"They're not dusty as in flowing up in your face..." *Flashback to blowing a sunset of vibrant orange and pink snot out of my nose during pastels week in high school art class*
In the past I've really loved hard pastels (Conte Crayons and pencils) after a major falling out with water colour (hated the transparency, no good for cat whiskers). Later, after a love affair with acrylics, I fell out with art for a while then found myself sketching cats with Crayola crayons. From the crayons I've moved onto a romance with oil pastel. I did have a one night stand with oil painting but hated it.
@@KevballArt what about PanPastels? I was doing a search for those and this video popped up. Great video, but I was disappointed that panpastels were overlooked or left out for whatever reason.
@@sixmercer2504 to be honest I haven’t use pan pastels but they are still fairly new to the game. From what I can see they function similar to oil pastel but more like apply makeup. They are also going to be applied using tools and not as direct raw pigment. I would suggest starting with soft pastel and move your way through unless you are really curious.
Great video! I felt I had exhausted my black and white pencil drawing and recently picked up "soft pastels". I LOVE the results and it has been a pretty smooth transition, just like you mentioned. I'm hooked on the medium and the beautiful results you get. Thanks for the great video. Oh and love the tshirt! :)
+Kevin Kramer What do you think of them? Better still, maybe make a video review. I notice you haven't made many videos recently which is the only reason I haven't subbed. I think the wooden case has the whole 72; I'm considering buying the 48 set.
+muskndusk they are great. The go on smooth and layer great. I have been looking to create some new videos too that might not be a bad one to start with.
Mungyo has "Standard" quality soft pastel half sticks and oil pastels. Those are student grade and pretty standard student grade. Mungyo Artist Soft Oil Pastels are artist grade and awesome, love those. Gallery Mungyo Semi-Hard, Soft Squares, Soft Rounds and Hand Rolled are four different textures of artist grade soft pastels (dry pastels, misnamed chalk pastels) and all of them are great. I use hard pastels aka semi-hard for sketching and early layers, they're the cheapest, then use softer ones over them. Hand Rolled are the most expensive and similar to Unisons or Mount Vision or Richeson Hand Rolled.
Chalk Pastels is an umbrella term for soft, medium, and hard pastel. Hard pastels are good for sketching in the shapes of a piece and getting details. Soft pastels are the ones you'll do the main painting with, and some are softer than others, so when people say medium or semi-hard, they are referring to the firmer soft pastels. I don't know what dry is supposed to refer to and oil pastels are completely different from chalk pastels. They are used by themselves, not with soft or hard chalk pastels. The binder is different in chalk pastels and oil pastels. I hope this helps you out some and if you have any more questions, I'll answer them as best as I can.
That little Tupperware type party dish that you showed can actually be purchased at the Dollar Tree. They have them in stock right now in a variety of colors for just 1 dollar. I bought 1 in white so I can use it as a palette and see my paint colors. The Dollar Tree is th best place to go to look for storage or other containers for art supplies.
Sure is! As well as other art supplies or accessories! I managed to drop $90 there recently! A newly found gold mine for tape and clips and canvases and like you said, pallets and containers and so so so much more! I was amazed at all the things I found. And don't be too proud to look in the children's section! They have really cute stuff that works great in a studio as decoration or whatever you think of. I was surprised I didn't check in there sooner with all the RUclips artists prompting me to!
Thanks. The list of fast flashing pieces are all mine. The two oil pastel examples are by my friend Craig Cundiff. He does awesome work and use oil pastels exclusively. All of mine were done with soft pastel.
It definitely did! I've been asking everywhere and nobody had an answer. And I went to the my school's art store and bought some oil pastels. This is going to be awesome.
awesome Have fun with that! Oil pastels are really the closest thing to paint that you can get and are actually pretty tough to smudge. They will actually also harden over time much like oil paint. You may find that if you use them on both sides of the pages they may stick together if applied heavily but should be a problem over all. But I think you are on the right path. Beside those can not really think of anything else besides what you have already mentioned. I hope that helps!
I couldn't decide which medium to use for my thesis illustrations. I always worked in black and white charcoal but I needed color. This helped me so much. Now I am shopping at blick.
Thank you so much for making this video. I am new to pastels. Also, I am a new preschool teacher. This will definitely help me encourage the children to be creative.
For preschool age children, be super careful which art supply products they have access to!! If an art supply is not made for children, and made specifically with non-toxic pigments and other non-toxic ingredients, it is unsafe.
I have been spending a RIDICULOUS amount of money I don't have to spend on art supplies. I always think I need to just go to Goodwill and see what they have within their books for collage or the lucky find of a useful art book. I am shocked by the quality of the books I have ordered from Amazon used that come from Goodwills around the country! And just as he showed, like who on earth would buy that huge ugly plate thing?! Not me for my friends or family on special occasions. But what a perfect use for it. There's a ton of stuff like that at Goodwill! I really need to go get stuff I can use from them. One time in one store I found 8 pairs of different colored Converse All Star Chuck Taylor's all in my size and nicely broken in. And they were the old kind that has the black stripe around the top of the sole, not one that matches the color of the shoe. I got them all for like $20. Big score. That was like 15 years ago. I still have them and I still wear them. Red, green, blue, brown, yellow, high tops and low tops. Anyway....what a cool place to find the most useful things that nobody would ever buy for any other reason. And we are a small community so we get the good stuff!
Hi im an artist too and i use soft, hard and oik pastel. I love how they have there own Beautiful finish at the end. Plus i use paint and ect also. Thanks for ure video.
I'm actually gonna start in the color media today and I planned to buy oil pastel but then when I saw this vid, I think I should buy soft pastels. Thanks for this vid... :D
Question: how good of an idea would be to mix soft and hard pastels? For example: painting backgrounds and basic forms with soft pastels and detail over that with hard pastels?
I’ve done it before. Just keep in mind that whatever you use on top the soft pastel will be like scratching it away. I’ve used soft pastel to “stain” the paper and then scratch away or draw in details for a pretty cool effect. It will always be like drawing over chalk.
Great tutorial ... fantastic information.... "Thank YOU" for sharing this... Note: background music was interfering with your tutorial... (I would rather just listen to you ).
So I'm more of a painter when I do art so, which one is more like paint? I'm guessing maybe the soft pastels but I would like to ask first. Basically the question I'm asking is which one has the best spreadability kind of like paint? I do a lot of blending and ombres and paint mixing so probably soft pastels are what I'm looking for
Ooo kinda of a tricky question. If you are looking for more of an oil paint experience def go oil pastels. They will be a little harder to blend but will give you more of the painterly look in the end. There are soft pastels that are more buttery but you are still going to get a more Degas or Cassat type of look to your pictures.
That's awesome! I am glad I could help. If you have any other questions don't hesitate to comment or ask. You can also leave comments on the website or blog linked in the description. I try to get to them as much as I can.
Thanks, really good video. Those pencils look interesting, will definitely have to get some of those. I have some of the oil pastels that look like crayons but I really don't like the smell.
this was super helpful! thank you. Now I really have to figure out what I want. haha I'm new at this and I was looking at Oil but now I wonder if that's not the best option for me atm. I think I will try the soft ones. Thanks for sharing.
@@KevballArt I just got them yesterday and have just swatched them. My first impression is excitement. They are so smooth and buttery. I love how they blend both with and without water. I'm excited to use them. Glad I watched your video. :)
Nannie on a budget. Two things, wow!!!!.,.... and please can u pleaaaase do a step by step? Im a newbie beginner, and if I can learn all you know, I would be extremely happy, and proud!
Just got some Mungyo soft chalk pastels today. Man, those things rub off easily! I was taking them out and putting them in one of my cases and my forefinger and thumb were just coated! Fortunately, this stuff isn't anything that you have to wait to "just wear off gradually"!
Hah yeah chalk is gonna chalk. All of the brands are gonna rub off easily but clean up just as easily. I have a set of the oil pastels and they are pretty solid but totally different beasts.
Thank you, always good to learn from different artists! On the humorous side, this made me think of Goldilocks doing art cause of the this one is too this or that, this one is just right. My adhd brain haha!
Haha very welcome. All art supplies and tools are like that. “ I like this but not that” . find what you like and don’t let anyone tell you different. Even me. ;)
This is a great video, i wan't to use more Pastels on my coloring books so this video was very Helpful and response to many Q. i had so Thank You so much having explain so well these Fantastic infos and for the the links you have under more they sre very Helpful and easy to found, it's Highly appreciated it and i have click on your channel because i was curious to know what you would tell me by watching and i really enjoy to watch so know you have a new subscriber and i have learn great tips!
Awesome queenmarcialtrixi. I hope you will find them freeing and fun as I did when switching over to color. Conte Crayons I don't have much experience with. They are very similar to the nupastels if i remember correctly.
Is there a pastel or similar medium that have the texture and maybe of colored pencil lead? I love colored pencils but I’m hoping to find larger tools/jumbo sized for larger works. (I particularly prefer prismacolor)
I can’t think of any off the top of my head but prisma color has nupastels that are similar to colored pencils and might give more coverage since they come in sticks.
Thank you so much for the comparison! Very helpful. I have two questions: 1. Do you know how well Camlin's 50 shades oil pastels stack up against the ones you mentioned? 2. How do plastic crayons compare with pastels?
I have not used Camlin's oil pastels so you may want to just test them out at a store if you can. Crayons are completely different than pastels. Crayons will have a waxy hard texture. Oil and soft pastels will be smooth and more crumbly depending on which you are using. Oil will stick to things better than soft pastels.
Hi. I'm new to adult colouring. I need a starter kit. I asked people what pencils and media brands to avoid and use. I can buy expensive media but I want to see if I'll stick it out first. I read there are 5 types of pastels but for now, I'm sure 3 will do. I need to know what to use for backgrounds. I'm confused though. At 1:42 you tell us that Rembrandt brand are' soft' but at 2:34 you say they are 'a little harder' and more like 'traditional chalk!' In between, at 2:14 you speak about 'chalky texture'!? At 2:44 you tell us again that, they are chalky but at 2:53 you tell us they are 'crumbly'!? There seems to be some contradiction here?! Can you please clarify that for me. BTW I love your Sesame characters! You're very talented. What middle of the road, brand and type of pastel can you please advuse me to get? I know about Raffine pencils being a decent yet value brand. I think, they are wax. I know the Polychromos are top notch and oil based ones. I know of Prismacolour that are wax ones.
Great question Mathona and thanks! I think was referring to them compared to other brands. Each of the brands are known for their textures and the way they apply to surfaces. If you are looking for a starter kits I would start with Rembrandt and Mungyo. They are both great brands, easy to find and can give you a solid range no matter what style you are shooting for. I'd start with the above and see what you like and don't then experiment from there. They are both cost effective and wont break the bank learning. Some pastels will go on smoother like butter and some will be more rough like chalk. Both above will more in the middle.
I recently got Wreck This Journal. I want to make it artistic. I hate using crayons, color pencils, and markers, so I've decided to move onto oil pastels. Since I haven't used them in a while, I forgot the effects of them. Like if I color one page in my journal and close it, will it be smudged? If I color both sides and close it, will it be ruined? If it does, is there another kind of tool I can use? I want something vibrant, doesn't smudge, doesn't stain, and doesn't need to dry (like paint.).
I haven’t used them but with any tools I’d would try to test them at your local store before digging in. If you can’t then finding a small pack to try out would be my advice. Given they are wax based I assume they will be similar to Prisma Color pencils but the amount of binders and how they are made will always be different.
Cael issacar Barcelona if you are going to make a poster that will be outside or used for some commercial use an oil might be best. It will be more durable and eventually harden like oil paints.
Is there a need to have both hard pastels AND pastel pencils in my kit or am I just going overboard by doing so? I started with soft pastels really recently and I discovered almost instantly, it seemed that way at least lol, that you need something that doesn’t lay down so much pigment and has a sharp point to get some details in there. I personally bought both a set of pencils and hard pastels though because I thought that the pencils would be good for initial sketching and minute detail work and/or outlining places that need to be clearly defined and that the hard pastels are good for kind of the same thing but I figured they would be good also for areas that are highly saturated with soft pastel to kinda break through that pigment where if I used a pencil it would just blend in automatically almost. Maybe I’m just doing it wrong or have some mixed up or just haven’t learned proper technique yet, idk. Maybe somebody can help me?
Hey Justin! No wrong techniques here just preference and style. There is def room for both in your box. I typically use the soft pastels for more painterly looks and use the hard pastels for the details. I’ve also used pastels and color pencils together with great results. It really just depends on what you are wanting. But first and foremost don’t let anyone tell you there is a right or wrong way to use them. There may be some better ways of layering them but you can use them however the hell you want to. Haha hope that helps!
The background music is annoying and unnecessary. It draws the attention away from your words. You describe the effect that each type of pastel has....perhaps you could make some marks on suitable paper to show us.
For either you want to look for a paper that has “tooth” meaning it is textured enough to hold the pigment from the pastel. Look for cold press paper. Then pick the one that suits your needs best. Other than that you it will depend on the type like oil or soft pastel. Oil can be used on more surfaces like wood panel etc. hope that helps!
Hi, I know this video is old but I hope you still answer my question anyway. I am working with making dollhouse miniatures and soft chalk pastels are what is needed most for coloring the clay and giving it more detail. I have tried two different brands one being hair chalk and the other called Master's pastel. The type I need is one that is so soft you can just rub your paint brush across it to lift the color as opposed to shaving it with a razor blade or rubbing it onto a sheet of paper. It doesn't coat well that way. Could you tell me which one would work best, please? Thank you.
That is an interesting application. Ill try to answer it the best I can. If you are looking for a more painterly type of pastel you might want to check out pan pastels. They are applied more like paint and are super soft. They do create soft feathered images. If you are looking for more detail you may want to try acrylics or watercolors. It would all really depend on what type of clay you are using too. hope that helps ;)
Have you of the brand Marie's if that is a brand if so the (S)top of it is chopped off let me know thank you I just started with them like you said alittle messy.
hey. just picked up some pastels & was looking for answers to alotta questions that I had & you pretty much covered them for me, altho I didn't hear anything about the blending tip that's got some kinda fluid in it. I thought it was Justa tip til I used on my soft pastel sketch of dogs eye & saw that it was leaving it wet. when I tried wiping color off tip that was rather difficult as well. do you know what I'm talking about? I purchased from big box craft store & it only says blending tip on pkg (it's dbl ended tho).anyways...thanks for easy explanations
+Elhaya Helwa really any paper that has a good "tooth" will work fine. If you go to you local art store they will usually say what they are best used for next to each sheet.
Nannie on a budget Is basic 101 to your level too much to ask?! You explain things without pompus lingo that I dont understand, I call it medium hype! Pleease us newbies are screaming out for a proper tutor that takes through step by step, teaching techniques, tips ect. Also, seeing you work in real time, talking us through as you work, could help!
You don’t HAVE to but if you don’t want it to smudge using a fixative will best. There are workable fixatives that will allow you to work on top of them too. You can think of it like masking off a section in photoshop.
You can definitely use them together. I’ve drawn image with them. The key thing to remember is they won’t blend very well and will likely scratch off the pastel. It can lead to a cool painterly effect but may not be the end result you are looking for. You can see an example of it here. kevin-kramer.com. Check out the baby face.
if you are looking for a more realistic effect oil pastels will likely be your best bet. they will be more like oil paint and in my experince give you a more vibrant depth of color. vs the softer chalk pastels.
@@KevballArt thanks a lot for replying. I almost thought that since this is 8 years old video you won't answer. But thanks you solved my query. I'll go and buy oil pastels today itself 💃
@@viralee393 very welcome! I still read all comments ;) I def need to make some new videos. I Have some planned so let me know if there is anything else you would like advice on.
Typically crayons are going to be wax based. Oil pastels are as described in their name made using oils. Traditional children’s crayons won’t cover as well as oil based and won’t be as smooth.
Sadaf W there is no wrong way. The technique just may be less effective than another. Depending on the effect you are looking for you try directly using watercolor.
"They're not dusty as in flowing up in your face..." *Flashback to blowing a sunset of vibrant orange and pink snot out of my nose during pastels week in high school art class*
In the past I've really loved hard pastels (Conte Crayons and pencils) after a major falling out with water colour (hated the transparency, no good for cat whiskers). Later, after a love affair with acrylics, I fell out with art for a while then found myself sketching cats with Crayola crayons. From the crayons I've moved onto a romance with oil pastel. I did have a one night stand with oil painting but hated it.
muskndusk Wao... Like the way you said it..
I still haven't "chosen my weapon" so to speak.
Maybe you should have used more....oil.
I liked how you told us about your love life (:
@@erikaloyo4987 I'm now in a deep and meaningful relationship with watercolour pencils. :)
It doesn't get old, it's a skill like any other, and can be pushed well beyond the known boundaries. Colour or no colour is a personal choice.
Finally an explanation about pastels that made sense, THANK YOU!!! :)
Glad it helped break them down for you! Let me know if there is anything else you need help or would like to see a video about
@@KevballArt what about PanPastels? I was doing a search for those and this video popped up. Great video, but I was disappointed that panpastels were overlooked or left out for whatever reason.
@@sixmercer2504 to be honest I haven’t use pan pastels but they are still fairly new to the game. From what I can see they function similar to oil pastel but more like apply makeup. They are also going to be applied using tools and not as direct raw pigment. I would suggest starting with soft pastel and move your way through unless you are really curious.
Great job of laying out the options in pastels; clear, concise and understandable. Thank you!
Very Welcome Jack! Glad it helped.
Great video! I felt I had exhausted my black and white pencil drawing and recently picked up "soft pastels". I LOVE the results and it has been a pretty smooth transition, just like you mentioned. I'm hooked on the medium and the beautiful results you get. Thanks for the great video. Oh and love the tshirt! :)
Mungyo are really good too. Artist quality and super cost effective. Just tricked up some of the oil pastels. Can't wait to try them out.
+Drawing and Coloring Did you get the premium artists ones or the standard? I have my eye on the artist ones. What do you think of them?
+muskndusk I have the "for artists" set. It's in a wood case.
+Kevin Kramer What do you think of them? Better still, maybe make a video review. I notice you haven't made many videos recently which is the only reason I haven't subbed.
I think the wooden case has the whole 72; I'm considering buying the 48 set.
+muskndusk they are great. The go on smooth and layer great. I have been looking to create some new videos too that might not be a bad one to start with.
Mungyo has "Standard" quality soft pastel half sticks and oil pastels. Those are student grade and pretty standard student grade. Mungyo Artist Soft Oil Pastels are artist grade and awesome, love those. Gallery Mungyo Semi-Hard, Soft Squares, Soft Rounds and Hand Rolled are four different textures of artist grade soft pastels (dry pastels, misnamed chalk pastels) and all of them are great. I use hard pastels aka semi-hard for sketching and early layers, they're the cheapest, then use softer ones over them. Hand Rolled are the most expensive and similar to Unisons or Mount Vision or Richeson Hand Rolled.
I am very confused with the types because i keep hearing hard, dry, chalk, soft, medium, oil for the names
Chalk Pastels is an umbrella term for soft, medium, and hard pastel. Hard pastels are good for sketching in the shapes of a piece and getting details. Soft pastels are the ones you'll do the main painting with, and some are softer than others, so when people say medium or semi-hard, they are referring to the firmer soft pastels. I don't know what dry is supposed to refer to and oil pastels are completely different from chalk pastels. They are used by themselves, not with soft or hard chalk pastels. The binder is different in chalk pastels and oil pastels. I hope this helps you out some and if you have any more questions, I'll answer them as best as I can.
Thank you so much! cleared things up for me so easily!
DavidTheArtNinja I'm glad to hear that. :)
So many fabulous choices, I go to Dollartree they only carry 1 type so the decision is easy
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Great tips! Wish you have more consistent videos, it's rare to find someone else that really knows their stuff.
That little Tupperware type party dish that you showed can actually be purchased at the Dollar Tree. They have them in stock right now in a variety of colors for just 1 dollar. I bought 1 in white so I can use it as a palette and see my paint colors. The Dollar Tree is th best place to go to look for storage or other containers for art supplies.
Sure is! As well as other art supplies or accessories! I managed to drop $90 there recently! A newly found gold mine for tape and clips and canvases and like you said, pallets and containers and so so so much more! I was amazed at all the things I found. And don't be too proud to look in the children's section! They have really cute stuff that works great in a studio as decoration or whatever you think of. I was surprised I didn't check in there sooner with all the RUclips artists prompting me to!
Thanks. The list of fast flashing pieces are all mine. The two oil pastel examples are by my friend Craig Cundiff. He does awesome work and use oil pastels exclusively. All of mine were done with soft pastel.
It definitely did! I've been asking everywhere and nobody had an answer.
And I went to the my school's art store and bought some oil pastels. This is going to be awesome.
Informative. As a novice, soft pastels for starters. Thank you.
awesome Have fun with that! Oil pastels are really the closest thing to paint that you can get and are actually pretty tough to smudge. They will actually also harden over time much like oil paint. You may find that if you use them on both sides of the pages they may stick together if applied heavily but should be a problem over all. But I think you are on the right path. Beside those can not really think of anything else besides what you have already mentioned. I hope that helps!
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This helps. Thank you!
@@angeliqueroux3017 glad you got something out it!
Thanks, guy. I've been wondering about this topic for a few months.
Thanks for all the info.! And I love the tip of using the Tupperware container for dividing up all the different colors!! Super handy!!🤗🥰
Very welcome! Glad it could spark some inspiration!
Love your tupperware with pastels, what a great idea
Thanks so much 😊
I couldn't decide which medium to use for my thesis illustrations. I always worked in black and white charcoal but I needed color. This helped me so much. Now I am shopping at blick.
Thank you so much for making this video. I am new to pastels. Also, I am a new preschool teacher. This will definitely help me encourage the children to be creative.
Glad it was helpful!
For preschool age children, be super careful which art supply products they have access to!! If an art supply is not made for children, and made specifically with non-toxic pigments and other non-toxic ingredients, it is unsafe.
Love the Goodwill, it is the perfect place for the starving artist, for items of fashion and function that feeds creativity!
I have been spending a RIDICULOUS amount of money I don't have to spend on art supplies. I always think I need to just go to Goodwill and see what they have within their books for collage or the lucky find of a useful art book. I am shocked by the quality of the books I have ordered from Amazon used that come from Goodwills around the country! And just as he showed, like who on earth would buy that huge ugly plate thing?! Not me for my friends or family on special occasions. But what a perfect use for it. There's a ton of stuff like that at Goodwill! I really need to go get stuff I can use from them. One time in one store I found 8 pairs of different colored Converse All Star Chuck Taylor's all in my size and nicely broken in. And they were the old kind that has the black stripe around the top of the sole, not one that matches the color of the shoe. I got them all for like $20. Big score. That was like 15 years ago. I still have them and I still wear them. Red, green, blue, brown, yellow, high tops and low tops. Anyway....what a cool place to find the most useful things that nobody would ever buy for any other reason. And we are a small community so we get the good stuff!
Like you I am a B&W illustrator and just starting w/Pastels. Enjoyed your Vid. Thanks
Hi im an artist too and i use soft, hard and oik pastel. I love how they have there own Beautiful finish at the end. Plus i use paint and ect also. Thanks for ure video.
Ya Lor hey it would be so great and wonderful if you share your talent with us. upload! :)
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You’re awesome! Thanks for the video. I learned a lot.
Glad to hear it! Thanks.
PS: Derwent makes an exceptional pastel pencil sharpener. Been using it a year without core breakage! It goes for about $6 on Amazon and elsewhere.
Great tip! I’ll have to check it out!
I'm actually gonna start in the color media today and I planned to buy oil pastel but then when I saw this vid, I think I should buy soft pastels. Thanks for this vid... :D
Thanks man. I was wondering about that Rembrandt Royal Talens piece.🧑🎨♾️🎭
You are very welcome! Hope it helped.
This was so helpful! Thank you!!!!
Question: how good of an idea would be to mix soft and hard pastels? For example: painting backgrounds and basic forms with soft pastels and detail over that with hard pastels?
I’ve done it before. Just keep in mind that whatever you use on top the soft pastel will be like scratching it away. I’ve used soft pastel to “stain” the paper and then scratch away or draw in details for a pretty cool effect. It will always be like drawing over chalk.
good explanations Thanks for the video and information!
How new are the oil pastels I've known about them since I was a kid?
New is relative. Oil pastels have been around since the 1920s, regular pastels since the 1600s.
i think it was cray pas / sakura brand. he asked for an adult version of the for kids oil pastels they were then making.
Me too.I studied Biology at U.K. . I’ve always painted. I never had a lesson in this… .🧑🎨♾️🎭
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very good and informative video! Thank you !
This was so amazing im stting of using pastels and this is great ..... Good explenations and everything thanx .....
fantastic! I'm so confused with all the different pastels....
Great tutorial ... fantastic information.... "Thank YOU" for sharing this... Note: background music was interfering with your tutorial... (I would rather just listen to you ).
i fell in love with oil pastel
Great tutorial, thank you for sharing..
Glad it helped! Let me know if there is anything else you are looking for. More videos will be ramping up soonz
Thank you this wad really useful 😊
Which one is best to blend?
So I'm more of a painter when I do art so, which one is more like paint? I'm guessing maybe the soft pastels but I would like to ask first. Basically the question I'm asking is which one has the best spreadability kind of like paint? I do a lot of blending and ombres and paint mixing so probably soft pastels are what I'm looking for
Ooo kinda of a tricky question. If you are looking for more of an oil paint experience def go oil pastels. They will be a little harder to blend but will give you more of the painterly look in the end. There are soft pastels that are more buttery but you are still going to get a more Degas or Cassat type of look to your pictures.
That's awesome! I am glad I could help. If you have any other questions don't hesitate to comment or ask. You can also leave comments on the website or blog linked in the description. I try to get to them as much as I can.
Thanks, really good video. Those pencils look interesting, will definitely have to get some of those.
I have some of the oil pastels that look like crayons but I really don't like the smell.
Thanks! Glad you liked the video.
this was super helpful! thank you. Now I really have to figure out what I want. haha I'm new at this and I was looking at Oil but now I wonder if that's not the best option for me atm. I think I will try the soft ones. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome! Glad it helped. Soft pastels are def my favorite. Easy to pick up and everyone is familiar with using chalk ;)
@@KevballArt yes. I order a small set of Prima. Can't wait to play with them. :)
@@kb9847 awesome would love to hear what you think.
@@KevballArt I just got them yesterday and have just swatched them. My first impression is excitement. They are so smooth and buttery. I love how they blend both with and without water. I'm excited to use them. Glad I watched your video. :)
@@kb9847 awesome! Excited for you to dig in! They are def my preferred go to for color
Thank you for this ❤
Nannie on a budget.
Two things, wow!!!!.,.... and please can u pleaaaase do a step by step? Im a newbie beginner, and if I can learn all you know, I would be extremely happy, and proud!
I just did pastels in art class
Thankyou for sharing! Great info. :-)
Just got some Mungyo soft chalk pastels today. Man, those things rub off easily! I was taking them out and putting them in one of my cases and my forefinger and thumb were just coated! Fortunately, this stuff isn't anything that you have to wait to "just wear off gradually"!
Hah yeah chalk is gonna chalk. All of the brands are gonna rub off easily but clean up just as easily. I have a set of the oil pastels and they are pretty solid but totally different beasts.
I have oil pastels my gifted me some hard pastels. I want to find some soft pastels on Amazon next month
Thank you, always good to learn from different artists! On the humorous side, this made me think of Goldilocks doing art cause of the this one is too this or that, this one is just right. My adhd brain haha!
Haha very welcome. All art supplies and tools are like that. “ I like this but not that” . find what you like and don’t let anyone tell you different. Even me. ;)
Thank you very much. This is helpful
Nashon Holloway glad to hear. If you have any other questions just shoot me a message.
Hard watch but helpful, thanks
Glad it was helpful. Curious what made it hard to watch? Always trying to make these better. Thanks again for the feedback!
Great learning vid. Thank you
Glad to hear Paul. I look forward to making even more in the new year.
thank you so much for this!!!
oil pastels are the bomb, but I love pastel pencils too
I have Artskills brand and Artist's Loft brand.
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Thanks!
Awesome queenmarcialtrixi. I hope you will find them freeing and fun as I did when switching over to color. Conte Crayons I don't have much experience with. They are very similar to the nupastels if i remember correctly.
Is there a pastel or similar medium that have the texture and maybe of colored pencil lead? I love colored pencils but I’m hoping to find larger tools/jumbo sized for larger works. (I particularly prefer prismacolor)
I can’t think of any off the top of my head but prisma color has nupastels that are similar to colored pencils and might give more coverage since they come in sticks.
With pastel pencils I recommend just carefully using a knife to sharpen
Thank you so much for the comparison! Very helpful. I have two questions:
1. Do you know how well Camlin's 50 shades oil pastels stack up against the ones you mentioned?
2. How do plastic crayons compare with pastels?
I have not used Camlin's oil pastels so you may want to just test them out at a store if you can. Crayons are completely different than pastels. Crayons will have a waxy hard texture. Oil and soft pastels will be smooth and more crumbly depending on which you are using. Oil will stick to things better than soft pastels.
@@KevballArt thank you!
Hi. I'm new to adult colouring. I need a starter kit. I asked people what pencils and media brands to avoid and use. I can buy expensive media but I want to see if I'll stick it out first. I read there are 5 types of pastels but for now, I'm sure 3 will do. I need to know what to use for backgrounds. I'm confused though. At 1:42 you tell us that Rembrandt brand are' soft' but at 2:34 you say they are 'a little harder' and more like 'traditional chalk!' In between, at 2:14 you speak about 'chalky texture'!? At 2:44 you tell us again that, they are chalky but at 2:53 you tell us they are 'crumbly'!? There seems to be some contradiction here?! Can you please clarify that for me. BTW I love your Sesame characters! You're very talented. What middle of the road, brand and type of pastel can you please advuse me to get? I know about Raffine pencils being a decent yet value brand. I think, they are wax. I know the Polychromos are top notch and oil based ones. I know of Prismacolour that are wax ones.
Great question Mathona and thanks! I think was referring to them compared to other brands. Each of the brands are known for their textures and the way they apply to surfaces. If you are looking for a starter kits I would start with Rembrandt and Mungyo. They are both great brands, easy to find and can give you a solid range no matter what style you are shooting for. I'd start with the above and see what you like and don't then experiment from there. They are both cost effective and wont break the bank learning. Some pastels will go on smoother like butter and some will be more rough like chalk. Both above will more in the middle.
thanks a lot ...very informative... :-)
Do you have a demo of you using the three types?
I don’t but that’s a great idea!
I recently got Wreck This Journal. I want to make it artistic. I hate using crayons, color pencils, and markers, so I've decided to move onto oil pastels.
Since I haven't used them in a while, I forgot the effects of them. Like if I color one page in my journal and close it, will it be smudged? If I color both sides and close it, will it be ruined?
If it does, is there another kind of tool I can use? I want something vibrant, doesn't smudge, doesn't stain, and doesn't need to dry (like paint.).
What about Caran d' Ache wax pastel, which are really crayons, that are trending right now?
I haven’t used them but with any tools I’d would try to test them at your local store before digging in. If you can’t then finding a small pack to try out would be my advice. Given they are wax based I assume they will be similar to Prisma Color pencils but the amount of binders and how they are made will always be different.
How is Sakura soft pastel?
What pastel is the best for poster making?
Cael issacar Barcelona if you are going to make a poster that will be outside or used for some commercial use an oil might be best. It will be more durable and eventually harden like oil paints.
What brand would you recommend?
Cael issacar Barcelona mungyo sennelier or Rembrandt are all great brands.
Thanks
thanks man; this was very helpful
Thanks @susiecoverson Is there anything specific that you are wanting to see?
Is there a need to have both hard pastels AND pastel pencils in my kit or am I just going overboard by doing so? I started with soft pastels really recently and I discovered almost instantly, it seemed that way at least lol, that you need something that doesn’t lay down so much pigment and has a sharp point to get some details in there. I personally bought both a set of pencils and hard pastels though because I thought that the pencils would be good for initial sketching and minute detail work and/or outlining places that need to be clearly defined and that the hard pastels are good for kind of the same thing but I figured they would be good also for areas that are highly saturated with soft pastel to kinda break through that pigment where if I used a pencil it would just blend in automatically almost. Maybe I’m just doing it wrong or have some mixed up or just haven’t learned proper technique yet, idk. Maybe somebody can help me?
Hey Justin! No wrong techniques here just preference and style. There is def room for both in your box. I typically use the soft pastels for more painterly looks and use the hard pastels for the details. I’ve also used pastels and color pencils together with great results. It really just depends on what you are wanting. But first and foremost don’t let anyone tell you there is a right or wrong way to use them. There may be some better ways of layering them but you can use them however the hell you want to. Haha hope that helps!
Polychromos pastel is good?
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very informative, Thank You
The background music is annoying and unnecessary. It draws the attention away from your words.
You describe the effect that each type of pastel has....perhaps you could make some marks on suitable paper to show us.
thank you so very much Kevin!
Great video! Thanks!
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what paper is right for soft and hard pastels
For either you want to look for a paper that has “tooth” meaning it is textured enough to hold the pigment from the pastel. Look for cold press paper. Then pick the one that suits your needs best. Other than that you it will depend on the type like oil or soft pastel. Oil can be used on more surfaces like wood panel etc. hope that helps!
Hi, I know this video is old but I hope you still answer my question anyway. I am working with making dollhouse miniatures and soft chalk pastels are what is needed most for coloring the clay and giving it more detail. I have tried two different brands one being hair chalk and the other called Master's pastel. The type I need is one that is so soft you can just rub your paint brush across it to lift the color as opposed to shaving it with a razor blade or rubbing it onto a sheet of paper. It doesn't coat well that way. Could you tell me which one would work best, please? Thank you.
That is an interesting application. Ill try to answer it the best I can. If you are looking for a more painterly type of pastel you might want to check out pan pastels. They are applied more like paint and are super soft. They do create soft feathered images. If you are looking for more detail you may want to try acrylics or watercolors. It would all really depend on what type of clay you are using too. hope that helps ;)
Have you of the brand Marie's if that is a brand if so the (S)top of it is chopped off let me know thank you I just started with them like you said alittle messy.
I haven’t. I assume they are soft pastels?
hey. just picked up some pastels & was looking for answers to alotta questions that I had & you pretty much covered them for me, altho I didn't hear anything about the blending tip that's got some kinda fluid in it. I thought it was Justa tip til I used on my soft pastel sketch of dogs eye & saw that it was leaving it wet. when I tried wiping color off tip that was rather difficult as well. do you know what I'm talking about? I purchased from big box craft store & it only says blending tip on pkg (it's dbl ended tho).anyways...thanks for easy explanations
Where do Conte crayons fit in? I'm trying to find out the texture.
The hard pastels are essentially wax pastels (ie woodless color pencils, or crayons) are they not?
No. They don’t contain wax just more binder than a normal soft pastel.
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Very good video
Thank you!!
Thanks dude!
What surface and material types are good for these different patels?
+Elhaya Helwa really any paper that has a good "tooth" will work fine. If you go to you local art store they will usually say what they are best used for next to each sheet.
Nannie on a budget
Is basic 101 to your level too much to ask?! You explain things without pompus lingo that I dont understand, I call it medium hype! Pleease us newbies are screaming out for a proper tutor that takes through step by step, teaching techniques, tips ect. Also, seeing you work in real time, talking us through as you work, could help!
I have the boldmeer brand
Oh nice haven’t heard of that one. How are they?
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Do you have to spray anything on the soft pastels to protect your work
You don’t HAVE to but if you don’t want it to smudge using a fixative will best. There are workable fixatives that will allow you to work on top of them too. You can think of it like masking off a section in photoshop.
@@KevballArt thank you! Just found ya. So grateful
@@Buddhabellie glad to have you in the community!
can we use colour pencils on soft pastels for detailing ? does it really work or we need to have pastel pencils as u mentioned in the video
You can definitely use them together. I’ve drawn image with them. The key thing to remember is they won’t blend very well and will likely scratch off the pastel. It can lead to a cool painterly effect but may not be the end result you are looking for. You can see an example of it here. kevin-kramer.com. Check out the baby face.
Wow..u replied so early after years of uploading the video.. Thank you so much ❤😋
@@prajwalb4509 of course! I read every comments. New videos will be coming soon. Been too long :)
Hi...can you tell me which will give me more realistic looking drawing ? Oil or soft pastels?
if you are looking for a more realistic effect oil pastels will likely be your best bet. they will be more like oil paint and in my experince give you a more vibrant depth of color. vs the softer chalk pastels.
@@KevballArt thanks a lot for replying. I almost thought that since this is 8 years old video you won't answer. But thanks you solved my query. I'll go and buy oil pastels today itself 💃
@@viralee393 very welcome! I still read all comments ;) I def need to make some new videos. I Have some planned so let me know if there is anything else you would like advice on.
This dude is cool.
Haha thanks!
What is the difference between OIL pastel and Crayon? Lots of crayons called themselves oil paste.
Typically crayons are going to be wax based. Oil pastels are as described in their name made using oils. Traditional children’s crayons won’t cover as well as oil based and won’t be as smooth.
I deal with hard pastel by Sharp the color and mix it with water and then draw using brush😅
Is my way wrong?
Sadaf W there is no wrong way. The technique just may be less effective than another. Depending on the effect you are looking for you try directly using watercolor.