I Tried using OIL PASTELS for the FIRST TIME | 'Adult' Crayons..?

From Crayons to Oil Pastels... Is it really worth the 'upgrade'?

Previously we attempted to use Crayola Crayons and the results were amazing, many requested I give Oil Pastels a go and well, I hope you'll enjoy the results of this video...

Be sure to give me more of your awesome ideas in a comment, but I do have a question for those who read these,

Rabbits or Ducks?

Let me know.

Thanks so much for taking time out of your day to watch my video, I hope it brought you some enjoyment during this difficult time, have a great day/night and I'll see you in the next one.

BYE BYE

[hamzak]

When you use oil pastels you can use tissues to blend the oil pastels it stops you from wasting oil pastels age its easier

[MrMookiejr]

I tend to stay away from pastels because of their greasy texture, but I found that using a tissue or sponge can be helpful to create a smooth blend.

[DirtyDanOG]

I love how one of the rabbits was named Sasuke

[Terrelli]

That’s legit the smoothest blend I’ve ever seen with oil pastels. Great job!

[Intuos]

I would like to see chalk pastels after this, I love using them. For oil pastels, I recommend having an exacto knife to shave off stray colors that stick to your white or other pastels. For some smooth blending you could also use a little, and I mean a little, alcohol or paint thinner to blend the pastels. Just make sure you use the right paper. Nice work!

[theemeraldgenerator]

"Say hello!"
Rabbit: *In batman voice* "Hello people.."

[wilsontudresden]

Have you considered using a stump or your fingers to blend the colors, it’s probably worth a try. Great artwork and videos btw.

[HeyItsDaze]

The best way to blend both oil pastels as well as charcoal is a paper "pencil" that is just very tightly rolled paper. It has a good tip and if you know what they look like it you can just make your own. It give a great smooth texture with pastels

[darrickcruse]

Would really like to see you do this again after gaining some knowledge on how to use them.

[wrongturnVfor]

Ways to blend oil pastels:
1. Always better to put base layers down first because once that pastel dust touches anything, it is stained for good.
2. Dont press too hard That is when you start to get the oily waxy build up which causes the next colour to peel off they layer underneath rather than putting anything on. If you have used oil paints, it is pretty much the same problem. In oil paints we tend to wipe the excess oil. Not something we can do here though. Which is why we use paper with more tooth so it can hold more layers of pigment. The lesser the tooth, the sooner that peeling business starts.
2. Once you have a decent amount of layers, you can use tissue, Q-tip/cotton bud for blending them.
3. you can also use a solvent like baby oil or gamsol or something applied with a brush. That helps with the peely problem.
4. Also all colours wont feel the same. Some colours like white, yellow, some reds and browns, brownish greens are utterly smooth and good for blending. The blues tend to be on the scratchier side. That is because of the colour pigment and how it is stabilised. you get used to working with them. Also, if some colours are being too tough, use one of the softer colours to blend (like white in lighter areas or maybe a dark green if the shade calls for it)
5. oil pastels dont have to have a rugged look. They can actually produce pretty realistic, almost oil painting like art. Depends on the style you choose. But yeah, they are definitely more organic looking than something like alcohol markers - if that makes sense.
Hope you try them again with all of these things in mind.

[cronajj]

Quick tip I learned in art school for blending with oil pastels: get a bunch of extra white pastels and use them to lay a base layer on the paper. The easiest way I've found is to take off the label from the pastel and use the side of the pastel to fill as much surface area as possible. You can tape off the edges of the paper to get a clean edge. With the white underlayer, the other pastels should melt right into it and be super easy to blend.

[LukaTNTdragon]

Yaay! The bunnies are back!








hopefully you wont be too offended if i clicked as soon as i got the notification was to see if the bunnies are back xD
id still watch the video i just clicked faster than usual cuz of the bunnies since they are soo cute <3

[gusgus]

Really enjoy the relaxed style of these recent videos🙂. I would love to see you make a really cool piece of artwork using these pastels in a future video!

[karl_alan]

Glorious work. I love the end results and your enthusiasm and energetic reactions

[charoone]

What I wanna see is u redrawing ur fans art

[Skittl]

We used oil pastels in elementary school art class. I remember feeling like such a "real artist" coloring with them.

[erikagholston]

I like the oil pastels a lot. The color looks so rich. Great job on Spidey.

[shawnvolcy]

The bunnies are cute. You did great with the oil pastels, spiderman looks totally real 👍🏽🔥🔥

[thundercookie]

I was given these pastels in art therapy and I found that they worked best for me when I carefully streaked the color across the relevant area (really light, as if I was hinting at shading) and then smeared the color with my fingertips. That gave me a somewhat even color on which I could build up my drawing. I tried using a q-tip for more control and it works passably well for my purposes.

[yashakawaii]

Gimme more of your sweet rabbits. Love them. And your artwork is fantastic as usual.