips of paper and pull one out a day to work on. Takes care of the decision.
Thank you so much for your review. I have invested in the majority of these but they have gathered dust.. I'm so pleased you did this review as now I can make the most of my materials. Xxx
Was really nice to see your comparison of these popular brands, with the Paul Rubens added in. If you ever want to try other brands some good ones are the Van Gogh (popular in Europe) and the Caran d 'ache Neopastels (which are oil pastels and as popular as the Sennelier and Mungyo).
Hi Lindsay- I wasn’t sure where to thank you regarding your message for prime day. Thank you! I picked up the Paul Rubens oil pastel set that I didn’t have for 13-14 bucks. My sister and I went in on Arteza sketchbooks for 10 bucks each. So nice of you to alert us. Thanks again!
This was a great comparison video. I haven't used oil pastels in years and years. I am thinking I might try out the Pentel ones as they are really affordable and see what I think of them.
Good info here, I've tried pastels ages ago, but could never get the hang of it. Thanks to your recommendations I may have to give it another go... Now if I can just find my "day stretcher" I'll have time to do it! Lol
I had to get a bulk lot of white/black as I run out so much. Found the best for me as they could do replacements for individual colours was the Cray Pas Specialist. I only had a 50 set but I still don't use the greens/blues that much due to drawing dogs so much.
I got the 10 set of metallic caran dache neocolor 1 so long ago (years), and just used them recently. They are hard but i really like them, very little to no transfer.
thank you for this, i've being wanting to branch out and purchase these but will also give the oil sticks a serious think...i wonder if they would preform differently on canvas pads, i have some lying around doing nothing so really keen to have a go now~!
Very informative. I use the Shiva paint sticks on fabric. Also bought oil pastels but didn't realize they are different and don't dry like paint sticks. Haven't used them yet so not quite sure what I'll do with them.
I screeched for the scratchy-scratchy when you mentioned Blackbean CMS! I love his artwork and he is so fun to watch also! I bought some oil pastels just because of his videos! I, too, was disappointed by the Dramasticks from Jane Davenport, but I will say that the Colorsticks she makes work really nice as oil pastels! One of your other videos mentioned that if you don't like an art supply for its intended use, maybe you could look at it in a different way and then you would like it...and that's exactly what happened with the Colorsticks for me. They are marketed as watersoluble oil pastels (like the Neo II's), but I have the Neocolor II's and the Colorsticks just don't compare in my opinion (I think the pigment payoff when you add water is just not there). BUT...using them without water, they are very nice, bright, and soft and creamy!
I've got two sets of Mungyo Gallery artists' oil pastels (one plain and one "soft") but I haven't used them much yet. I'm quite in love with oil pastels in general though, I just love the look of oil pastel art!
Sennelier sells their oil pastels in jumbo sticks. I use the large clear stick which is basically just the binder to blend out color for backgrounds. I own Caran Dache Neopastels, the only Sennelier I own is the giant clear stick. I was afraid the Sennelier would be too soft so went with a few Neopastels in store to try out and love them. The giant Sennelier were around $13-$15 in store and is well worth it for the size you get. I got mine at Blick in store. Hope this helps someone looking for what to buy.
Great review. A note: Thrift stores are often overflowing with art supplies. I’ve purchased several unopened sets of pastels for under five dollars. These include Sennelier, Faber Castel, etc. Also one can get good quality art paper, paint, canvases, brushes, etc. I might spend $100 a year on supplies that would add up to a couple thousand if bought new. I also find art supplies that I wasn’t even aware existed.
Really? :O The thrift stores I've been to haven't had any art supplies like that, usually old crafts and crayons and pencils. I'd be surprised if I come across a thrift store I haven't been to which DOES sell them. I look forward to things like the Paul Rubens and Mungyo Gallery oil pastels
Around where I live, there are NO art supplies at all in thrift stores anymore after the pandemic and now, hyperinflation. You are blessed to have some discount supply! ❤
Oil pastels never really worked for me, but it's cool to see your take on them. The last I got were a box Jaxon ones when I was still in school, so the remainder of mine are way over 10 years old by now and I barely ever touch them nowadays. They're still around, though, since I'm notoriously bad at throwing stuff out, I'm a fricking hoarder ^^"
All off us artist and crafter types are hoarders! As soon as you toss it you will think "if only" lol. You can't produce without supplies. I personally consider my supplies different from my regular hoarding behavior. I hoard Mary Moo Moos and anything with hello kitty on it, like litterally in tiny scalp of paper with kitty becomes part of my hoard. But supplies are serving a purpose. 🐄
I don't know that I would recommend the Crayola to anyone but kids. The colors are nice, but I found them to be a struggle to blend and they are so chunky that they're hard to control. They're very hard, so less mess for kids but also...they're hard. I don't have the Pentel ones, but it looks like I would recommend those over Crayola for an adult any day of the week. Mungyo is a great budget pastel, the wooden box is actually nice quality and the pastels are well-packed in foam and really don't move around much. I was debating between them and the Rubens and did not get the Rubens because I had not seen anyone use them. Now that I know they have pigment info, I will get them next when my Mungyos are running low!
Sakura makes sets with lightfast ratings and Holbein makes artist quality ones that are maybe even more expensive than Sennelier. They're beautiful, not quite as gooey as Sennelier, but more subtle in tone than Sennelier. Caran D'Ache also make some, but they are pretty pricey, too, since you're coping with the Swiss franc. The cheap ones are just as fun, but if I had unlimited resources, I'd probably use just Holbein and Sennelier. Right now, I use Mungyo and Sakura and, sometimes, Van Gogh.
great info, love that tin !!! I always wondered if those master touch were similar to the mungyo artist soft oil pastels. Hobby Lobby use to sell them and then came out with there house brand of soft artist oil pastels.
Honestly, I think oil pastels is another medium where the „you get what you pay for“ rule is valid. Had Faber Castell, Van Gogh and Pentel and didn‘t enjoy them. I have Sennelier and Caran d Ache and they deliver what you expect from an artist grade product. I also bought the Paul Rubens because of their macaroon color set and they are nice as well, very soft.
You are probably more experienced than me in oil pastel so you can tell the difference more than I can or the differences are apparent at a higher skill level so that is really valuable to hear. At my skill in this medium these suit my needs. Good tip for more experienced oil pastel painters:)
I really don’t think I am on a higher skill level than you in any medium 🤣 Therefore you might have better techniques to get the wanted result even with less pigmented supplies. But the sennelier or neopastel oil pastels have a great color payoff and it is pure joy to work with them. The Paul Rubens are a good alternative as they are very soft, even softer than the Caran d Ache and while the pigmentation is not as vibrant as the Neopastel, there are a good value for their price. Many people who are into oil pastels like the Mungyo Soft Oil Pastels very much, but so far, I didn’t had a chance to try them by myself. Here in Germany we have a brand called Jaxon, which obviously is manufactured by Mungyo (their watercolors are for sure) but I never tried them either.
Oil pastels are my favourite medium. I was generally surprised how much I love the pastels oil pastels, their waterbrushes and watercolour pencils are very good.
Hi Lindsay, Thank you for the informative video 🙂 May I please ask are Mungyo and Masters Touch the same? You use Masters touch but refer to them as Mungyo in your video.
Wonderful comparison and review! I wonder, have you tried the Van gogh oil pastels? I wonder how they compare, they're lightfast and pretty affordable from what I saw online.
I have recently fallen in love with the 48 color Gallery Professional set from Mungyo...made in Korea. They claim to be lightfast and Mungyo does have a rep for high quality, so I tend to give them creds for that. Around the same time I bought a set of 36 Paul Rubens, the light pastel set...very light, soft, pretty “Easter Egg” colors. Some of the color ranges, like the pinks, are so very close that they are barely distinguishable. Plus I found the PRs texture-wise to be a bit sticky compared to the Mungyo. Yes they can be called “creamy” but still not with the smoothness of the Mungyo’s. Plus after using them on some oil painting paper (Strathmore 400...so very good quality) I found the PR colors to give off a haziness, which may have been because they added so much white to get all these very delicate light colors. Don’t know. That’s just what I experienced. The Mungyo’s, that I used on gessoboard were not only creamy, but smooth, “like butta” and dried to a beautiful velvet-like touch. Absolutely gorgeous.
I was thinking of trying the PR pastel tones so thanks for the info. I like the assorted 48 a lot. I think king to does a great job with all of their products.
My first foray into watercolour pencils was Pentel and they're fantastic for beginners or anyone on a budget. The only thing I wasn't keen on was the colour palette and the fact they're not available open stock but that's purely personal preference. 😊 Pastels are still in the same category as charcoal foru unwieldy art supplies that nearly drive me to tears of frustration! 🤣
Whoa! Those oil sticks are a new item for me. I wish I knew about you back when I was taking oil painting classes. I would have known the trick for using those or oil pastels as the sketch. Pencil always smudged terribly and messed up the colors. Maybe I would have enjoyed oil painting more.
Hey Lindsay... I was SOOOOO sure you did a video on the Paul Rubens oil PAINT sticks (not the oil pastels), and I have been scrolling your page and going through your playlist and nothing! Am I mistaken?! 😢
I did but they are 100% pastels. They say oil paint stick but they are jumbo pastels. 💯 trust me on this fact:) I drew a box of blackberries and then I did a video on making the storage.
My question is about a reasonably good and reasonably priced paper to use with oil pastels. Currently I have Pentel and Sennelier. Please recommend a few options, since some things easily available in the US are rare, and hence expensive, in the UK. Thank you in advance!!!
Thanks to this review I just got the Paul Reubens set which has just returned to the U.K. after being missing for a while, on special offer at half price…. I could not see the pigment info you mention though I think it is on the leaflet.The set is slightly different in there is only one extra white,m plus a silver and gold. They replace the Mungyo student quality set rebranded as inscribe , which was such a disappointment, very waxy…. Anyway the paul Reuben’s are very nice to use and not a problem to blend and layer at all. The student ones behave better in tandem with them but I will only use the best of. Those a few are really dire. A big exception is the black which works really nicely….. I am loving using oil pastels it is so good for undoing creative block! I am hard pressed to find the best support though. I have used oil papers, Multimedia paper, but have only pastel paper for dry pastels…. Any advice would be welcome. When these start running out I will try the cray pas specialist and the Mungyo softy, but for now thankyou again for the Paul Reubens, I could not possibly use the sennelier one for anything big, they just slide of the paper while you are not looking!
Good timing! I’m teaching an art class of 1st-5th graders on Thursday and decided I’d try using oil pastels with them. It’s not a medium I work with, so I’m unfamiliar with the brands. Last night I took a chance and bought a class pack of the Pentel Arts ones. I was nervous about buying them, especially in bulk, without trying them first, so I’m so glad to hear it was a good purchase! They arrive tomorrow, so I have time to play with them before my class. What do you recommend for them to use for blending? Just their fingers, or Qtips, or something else? And would mixed media paper (Arteza mixed media sketch book) be okay or should I use pastel paper for better results (again, tho, keep in mind the ages)? The class is going focus on teaching tints and shades, and blending and shading (haven’t decided on the subject yet - maybe a large flower, or donuts). I wasn’t sure what medium would be best for that (other than acrylic paints). I played around with gouache, but wasn’t sure I wanted to use that medium either. And it’s a short class, so I didn’t think they’d have time to finish a project with colored pencils and be able to get the vibrancy. Love all you do! I wish I had your energy!
Please make sure to open one of the sets before bringing them into your class. The newer Pentel oil pastels have been reformulated and have a very strong scent to them much like you'd smell in an auto garage and can cause migraines. This scent does not fade (we tried multiple ways over the course of 2 months and it was still the same intense odor) and isn't at all something I'd want to expose children to. You want to make sure the sets you got are the older formulation and do not have that stink.
@@FranNyan good to know, thank you! The room I teach in is small and not well ventilated (originally a large bedroom in an old house conversion), so that could definitely be a problem.
Thanks for another awesome comparison video! I do not own any oil pastels currently. The only similar product I have right now are the Prima water soluble Oil Pastels, purchased years ago, but I like them very much. Forgive my ignorance, but can they be used in the same ways as the traditional oil pastels you are showing if water is not added? Thanks!
I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this, but the Sennelier oil pastels do actually have pigment info on the wrapper, it's just in painfully tiny text. This vid makes me want to break out my oil pastels again lol, thanks.
Hi Lindsay, Have you ever heard of the Loew-Cornell oil pastels ? They are tiny, 2.25" long and 5/16" diameter. I bought them at Barnes and Noble about 10, 12 years ago, hardly used them, but I just got them out now. If you have heard of them what do you think of them ? Thank you.
Ow the smell.... One of the reason I haven't worked with them that much.. but it's nice to know my pentel won't transfer to the other paper.. because I mainly colour in colouring books.
I’m loving the Paul Rubens pastel set of oil pastels. They are so thick and creamy. I love using them with my other pastels. Thanks so much for your review.
BlackBean CMS is the whole reason I've gotten interested in oil pastels again after like 30 years. I'm pretty scent sensitive so I'll stay away from the Pentel, but I've been waffling between the Paul Rubens and Mungyo and I'm going to lean in your direction and grab the Paul Rubens.
Of course, the really nice thing about oil pastels is that they are so cheap that you can grab several different sets for about the price of one set of another medium. We used the oil sticks in college for life drawing. I still have a few laying around, I might break them out again. I'd forgotten about them till you mentioned them.
BlackBean CMS es genial!!
Many years ago, when I was at art school, we'd glue a sheet of tracing paper to the top of the page where the drawing is. That would protect the drawing and any materials from transferring to the other page.
This is a fantastic tip! I want to work more in graphite and charcoal and I've had obvious trouble with smearing.
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I have also used waxed paper (sold for wrapping sandwiches in!) and baking paper. I currently have a big roll of glassine that I'm using; there is no smudging and only a tiny bit of transfer on the thickest (stickiest) places.
In my sketch book, I don't always bother with the protective paper because the opposite page will work. But it does stop the oiliness transferring too, so maybe I should!
Happy painting! ❤️🎨😊
It's pricey but the Sennelier oil pastel pad comes with glassine between the pages.
I have so many different brands of oil pastels from High Quality To bad Quality... And by Far The Mungyo Gallery Soft Oil Pastels are the best ... If you take the creamy Sennelier Oil pastels and mix them with the hard Holbein pastels you get the Gallery soft oil pastels ... they are Creamy and blend like a dream but yet they are hard enough to get details ... They are the best of both worlds
Thanks for this! Life is good when you make art with your fingers 😊🌺
Baby wipes work great for gently cleaning off your oil pastels! They also work well as a blending technique 😉
I used to only use soft pastels, but now I prefer oil pastels. I love the rich, vivid, textured, oil painting vibes in the end result.
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I am thinking of switching over as well. The dust is too much!
Love Shiva Paint Stix. Used them on fabric for surface design for years! We used a piece of sandpaper to remove the skins that formed.
I love Pentel pastels. When I was doing art GCSE I did a lot of my work in them.
I’m an abstract artist who works primarily in oil pastel. I have tried most of the brands available. My favorites brand are Caran D’ache Neopastel. They are firmer than Sennelier and easier to blend. I use Sennelier sparingly in my paintings because they become greasy mess if you’re heavy handed with them. They work well for creating Impasto effect. The Pentel and Crayola do not work well for my type art but I’ve seen a few artists who do beautiful work with them. I agree with you about Blick being cheaper on most supplies than Amazon especially with free shipping. I save my orders until I have enough to qualify for Blicks free shipping, which is really fast. Great video Lindsay.
I totally agree,a lot of awesome oil pastels out there.My favorite are the sennelier and mungyo,but they are all great.Thanks Lindsay,awesome presentation. 🌹❤👍🏻🍷🎨
"To paint a mountain,it doesn't require much effort, if by watercolors,just let it flow,if by oil pastels,hold on for colorful ride."-lynn
Perfect timing! I’m doing an oil pastel art project for my drawing 2 class and I was wondering which oil pastel would be the best. Very helpful and informative!
For anyone in the UK, we have a shop called Aldi that sells a range of art materials every now and again. In that range they do Script Premium Artists oil pastels in a 24 pack for £2.99 and they are great! I am always wary about buying cheap art supplies because it is so easy to throw money down the drain, but for £2.99 I decided to risk it. They are really creamy and soft and lay down beautifully. They are so good I bought another pack. No idea about light fastness, but they are great for journaling and practice instead of using my expensive Sennelier (My heart turns somersaults as I see every mistake I make when using them: all that money down the drain!).
Terrific help for me Lindsay! I am brand new to oil pastels or any pastels in general, so picking is always a tough one. You're not sure which will render professional results but you don't want to invest heavily at first, not knowing if it will be something you continue to use . . . The demonstration and commentary are BOTH so helpful for me! Many thanks dear. oxox
That last throw out line - Lindsay's crafty crap series---Hilarious! I hope you had a marvelous Easter. Even here in Minnesota we had 75!
I just received the Paul Rubens set of oil pastels and will be trying them soon. Would love to see a video of you working with them or similar.
I just posted a video with them and I have another next sunday
Very useful. I had no idea about the dryer and oil pastels! scary. They all look so creamy and dreamy. Tfs, Lindsay. Great video!
Wonderful comparison! Your oil pastel drawings are fabulous! Thank you!
I would love to see you compare watercolor paper.
I know it’s a lot of work but I love these comparisons.
I love watching those types of videos.
In liquid color just uploaded a watercolour journal comparison and watercolour misfit uploaded an extensive watercolour paper comparison a few years ago
Hope that helps ☺️
I love watching those types of videos.
In liquid color just uploaded a watercolour journal comparison and watercolour misfit uploaded an extensive watercolour paper comparison a few years ago
Hope that helps ☺️
That's such a personal choose. In liquid color just posted a great watercolor sketchbook comparison.
@thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich I completely agree, which is why I think your comparison would be really good. You are very knowledgeable on the topic, have tried a lot of papers and can describe them with different techniques in mind. I know it's a big project, but it would be as interesting as seeing your watercolor palettes.
🤔 Thank you. I love the Crayola, Pentel, Mungyo and Shiva. 👍
My profile pic is the first piece I did using the Pentel oil pastels. Aside from the smell, which I'm now used to, I love them. And you can't go wrong with the price.
I have been wanting the Paul Ruben pastels! That's my favorite brand right now as I am passed beginner want lightest fastness and artist quality without breaking the bank. I love both his pallet and tube watercolors. Thanks for helping me decide to bite the bullet an order them! Thanks!!!
That brand is a really good option! The only thing I did not like grom them was their student grade tube watercolor. Everything else is solid!
Great comparison and demonstration video. The oil pastel pencils reminded me of shany 30 chunky pencils for eyes and lips sent to me by Amazon in error. Glad I never threw them out as I have now added them to my art supplies. I watch Black Bean too.
Never saw the oil bar before. Those are neat! 😊
Thanks! I love the idea of the Senneliers and have a few white and some soft grey, but living in Florida, it's almost always too warm for them to not become a complete puddle. I bought the Pentel and love them for my sketchbook. I have the Paul Rubens white and they are great for blending and layering, so I think I will invest in the full set. As always, it's great for you to post this side by side comparison and super helpful.
Also senelier makes a wonderful spray coat for oil pastels. It like sort of melts the surface to make it stable and feel like a painting THATS actually dry.
It works well for Sennelier's own oil pastels, but can leave other brands feeling really sticky.
I ended up using a matt acrylic varnish instead, because I needed to scan the originals.
Found the Sennelie ‘Oil Pastels’ melted in my hand and became too small/goopy to control. The Sennelie *Oil Stcks*, however, are fantastic. Durable
I don't use the jane Davenport drama sticks, but I love the tins to travel with pan watercolors or gouache in minipots.
I have a bunch.of eyeshadows I want to convert into watercolors, especially the Anastasia set that just crumbles when you look at them lol. Thanks for the comparison of the different brands.
I love Black Bean. I am glad you know of him. Great video, need to dig out my oil pastels
Thanks Lindsay for this detail review of some oil pastels. I always value your opinion on art supplies because I don't want to buy something then to be disappointed. Black Bean is awesome oil pastel artist and I went out and bought the Crayola oil pastels which were everything he said they were. I was thinking of buying the Munygo oil pastels but after your review I'll be considering the Paul Reubens oil pastels
This is great and so helpful. I've been looking at oil pastels for a while and I finally decided to buy but there are so many to choose from. I have settled on The Reubens. Thank you for this!
Good pick!
@@thefrugalcrafter thank you for your help 😀
Also, if you use some glassine paper between pages in your sketchbooks, it stops the pigment from transferring to the back of the page above it.
This is so helpful! Thank you. I was on the fence about whether to buy the mungyo or the paul rubens. I know the mungyo are very popular but they are a lot more expensive than the paul rubens where I can get them. So my decision is a lot easier now. :))
Baby wipes work great for gently cleaning off pastels. Especially Pentel ‘s. They also work great as a blending technique 😉
You’ve inspired me to break into my Pentels! Bought them three years ago and they’re still in the box. 😬
Your artwork is always so amazing! I got a cheap set at Walmart just for use in my sketch book. I never thought of actually using them for art. DUh.
Same! 😊
Thanks so much for this thorough review! It was great seeing comparisons between brands. I really appreciate the time you take to help us make informed decisions on best product for our needs. I totally would have thrown my pastel rags in wash so thanks for warning/tip. 💕
I agree- other channels I've seen never give you a clue- most have their favorites they stick with. I really appreciate your mentioning that some brands are sold under other names (& less expensive) which is so helpful when you have more time to play than money!
Yyyyy
Thanks Lindsay. I'm looking at oil pastels with fresh eyes. Those sennelier are like butter! 👍💜
Might I add the Van Gogh oil pastels made by Royal Talens. I paid less than $30 for as set of 24 at Dick Blick. They are available in sets and individual sticks with 60 colors in the line. I bought an extra white and a co,cordless blending stick separately. They have pigments listed on the sticks, many are single pigment colors. I like them a lot. I was going to spring for the Sennelier but as you said, the price jumped to $47 for the sets of 24, which I couldn't justify. Anyway, I think they're a lot of fun to use.
Thanks, I wondered about those too!
Just finished watching this video so now I kinda know what to do with my Pentel Oil Pastels. Thanks Lindsay. My kids didn't eat their crayons, however, i smelled an odd smell one cold winter (we had baseboard heaters) his door was shut. I opened the door and he was melting his crayons on the heater. Needless to say he got a spanking, and firmly told never to do that again. It was a mess to clean. So about 3-4 months later he was at it again. So at least he was entertained by it I guess. He grew up to become a Navy SEAL, I supposed that experimentation was helpful for his future.
After finishing watching this video and I now in my craft room finishing a project. My husband is in the LR watching you sat chat all my himself. He too gets a kick out of watching you and even laughs. Thanks Lindsay!
This is an absolutely amazing timw for this video! I have been looking into oil pastels. I always enjoy hearing your thoughts on different mediums. Have a wonderful day!
I have a Faber Castell set that my Walmart had. I need to find a bigger set because I love them.
Just a heads up for the Pentel: They did a formula update and the new ones as of 2019-2020 and on have a very INTENSE smell of an auto garage that does not fade, and can cause migraines. This has been across multiple people buying multiple sets.
Oh wow, thank you for telling me. I'll amend my video description. I wonder why they changed?
@@thefrugalcrafter Not entirely sure! I didn't check my box for country of origin since I had assumed they were made in China like most the rest of the super cheap ones, but since yours is made in Thailand, they may have changed factories? I saw one post saying the formula change was adding solvent so they'd last longer. It's a lot of speculation. (There were a lot of comments in BlackBean's video on them talking about it)
This is a comment on your Easter video. If it helps, I have an 09 prius and it was 3 yrs old when we bought it. We love love love it! Looking at another used car and it will be hybred also. Rev 4 maybe. Also you can carry kayaks on prius with a rack and u carriers. And I feel your covid crazies. I'm feeling it too!! Your not alone.
wright your projects down on slips of paper and pull one out a day to work on. Takes care of the decision.
I really appreciate this video! You helped me decide which to purchase! Your reviews are so fair and complete! Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for your review. I have invested in the majority of these but they have gathered dust.. I'm so pleased you did this review as now I can make the most of my materials. Xxx
I have the Caran D’ache pastels and a few Sennelier but if I ever replace, I think I’ll look for the Paul Reuben’s. Thank you!
Thank you Lindsay for yet another insightful video 👍🏼 I have the 48 Paul Reubens set and they're delightful xXx
Was really nice to see your comparison of these popular brands, with the Paul Rubens added in.
If you ever want to try other brands some good ones are the Van Gogh (popular in Europe) and the Caran d 'ache Neopastels (which are oil pastels and as popular as the Sennelier and Mungyo).
I have my eye on them!
Hi Lindsay- I wasn’t sure where to thank you regarding your message for prime day. Thank you! I picked up the Paul Rubens oil pastel set that I didn’t have for 13-14 bucks. My sister and I went in on Arteza sketchbooks for 10 bucks each. So nice of you to alert us. Thanks again!
Awesome! I need to snag some more Paul rubens pastels too!
This was a great comparison video. I haven't used oil pastels in years and years. I am thinking I might try out the Pentel ones as they are really affordable and see what I think of them.
Helpful as always. I assume I should purchase pastel paper for use with these; but I can use in my "regular" art journal....whatever that is......
So excited for this video.
Good info here, I've tried pastels ages ago, but could never get the hang of it. Thanks to your recommendations I may have to give it another go... Now if I can just find my "day stretcher" I'll have time to do it! Lol
I had to get a bulk lot of white/black as I run out so much. Found the best for me as they could do replacements for individual colours was the Cray Pas Specialist. I only had a 50 set but I still don't use the greens/blues that much due to drawing dogs so much.
I got the 10 set of metallic caran dache neocolor 1 so long ago (years), and just used them recently. They are hard but i really like them, very little to no transfer.
I didn't know that cool pigments tend to have a lighter opacity! Thank you.
thank you for this, i've being wanting to branch out and purchase these but will also give the oil sticks a serious think...i wonder if they would preform differently on canvas pads, i have some lying around doing nothing so really keen to have a go now~!
They are an oil paint so you want them on a treated surface like canvas, canvas pad or oil painting paper.
Oh boy! I hope this means there will be more playing with oil pastels on the channel! They're so much fun, but I'm still getting the hang of mine.
I love the Crayola oil pastels.
Very informative. I use the Shiva paint sticks on fabric. Also bought oil pastels but didn't realize they are different and don't dry like paint sticks. Haven't used them yet so not quite sure what I'll do with them.
The Jane Davenport is reminding me of when I started drawing and “borrowed” my mom’s black eyeliner pencil ✏️ 👁
Had a lovely feel when drawing ✍️
Haha! There are several things in the making faces line that even smell like makeup
I wanted to buy the drama sticks but they are expensive where I live. Maybe I should go for cheap eyeliners instead. 🙂
@@boppkun yuuup and I use cheap makeup brushes for blending
Thank you. How about the lightfastness?
Just ordered as set. Was always afraid of oils because of the dry time I have read about!! Thank you💕💕
Don't know how I missed this video. Check, done and done. 😁 TFS.
I screeched for the scratchy-scratchy when you mentioned Blackbean CMS! I love his artwork and he is so fun to watch also! I bought some oil pastels just because of his videos!
I, too, was disappointed by the Dramasticks from Jane Davenport, but I will say that the Colorsticks she makes work really nice as oil pastels! One of your other videos mentioned that if you don't like an art supply for its intended use, maybe you could look at it in a different way and then you would like it...and that's exactly what happened with the Colorsticks for me. They are marketed as watersoluble oil pastels (like the Neo II's), but I have the Neocolor II's and the Colorsticks just don't compare in my opinion (I think the pigment payoff when you add water is just not there). BUT...using them without water, they are very nice, bright, and soft and creamy!
Good thinking!
I thought "Black Bean" was another brand of pastels. 😊
Maybe in the future?
I've got two sets of Mungyo Gallery artists' oil pastels (one plain and one "soft") but I haven't used them much yet. I'm quite in love with oil pastels in general though, I just love the look of oil pastel art!
Sennelier sells their oil pastels in jumbo sticks. I use the large clear stick which is basically just the binder to blend out color for backgrounds. I own Caran Dache Neopastels, the only Sennelier I own is the giant clear stick. I was afraid the Sennelier would be too soft so went with a few Neopastels in store to try out and love them. The giant Sennelier were around $13-$15 in store and is well worth it for the size you get. I got mine at Blick in store. Hope this helps someone looking for what to buy.
Impressed with the white, usually it doesn't show up that well at all when you try to use white on top of other colors e.g. highlights
I love your channel so much you have very clear information and it's easy to understand
Great review.
A note: Thrift stores are often overflowing with art supplies. I’ve purchased several unopened sets of pastels for under five dollars. These include Sennelier, Faber Castel, etc. Also one can get good quality art paper, paint, canvases, brushes, etc. I might spend $100 a year on supplies that would add up to a couple thousand if bought new. I also find art supplies that I wasn’t even aware existed.
Really? :O
The thrift stores I've been to haven't had any art supplies like that, usually old crafts and crayons and pencils. I'd be surprised if I come across a thrift store I haven't been to which DOES sell them. I look forward to things like the Paul Rubens and Mungyo Gallery oil pastels
Not in my area. Sadly. I have some occasional small luck at rummage sales.
Around where I live, there are NO art supplies at all in thrift stores anymore after the pandemic and now, hyperinflation.
You are blessed to have some discount supply! ❤
Oil pastels never really worked for me, but it's cool to see your take on them. The last I got were a box Jaxon ones when I was still in school, so the remainder of mine are way over 10 years old by now and I barely ever touch them nowadays. They're still around, though, since I'm notoriously bad at throwing stuff out, I'm a fricking hoarder ^^"
It's hard with art supplies cuz they all have potentail
All off us artist and crafter types are hoarders! As soon as you toss it you will think "if only" lol. You can't produce without supplies. I personally consider my supplies different from my regular hoarding behavior. I hoard Mary Moo Moos and anything with hello kitty on it, like litterally in tiny scalp of paper with kitty becomes part of my hoard. But supplies are serving a purpose. 🐄
I don't know that I would recommend the Crayola to anyone but kids. The colors are nice, but I found them to be a struggle to blend and they are so chunky that they're hard to control. They're very hard, so less mess for kids but also...they're hard. I don't have the Pentel ones, but it looks like I would recommend those over Crayola for an adult any day of the week.
Mungyo is a great budget pastel, the wooden box is actually nice quality and the pastels are well-packed in foam and really don't move around much. I was debating between them and the Rubens and did not get the Rubens because I had not seen anyone use them. Now that I know they have pigment info, I will get them next when my Mungyos are running low!
Sakura makes sets with lightfast ratings and Holbein makes artist quality ones that are maybe even more expensive than Sennelier. They're beautiful, not quite as gooey as Sennelier, but more subtle in tone than Sennelier. Caran D'Ache also make some, but they are pretty pricey, too, since you're coping with the Swiss franc. The cheap ones are just as fun, but if I had unlimited resources, I'd probably use just Holbein and Sennelier. Right now, I use Mungyo and Sakura and, sometimes, Van Gogh.
great info, love that tin !!! I always wondered if those master touch were similar to the mungyo artist soft oil pastels. Hobby Lobby use to sell them and then came out with there house brand of soft artist oil pastels.
Same thing but with their label. Many companies private label from mungyo because they are good.
Honestly, I think oil pastels is another medium where the „you get what you pay for“ rule is valid. Had Faber Castell, Van Gogh and Pentel and didn‘t enjoy them. I have Sennelier and Caran d Ache and they deliver what you expect from an artist grade product. I also bought the Paul Rubens because of their macaroon color set and they are nice as well, very soft.
You are probably more experienced than me in oil pastel so you can tell the difference more than I can or the differences are apparent at a higher skill level so that is really valuable to hear. At my skill in this medium these suit my needs. Good tip for more experienced oil pastel painters:)
I really don’t think I am on a higher skill level than you in any medium 🤣 Therefore you might have better techniques to get the wanted result even with less pigmented supplies.
But the sennelier or neopastel oil pastels have a great color payoff and it is pure joy to work with them.
The Paul Rubens are a good alternative as they are very soft, even softer than the Caran d Ache and while the pigmentation is not as vibrant as the Neopastel, there are a good value for their price.
Many people who are into oil pastels like the Mungyo Soft Oil Pastels very much, but so far, I didn’t had a chance to try them by myself. Here in Germany we have a brand called Jaxon, which obviously is manufactured by Mungyo (their watercolors are for sure) but I never tried them either.
"ooh! Cheap AND good oil pastels!"
"the one thing to note on these:
"Uh-oh..."
"they do have a very slight smell"
Anosmia FTW!
Oil pastels are my favourite medium. I was generally surprised how much I love the pastels oil pastels, their waterbrushes and watercolour pencils are very good.
I LOVE the effects but hate the mess
Hi Lindsay, Thank you for the informative video 🙂 May I please ask are Mungyo and Masters Touch the same? You use Masters touch but refer to them as Mungyo in your video.
Yes they are!
What a great video haven’t even started it yet
I love Black bean
I think the Windsor & Newton Oil Bars may be discontinued. I have a bunch of the Shiva & love them and I think R&F makes some too.
Oh Lindsay your painting is beautiful!
Wonderful comparison and review! I wonder, have you tried the Van gogh oil pastels? I wonder how they compare, they're lightfast and pretty affordable from what I saw online.
I haven't tried them.
I have recently fallen in love with the 48 color Gallery Professional set from Mungyo...made in Korea. They claim to be lightfast and Mungyo does have a rep for high quality, so I tend to give them creds for that. Around the same time I bought a set of 36 Paul Rubens, the light pastel set...very light, soft, pretty “Easter Egg” colors. Some of the color ranges, like the pinks, are so very close that they are barely distinguishable. Plus I found the PRs texture-wise to be a bit sticky compared to the Mungyo. Yes they can be called “creamy” but still not with the smoothness of the Mungyo’s. Plus after using them on some oil painting paper (Strathmore 400...so very good quality) I found the PR colors to give off a haziness, which may have been because they added so much white to get all these very delicate light colors. Don’t know. That’s just what I experienced. The Mungyo’s, that I used on gessoboard were not only creamy, but smooth, “like butta” and dried to a beautiful velvet-like touch. Absolutely gorgeous.
I was thinking of trying the PR pastel tones so thanks for the info. I like the assorted 48 a lot. I think king to does a great job with all of their products.
My first foray into watercolour pencils was Pentel and they're fantastic for beginners or anyone on a budget. The only thing I wasn't keen on was the colour palette and the fact they're not available open stock but that's purely personal preference. 😊
Pastels are still in the same category as charcoal foru unwieldy art supplies that nearly drive me to tears of frustration! 🤣
Whoa! Those oil sticks are a new item for me. I wish I knew about you back when I was taking oil painting classes. I would have known the trick for using those or oil pastels as the sketch. Pencil always smudged terribly and messed up the colors. Maybe I would have enjoyed oil painting more.
Is anyone else looking at the pure white (gorgeous!) pooch in the picture & thinking “oil pastels + white dog = “have fun in the tub” 😂😂😂
I love craypas! Bought my first set in 1972!
Hey Lindsay... I was SOOOOO sure you did a video on the Paul Rubens oil PAINT sticks (not the oil pastels), and I have been scrolling your page and going through your playlist and nothing! Am I mistaken?! 😢
I did but they are 100% pastels. They say oil paint stick but they are jumbo pastels. 💯 trust me on this fact:) I drew a box of blackberries and then I did a video on making the storage.
Great info Lindsay. I have never tried oil pastels. TFS
My question is about a reasonably good and reasonably priced paper to use with oil pastels. Currently I have Pentel and Sennelier. Please recommend a few options, since some things easily available in the US are rare, and hence expensive, in the UK. Thank you in advance!!!
I recommend using clear gesso and coating any paper or mattboard. It works great. Heres a tutorialal: ua-cam.com/video/yrfynplpcg8/v-deo.html
Thanks for sharing! Can you use oil pastels on dry pastel paper? I Googled it and asked GPT, but I'd like to hear from you. Thanks!
Yes you can!
@@thefrugalcrafter thank you!!
Have you checked put the faber castel?? Because I hated them 😅, but since they're the only ones I've tried maybe I just don't know anything
I haven't tried them.
Thanks to this review I just got the Paul Reubens set which has just returned to the U.K. after being missing for a while, on special offer at half price…. I could not see the pigment info you mention though I think it is on the leaflet.The set is slightly different in there is only one extra white,m plus a silver and gold. They replace the Mungyo student quality set rebranded as inscribe , which was such a disappointment, very waxy…. Anyway the paul Reuben’s are very nice to use and not a problem to blend and layer at all. The student ones behave better in tandem with them but I will only use the best of. Those a few are really dire. A big exception is the black which works really nicely….. I am loving using oil pastels it is so good for undoing creative block! I am hard pressed to find the best support though. I have used oil papers, Multimedia paper, but have only pastel paper for dry pastels…. Any advice would be welcome. When these start running out I will try the cray pas specialist and the Mungyo softy, but for now thankyou again for the Paul Reubens, I could not possibly use the sennelier one for anything big, they just slide of the paper while you are not looking!
The info was printed on the label on mine but I think they redesigned it. I think you can print a chart online too.
Good timing! I’m teaching an art class of 1st-5th graders on Thursday and decided I’d try using oil pastels with them. It’s not a medium I work with, so I’m unfamiliar with the brands. Last night I took a chance and bought a class pack of the Pentel Arts ones. I was nervous about buying them, especially in bulk, without trying them first, so I’m so glad to hear it was a good purchase! They arrive tomorrow, so I have time to play with them before my class. What do you recommend for them to use for blending? Just their fingers, or Qtips, or something else? And would mixed media paper (Arteza mixed media sketch book) be okay or should I use pastel paper for better results (again, tho, keep in mind the ages)? The class is going focus on teaching tints and shades, and blending and shading (haven’t decided on the subject yet - maybe a large flower, or donuts). I wasn’t sure what medium would be best for that (other than acrylic paints). I played around with gouache, but wasn’t sure I wanted to use that medium either. And it’s a short class, so I didn’t think they’d have time to finish a project with colored pencils and be able to get the vibrancy. Love all you do! I wish I had your energy!
Please make sure to open one of the sets before bringing them into your class. The newer Pentel oil pastels have been reformulated and have a very strong scent to them much like you'd smell in an auto garage and can cause migraines. This scent does not fade (we tried multiple ways over the course of 2 months and it was still the same intense odor) and isn't at all something I'd want to expose children to. You want to make sure the sets you got are the older formulation and do not have that stink.
@@FranNyan good to know, thank you! The room I teach in is small and not well ventilated (originally a large bedroom in an old house conversion), so that could definitely be a problem.
I am bummed they changed the formula. Mixed media paper should be fine.
Thanks for another awesome comparison video! I do not own any oil pastels currently. The only similar product I have right now are the Prima water soluble Oil Pastels, purchased years ago, but I like them very much. Forgive my ignorance, but can they be used in the same ways as the traditional oil pastels you are showing if water is not added? Thanks!
They should be.
Yes they can!
I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this, but the Sennelier oil pastels do actually have pigment info on the wrapper, it's just in painfully tiny text.
This vid makes me want to break out my oil pastels again lol, thanks.
Lindsay, have you ever tried the Van Gogh oil pastels?? I saw that they have lightfast ratings!
I don't think I have. I'll keep my eyes open for them!
Hi Lindsay, Have you ever heard of the
Loew-Cornell oil pastels ? They are tiny, 2.25" long and 5/16" diameter. I bought them at Barnes and Noble about 10, 12 years ago, hardly used them, but I just got them out now. If you have heard of them what do you think of them ? Thank you.
I don't think I've tried them
Ow the smell.... One of the reason I haven't worked with them that much.. but it's nice to know my pentel won't transfer to the other paper.. because I mainly colour in colouring books.