Comparing All My Oil Pastels & Sticks! (Budget to Pricey!)

Hi, friends! Oil pastels are a lot of fun and you don't need to break the bank to get a decent product either! Today I'll show you the oil pastels I have and how they compare as well as what I recommend for someone starting out.
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[susansacco]

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.

[mermaidjaffa]

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.

[pinkflamingo]

Thanks for this! Life is good when you make art with your fingers 😊🌺

[dizzydevi]

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

[Ceares]

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.

[ciairamonet]

Baby wipes work great for gently cleaning off your oil pastels! They also work well as a blending technique 😉

[laurenagnes]

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.

[susanhammitt]

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!

[patriciaschoenberg]

Wonderful comparison! Your oil pastel drawings are fabulous! Thank you!

[lynncooper]

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

[stanky]

Very useful. I had no idea about the dryer and oil pastels! scary. They all look so creamy and dreamy. Tfs, Lindsay. Great video!

[marissafrady]

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!

[Shelleyweaver]

I love Pentel pastels. When I was doing art GCSE I did a lot of my work in them.

[deborahbeatty]

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.

[blahblahart]

🤔 Thank you. I love the Crayola, Pentel, Mungyo and Shiva. 👍

[kerrynewell-wildlifeartist]

Thank you Lindsay for yet another insightful video 👍🏼 I have the 48 Paul Reubens set and they're delightful xXx

[kerry]

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!).

[cassiescreations]

Never saw the oil bar before. Those are neat! 😊

[paletteandeasel]

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.

[susansacco]

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. 💕