Adding Baby Oil To Oil Pastels

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[Blick_Art]

We asked a Product Information Team member about this tip, and they said that, while oil pastels do include non-drying oils like mineral oil in their formulation, adding so much to a paper object would certainly lead to oil migrating through the paper into matting and framing, sketchbook pages, and just about everything it comes in contact with. Artists using this method should consider interleaving a grease-resistant sheet like glassine if finished work will be in in a sketchbook or stack of drawings

[Rune_fantasy]

Hey Scott I really mean this in a kind way but I really like watching u struggle with oil pastels. I really enjoy seeing your failures instead seeing your masterpieces. It reminds me that we are all on our individual art journeys, and art is a never ending learning process.

[mcnerd]

It is almost encouraging in a way to see an artist I really like struggle with things. Especially on social media it seems like only the cream of the crop gets posted, so it's cool to see and remember that even the best artists screw up and struggle sometimes

[niharika]

thiese are exactly the stages i went through when i stared oil pastels 6 years ago. then eventually comes the actually making it look good part. haven't gotten there but I'll tell you when it happens

[peytonsmith]

I used this tip in art class. The key is to use very little baby oil. Just lightly dip the q-tip in the baby oil then dab it on a paper towel. You don’t want to drench your art:)

[theartistsan]

*so much anger radiated off him, it was silent but we could tell it was there*

[mb]

Pencils don't work with oil pastels at all! Here's a tip: Instead of using pencils to sketch out, it's more advisable to use a light grey oil pastel or any light base colour of your choice to sketch things out (like yellow or pink).

A small addition: You can scrape away the colours if you either make a mistake or want to add another layer of colours! People also like to add a bit of hatching, squiggly or swirly line textures on their artwork by using toothpicks!

[Tgodreals]

A few tips I find help:
-Use paper with less grit unless you are aiming for a certain texture
-baby oil does work but that was a large amount! Work in super small dowses and replace q tips every time you move onto a new spot
- a Kleenex that is lightly dampened can help blend other larger spots
-use an x-acto knife to pick up crayon you don’t want, or to add details designs/texture
-burnishing with the oil pastels is a good way to practice at first to understand the limits they have. I like to blend with my thumb too!

Hope this helps

[datwolf]

Paint thinner works just as well!! I use it all the time with my oil pastels

[femurbreakur]

I would suggest trying layering when it comes to oil pastels! from what I've seen, its the buildup of colour that gives pieces made w/ oil pastels so colourful

[thatonegir]

I had to do a whole art project with oil pastels during art, let’s just say being left handed with oil pastels was NOT fun

[redtheredguy]

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU SAVED ME!! so I am assigned to be the person who will write for our group visual aid for tomorrow and my marker ran out of Ink, it's night time and gonna be submitted tomorrow and I Took a break and wanted to watch YouTube and here I am watching you with an oil pastel and I remembered I also have oil pastel and here I am using oil pastel as my marker. Thank you very much!! 😭

[ralunix]

His disappointment was unmeasurable and his day ruined, stop giving him pain he doesn't deserve it XD.

[tisa]

"i- okay"
Why is that literally me when someone asks me to do something-

[gsgidney]

too much baby oil...come on man.
"Dabble" don't soak and smear !

[_yuvi_w]

"oh OIL pastles are not good'
*"lets add OIL to OIL pastles to make it good"*

[ianwallenborn]

The “two simple things” you really need are quality pastels and pastel paper, it’ll make a big difference!

[xeanluxcrille]

*His first drop of oil on paper.*
Me: "Oof, that's too much."

[thecourticaljester]

“Q-tip and baby oil.”

Sounds like a combo used for dealing with dead skin on your lips.

[monkeetoe]

I actually really like how this turned out lol