Why Sennelier oil pastels are the best

Hey everyone! Just a quick demo on why I feel Sennelier oil pastels are the best you can get. I'm working on a 100% Sennelier oil pastel painting of an Autumn Scene. This is on Art Spectrum sanded paper.

I will be doing a full tutorial on 100% Sennelier OP painting sometime soon.

Happy Holidays!
Rich

[kozzietea]

It's because they crreeaamyyy. They got that butter, coffee cream, crisco smoothness. The magic is real. I've built a collection of these and every time I use them, it's incredible. Great video Rich! Your shadows and light work are inspiring.

[danieleskridge]

Senns + sanded paper is my favorite combination. Now if you want to cut in some really fine detail, try a sgraffito-like technique, but use Faber Castell Polychromos colored pencils instead of a stylus. The pencil will cut through the pastels down to the sanded paper which will then pick up the pigment from the pencil.

[gardeniainbloom]

Wonderful to hear you again. Happy Christmas and New Year.

[lcarolc]

Your painting is gorgeous. I agree that using 100% Sennelier is magical. It works wonderfully on to of other brands. But I think Sennelier truly shines when used on its own.

[fenixinha]

Lovely painting, Rich!
Happy holidays 🎉

[ShannonRadelatArt]

Hey, Rich! Great video! Do you find that the sanded surface helps better with layering Sennelier? I mostly use Neopastels, and also mostly use Bristol Smooth or sometimes Stonehenge Legion paper. I sometimes find Sennelier to be a bit too slick on these papers, and when I try to layer them they can quickly turn into a mess if I mess with them too much. Would a sanded paper help with that?

Also just wanted to say that I'm a big fan of your art! I loved oil pastels growing up, so when I decided to get back into them as an adult I scoured the internet for every single thing I could possibly read on them, and I saw that you are super active in the oil pastel community. Your videos are so helpful! Thank you so much for being so generous with your knowledge and spreading the joy of oil pastels with other artists. I know I'm not the only one you've helped and inspired, so thank you!!

Happy Holidays 😊

[Mellow]

Awesome seeing ya!!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[amyjo]

What do you seal the oil pastels with…or do you? What will keep it from smudging when the painting is finished and ready to frame. Will it require a glass and frame to protect?

[SMCCRADY]

Do you put any kind of fixative on your work when you’re finished? If so, what do you use?

[grainned]

Hi Rich, what fixative works with oil pastels?

[emilyerdbeere]

Strange… I bought 15 piece, „opaque“ according to the list. Some colours are so weak. For example reddish brown and grey green are streaky and weak. Blue grey „semitransparent“ is transparent for me. On Pastelmat the difference to Neopastel is not obvious, because the worst translucent kids crayon shows good results on Pastelmat. Try it out on smooth/toned paper and you will see the difference to the Neocolor. Much binder I guess. Compared to that the Neocolor is so rich pigmented.