NEW Prima Water-soluble Oil Pastels Review and Comparison!

NEW Prima Watersoluble Oil Pastels Review and Comparison!

I just got the new Prima water soluble oil pastels and wanted to see how similar they were to the other water soluble media I have.

I compared the Prima pastels (retails for $20 for set of 24) to:
Portfolio Water-soluble Oil Pastels (set of 24 retails for $10)
Faber Castell Gelatos and Gel Sticks (Gelatos set of 15 for $25, sets of 4 for $10, gel sticks set of 12 for $13)
Lyra Watercolor Crayons (set of 24 retails for $39)
Caran D'ache Watercolor crayons (set of 30 retail $71)

BUT...
I honestly do not see the need for these if you already have some of these other coloring media. They are good quality and fun to use but not that much different that what we already have. If you do not have any of the similar media they are a good buy.

NEW Prima Water-soluble Oil Pastels Review and Comparison!

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[loriwisneski-wenger]

Lindsay, been watching you daily for some time now and though I adore water coloring and paper crafting with you, I love the fact you take time to review art supplies with us with such honesty. I don't mind making purchases through your affiliate for such good educational advice. Keep up the good work, darling!

[karlia.k.aKenzing]

I never would have thought to use them with the stamps!!! Such a cool use for them, it turned out beautiful!!!

[DianaTrout]

Thanks for the review, Lindsay. The Primas look like a great alternative. I am looking forward to trying this technique!

[zarahlimtan]

This is very informative! I always learn so much from your videos. I didn't even think to use watersoluble pastels with stamps before. Thanks for this great idea! <3

[Lostinthestarfissure]

These are very nice. I like how they blend. 😊 Thank you for sharing this video!

[twocupscoffee]

Thanks Lindsay! I've wanted Gelatos for a while but they're a bit outside what I can spend so this is a great alternative for me. Thank you for the review! Since it's so close to Christmas, I sent the link to my sons as a gift idea for me.... hehehe. :-)

[Joe_Maysky]

Thanks for this! I have the portfolios and the Primas are definitely more strongly pigmented, but I also got the Pentel regular oil pastels from Amazon and I'm also not crazy about the greasy texture that the Portfolios have so it doesn't make me want to get the Primas.However, it was nice to see the Caran D'Ache and Lyra side by side because I don't see too much opacity difference between them and Lyra is half the price of Caran D'Ache and they're also thicker sticks so I may want to get the Lyras especially for stamping, and I remember your tomato painting where you combined pencils, paint and Caran D'Ache crayons on Arches and if Lyras are roughly as opaque as Caran D'Ache than I can also use Lyras for more of a fine painting application (though I use "fine" loosely :P)

[anitaholmes]

I really appreciate your honest review!   Thank you so much for taking the time to put this out there!

[embush]

Great technique! I agree that the Portfolio dry out eventually as mine are very old and hardly dissolve at all. Still good for other techniques, but don't stock up. I don't know if other soluble oil pastels behave the same. Another great video, Linsey!

[gingerblue]

Thank you for this review- I have a weakness for anything water soluable, so I was definitely wondering about these… I liked seeing your comparison swatches and hearing your thoughts… For me, I far prefer the Lyras to the Caran D’Ache. Maybe my set of CD are wonky, but they don’t release that well. I’ve had them for a few years, but when I compared them to the Lyras, the Lyras were like silky butter. I love that different artists can have such different views of the same materials!

[gilbirdsareawesome]

Thank you! I was looking for another budget set to add to my water-colour crayon collection I just ordered the rustic set THEY are cheaper then any of the other brands on amazon canada.
After this review i went and bought them

[jeanieferretti]

Great review! Those Prima's sure are pretty thou, and you made a great point that there is more product than the Gelato's. I guess I can wait till I use my Gelato's up. Thanks Lindsay

[joycegandy]

Hi Lindsay, I have the Prima's but haven't used them yet. Can't wait to try them. Thank you:-)

[rufus]

Thanks for doing this...helped make my decision for me. Appreciate your honesty and the unbiased review.

[angelhelp]

Thanks for the review! I'm also interested in the smearability factor of everything once a card, for instance, is complete.

[raeraesma]

Hi Lindsay! Thank you for the great review. Can you do a watercolor crayon review? It sounds like something that would be fun to play with, but I wouldn't have any idea what to buy. Thanks again! Take care, Kim :)

[ebyn]

Thank you! I love these reviews, they give me a better idea of where to spend my money, stick with what I have or keep looking for alternatives :) Very useful info!

[jesseb]

Thank you for this! I appreciate that you do unbiased reviews.

[terrybellowes]

I just found your channel for the first time and really enjoy it. You have the courage to compare items and not worry about the rabid fans of other products. I have always used Prismacolor pencils, (I know very little about watercolor, but I am learning) but recently have had bad luck receiving my pencils in poor condition in the mail. Some break much too often, and one set of the fragile black ones had half of them broken completely in half when I opened them. I know how to properly handle them, so I was not at fault. Being disabled, I have to get them in the mail. Amazon wanted to charge me $12.30 to have a set of 12 sent back, and they only cost me $10.30. Prismacolor contacted me and asked me to leave a 5 star rating on them. I told them my experience, and promised not to give them a bad rating as they were probably damaged in shipping, and they never even returned my email.

I found Ohou Preemier (Not sure of spelling) and felt they blended about the same as Prismacolor, although they seem to have a slightly harder lead and don't have the color printed on the pencil. At that time they were half the cost, and the lead did not break.The Prismacolor followers were outraged! How dare I compare their precious pencils to another brand! I see one channel did compare them, calling them good pencils for student grade. I did find a well established artist who agreed to test them as she had never heard of them. I sent her my set of 24 and ordered a set of 72.

I am glad you you report what you find. Thank you for that.

[cleo]

Thanks for reviewing these, Lindsay! I just ordered a set of 24 and i'm so happy they behave very similar to gelatos, which r very expensive here in Canada. I can't wait to receive my Prima Oil Pastels so i can play with them!! :)