Oil pastel boogers!!! Hahaha. That term is now stuck in my head instead of oil pastel crumbs. Thanks for the info on fixative for oil pastel. I've been experimenting on fixing my oil pastels and they are either on canvas or paper so now I need to do a painting on a cradle board.
How is it working in canvas? I have used oil pastels to sketch under oil paint on canvas but not on their own. I'd love any info you are willing to share. Thank in advance!
Thanks for the info on products that work over oil pastels to seal them! It's the number one reason I've been hesitant to do more with them. Now I can play more knowing there's a way to seal them up when I'm done. Yay!
Thanks Lindsay, I find it interesting using water based top coats over oil pastels, I've heard a few other artists do the same. I will watch this space for updates, as it is 'against the rule'! I must add, I love it when people break the rules and it works!
Wow! I’m impressed. I appreciate your experimenting with oil pastels. I’ll be interested in the kitchen performance test results. great video, Lindsay! 👩🎨 🎨🏅
This was really cool to watch, and it turned out so nice. At first, I was like, acrylic over oils... say what?? But then, rules are made to be broken! 😂 I'm interested to see how this holds up, but I might forget to ask. I'm at that 'special' age where memories can be like art supplies and take vacations, never to be seen again!🤪😅 Thank you Lindsay!
I'm new to you channel (just watched your budget oil pasetl review video), and I really appreciate your content! Thank you for your detailed explanations!
Thank you for this! I've only used oil pastels on Mi Tientes and then sealed with the d'Artigny fixative. I think because the paper absorbs some of the oil, the fixative makes it so that the oil pastels are very fixed with no smudges if I try, but I also probably work a bit thinner in my application. It's very neat to see them used on this kind of prepped surface and how you can seal them.
Looks blast proof!! A practical solution to the 'how do i make this not smear?' And "will anyone care in 300 years?" conundrum. On the other hand, we do have many Old Masters works that are still intact. 😊😊 Thanks for being willing to take chances and experiment!!
This was super useful, thanks Lindsay! The combo of fixative, acrylic medium and poly seems to be a winner. I am inteigued by Spectrafix, which is casein based. It is hard to find here in 🇩🇪 (and more expensive than D'Artigny) I am hoping it yields more, to make it worth while. I have seen some reviews online to make me curious about it If it works well, I am willing to endeavour in the quest for it. ❤🎉 Lastly, some deserved appreciation: as I write this, there were already over 80 comments and yiubhad responded to most of them. You are a dedicated community leader -I appreciate that and wanted to make sure you know how special that is. Have a great weekend. I am now getting ready for brunch and SatChat in a coyuoke of hours.
Hey Lindsay....Was watching your Sat Chat, but then you mentioned how you sealed your oil pastel painting in a previous video, so I came over to this one to see what you did. I can say, from my own limited experience with using the Sennelier D'Artigny oil pastel fixative alone, gave me a very dry and very fixed finish, but I'm sure the addition of gloss medium and polycrylic would give it a more luxurious glossy finish. 👍
i never use oil pastels but i did paint some paper plates with oils i varnished them with my liquitex gloss medium ,it totally worked for me,i have the polycrylic can like yours in gloss,i painted acrylic flowers on a vase many years ago and it still is beautiful you cant even scratch it ,i love to experiment the science of art is my love,i use the medium to cover my watercolor swatches works like a charm ,love you
Thank you for sharing this. Not being able to seal has always deterred me. Do you think the regular pastel fixative might work for the first step? I dont really want to buy other stuff if i can avoid it.
Does the fixative slightly darken the oil pastels like it does chalk pastels? I’m excited about the possibilities here as I love oil pastels; all the delights of oils with the ease of crayons!
It makes the darks darker and makes the colors look more saturated but doesn't affect the light colors like how soft pastels lose the lights when sprayed.
I love how you do your crafty experiments. You're like the Bill Nye of the arts and craft world. If i ever have any queations art and craft related your always the person I think to ask.❤ Speaking of which....i was wondering if there was a sketch book that you would recommend for someone who is trying to learn to draw and do practice sketches in. I bought a cheap one from walmart which i think was daler and rowney brand and the paper is horrible worse than printer paper for erasing and terrible for any pens) I hate having to use my mixed media or watercolor paper because i feel like im wasting it just for a simple drawing that i plan on transfering to better paper to paint (because i tend to erase alot and prefer to trace the final sketch.
Hi! Royal Talens Art Creations have some very inexpensive sketchbooks, good for ink, graphite and color pencils, gouache and light washes. They also come in bright fun colour covers. They have small square shapes (approx 5in), landscape and portrait shapes too. Lindsay has a review on them, I think she used the small square one. These will not give you the "it's precious expensive paper" fear when you are experimenting with sketches. The square.one is always in my bag, especially good when I sketch in cafes or museums. You can always move to Stilman & Burn sketchbooks later, which come in different textures, weights and covers...but are more expensive. Hope this was useful.
The Canson art creations is a good fit if you like smooth, crisp paper, it is thin by handles many media. Also the canson xl mixed media sketchbook are great if you like to add watercolor and want a paper that is thicker. both are affordable too!
I would use a varnish design for oil paintings. Oil paint is very durable once cured, so 2 thin goats of suitable varnish are all you will need. There are varnishes that you can apply before it's cured. I recommend waiting 6 months.
I spray mine with krylon crystal clear or mat finish. Seems to work well and remains flexible. I know of another artist who uses kamar varnish, but I haven't tried this yet on oil pastel. I can't think of any reason it would crack, and I can't imagine why it couldn't last a long time.
Gosh Lindsay, You out a LOT on that board! I do wonder if this would work on any of the paper surfaces? I do feel it might be a bit overkill? or is there a ready solution from Schmincke or Sennelier? I have several of the Spectra Fix products and I am wondering if they would be good enough? Like the fixative and then the liquid glass? Do you like the Poly for its price? or availability? I do use the workable fixative from Krylon it is available everywhere and at a reasonable price too! I have only used a Matt & UV glass to protect my soft pastels. I have avoided oil sticks because of the stickiness! I hope those who use them are encouraged by your experiments! Well done and looking grand!
I would still do paper in a frame with a mat and glass but if you wanted to I suppose you could fix the painting, mount it to a board and then do the gloss medium and varnish but since you can paint directly on the board to begin with I'd do that.
@@thefrugalcrafter I like to use a clear watercolor ground when I am working on boards, if I want to ignore the wood grain I use a regular white ground on wood! I still want to try the papers glued to a board, Ampersand? Or one of those.
I love working in oil pastel but they always get smeared after storing my projects. I would have never thought to use them on a wooden panel and varnish them
Do you think a spray varnish that can be used on oil paintings would work for the initial layer instead of the Sennelier fixative? Winsor & Newton has a spray varnish that is okay to use on oil paintings and I think it’s cheaper
After applying linseed oil or thinner for blanding with oil pastels, could I apply fixative or varnish directly? How long should I wait for the linseed oil to dry before varnishing it? Does acrylic varnish work on linseed oil or thinner?
@@thefrugalcrafter I am almost on a blocked path because I see so many videos where they use thinner and linseed oil in pastel oils and then try to varnish it with acrylic. So oil rule is never acrylic on oil paint. I like oil pastel but a job without varnish or sealing it to prevent scratches or damage in the future is a bit tedious in this technique. What a pain, I love oil pastels but in the end I can't come up with the answer.
Lindsay, how do you keep pictures in oil pastels that are just done on paper that is in a sketchpad? I just bought some pastels to follow along with your your work. Would you just spray it with fixative and maybe put a piece of wax paper between the pages?
I personally leave the notebook open 1 week because it does dry some. And then I spray with the fixative. I don’t do the wax paper for just a sketch book. That has been fine for oil pastel on paper. When I do oil pastel over acrylic paint it doesn’t stick as good and a little comes off on the facing page but not much.
Hello! I was wondering if there is a similar process for soft pastels or even watercolor? I have a few pastel paintings but don’t know how to store them or show them off without making a mess.
@@patti3d I have used a workable fixative between layers but wasn’t sure which to use once a painting is finished? Any recommendations? I’ll have to research what a glacien is. Thank you!
@@darlyntejada9578 I think I spelled it wrong: glassine. It feels like wax paper sort of and it goes in between art pages to keep the other one clean. But I also used it to trace with and to cover my art and lean my hand and arm on it so as not to smear it. I don’t know what other supplies you could use. Sorry.
ruclips.net/video/awGwq7gNXKY/видео.htmlsi=4ARuvZmnS-fBDn7f this is a video on waxing a watercolor so you can display it without glass. Works for gouache too!
I'm very curious about how this will turn out. I was actually wondering the other day if it would be possible to wax a soft pastel work, if one put enough spray fixative on it. Probably not 🤣
I think the friction would smear it. I have seen Carolyn Dube brayer matte medium on a gel plate and press a pastel piece to it to seal it. I'd like to try that!
I don't think it would provide a benefit because oil dries on its own. The fixative is weaker than the oil paint dry film, so it wouldn't add anything, and it is more expensive than a varnish ounce for ounce.
You could, but mediums are not final varnish and generally don't provide as much protection. They can still get a bit soft or sticky if it is very humid. Plus, using an additional varnish gives a Lauer that can be removed if a cleaning or restoration is needed as the gloss medium. I used a Ted as an isolation coat. If the product is labeled as a medium and varnish that it should dry hard enough though.
Its 4 months since you uploaded this. How is the painting holding up? What exact items did you use? I paint with oil patels and acrylic. Separately. So, im very interested in sealing my paintings as well. Is this good for both mediums i use? Thank you.
It's still perfect! On top of the oil pastels I layered: Gloss medium (it works better to use 2 coats of slightly thinned with water, I used Royal and Langnickle brand) Then I used 2 coats of matte polycrylic varnish
Oil pastel boogers!!! Hahaha. That term is now stuck in my head instead of oil pastel crumbs. Thanks for the info on fixative for oil pastel. I've been experimenting on fixing my oil pastels and they are either on canvas or paper so now I need to do a painting on a cradle board.
How is it working in canvas? I have used oil pastels to sketch under oil paint on canvas but not on their own. I'd love any info you are willing to share. Thank in advance!
I know its wierd but regular pva glue works well too, and not sticky. A good way to get no brushstrokes is use a gelplate to apply gloss medium.
Makes sence, great tip!
Thanks for the info on products that work over oil pastels to seal them! It's the number one reason I've been hesitant to do more with them. Now I can play more knowing there's a way to seal them up when I'm done. Yay!
Glad it was helpful!
I'm the same. I don't know how to seal them completely so I don't use the medium.
Thanks Lindsay, I find it interesting using water based top coats over oil pastels, I've heard a few other artists do the same. I will watch this space for updates, as it is 'against the rule'!
I must add, I love it when people break the rules and it works!
Thanks for showing and explaining the steps you are going through to preserve your terrific painting. 🤗
My pleasure 😊
Wow! I’m impressed. I appreciate your experimenting with oil pastels. I’ll be interested in the kitchen performance test results. great video, Lindsay! 👩🎨 🎨🏅
Thanks!
This was really cool to watch, and it turned out so nice. At first, I was like, acrylic over oils... say what?? But then, rules are made to be broken! 😂 I'm interested to see how this holds up, but I might forget to ask. I'm at that 'special' age where memories can be like art supplies and take vacations, never to be seen again!🤪😅 Thank you Lindsay!
A word of hope for those of us at that age: STICKY NOTES 😂😂😂
@@JC-il4or 😆
Don't feel bad, I made this video so ill remember how I did it later!
@@thefrugalcrafter that's funny, but also a great idea!
I'm new to you channel (just watched your budget oil pasetl review video), and I really appreciate your content! Thank you for your detailed explanations!
You are so welcome!
You could try matte medium instead. I also use nail polish to seal and add glitters
Thank you for this! I've only used oil pastels on Mi Tientes and then sealed with the d'Artigny fixative. I think because the paper absorbs some of the oil, the fixative makes it so that the oil pastels are very fixed with no smudges if I try, but I also probably work a bit thinner in my application. It's very neat to see them used on this kind of prepped surface and how you can seal them.
Glad it was helpful!
Looks blast proof!! A practical solution to the 'how do i make this not smear?' And "will anyone care in 300 years?" conundrum.
On the other hand, we do have many Old Masters works that are still intact. 😊😊
Thanks for being willing to take chances and experiment!!
My pleasure!
Exactly, and if the future restoration people can figure out how to restore at centery old painting, they can probably figure this out.
This was so helpful thank you for a great tutorial!
Glad it was helpful!
This was super useful, thanks Lindsay! The combo of fixative, acrylic medium and poly seems to be a winner. I am inteigued by Spectrafix, which is casein based. It is hard to find here in 🇩🇪 (and more expensive than D'Artigny) I am hoping it yields more, to make it worth while. I have seen some reviews online to make me curious about it If it works well, I am willing to endeavour in the quest for it. ❤🎉 Lastly, some deserved appreciation: as I write this, there were already over 80 comments and yiubhad responded to most of them. You are a dedicated community leader -I appreciate that and wanted to make sure you know how special that is. Have a great weekend. I am now getting ready for brunch and SatChat in a coyuoke of hours.
Thanks so much! I am curios to see how long my can of fixative lasts.
Hey Lindsay....Was watching your Sat Chat, but then you mentioned how you sealed your oil pastel painting in a previous video, so I came over to this one to see what you did. I can say, from my own limited experience with using the Sennelier D'Artigny oil pastel fixative alone, gave me a very dry and very fixed finish, but I'm sure the addition of gloss medium and polycrylic would give it a more luxurious glossy finish. 👍
Could you still smudges the wor after the fixative? Even after 4 through layers I could smudge thick spots.
Hi, Lindsay. Thank you for your video. Have a good weekend.🎉.
Thank you! You too!
fantastic video, thank you so much for sharing ☺☺☺
Thanks for watching!
i never use oil pastels but i did paint some paper plates with oils i varnished them with my liquitex gloss medium ,it totally worked for me,i have the polycrylic can like yours in gloss,i painted acrylic flowers on a vase many years ago and it still is beautiful you cant even scratch it ,i love to experiment the science of art is my love,i use the medium to cover my watercolor swatches works like a charm ,love you
Great tip!
Super cool to know! Thanks for sharing! ❤
Thanks for watching!
Thanks Lindsay 💜
Any time!
Exactly what I wanted to know! Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
Yes! Thank you💕 Namaste 💕
You're so welcome!
Thanks for those so much great information!
Any time!
Like I said, you're the bravest artist I know! Lol. Great job with the various coats. Gorgeous gorgeous painting. :) Fanna
Thank you so much!
Thank you Lindsay! Important considerations!
You're so welcome!
What an interesting experiment. The painting looks amazing and looks as though it will stand up to time. 👍🏻👍🏻🙌🏻
Thank you so much 😀
Great video, thanks for sharing this information 😊👍
Glad it was helpful!
wow, great video, thanks for sharing
Thanks for visiting
I will try the gloss medium. I do have that. Your painting is gorgeous! ✨
Thank you so much!
Is there anything you don’t know?!! That was so clever, beautiful.
Well, I didn't know this until I started experimenting:)
I sometimes use satin varnish, from liquitex, and it works great too :)
Good to know!
Very interesting experiment, Lindsay! Do any of those products have a really strong smell?
Not strong, just an acrylic smell.
Great information to know.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for sharing
My pleasure
Thank you for sharing this. Not being able to seal has always deterred me. Do you think the regular pastel fixative might work for the first step? I dont really want to buy other stuff if i can avoid it.
It should. It really just needs to coat the oily surface so the gloss medium has something to grip. Test on a scrap before trying on a painting
@@thefrugalcrafter thanks Lindsay! Just spotting your reply now. Appreciate it! 🙂👍🏻
Does the fixative slightly darken the oil pastels like it does chalk pastels? I’m excited about the possibilities here as I love oil pastels; all the delights of oils with the ease of crayons!
It makes the darks darker and makes the colors look more saturated but doesn't affect the light colors like how soft pastels lose the lights when sprayed.
Good to know, thank you! @@thefrugalcrafter
I love how you do your crafty experiments. You're like the Bill Nye of the arts and craft world. If i ever have any queations art and craft related your always the person I think to ask.❤ Speaking of which....i was wondering if there was a sketch book that you would recommend for someone who is trying to learn to draw and do practice sketches in. I bought a cheap one from walmart which i think was daler and rowney brand and the paper is horrible worse than printer paper for erasing and terrible for any pens) I hate having to use my mixed media or watercolor paper because i feel like im wasting it just for a simple drawing that i plan on transfering to better paper to paint (because i tend to erase alot and prefer to trace the final sketch.
Hi! Royal Talens Art Creations have some very inexpensive sketchbooks, good for ink, graphite and color pencils, gouache and light washes. They also come in bright fun colour covers. They have small square shapes (approx 5in), landscape and portrait shapes too. Lindsay has a review on them, I think she used the small square one. These will not give you the "it's precious expensive paper" fear when you are experimenting with sketches. The square.one is always in my bag, especially good when I sketch in cafes or museums. You can always move to Stilman & Burn sketchbooks later, which come in different textures, weights and covers...but are more expensive. Hope this was useful.
The Canson art creations is a good fit if you like smooth, crisp paper, it is thin by handles many media. Also the canson xl mixed media sketchbook are great if you like to add watercolor and want a paper that is thicker. both are affordable too!
@berolinastrassmann thank you so much they are so cute now the hard part is deciding what color and size to get. 😊
@@thefrugalcrafter thank you so much. I think I'll give the art creations one a try. 😊
Wonderful timing as I just pulled out my oil paints. Question: Can I varnish an oil painting with the same methods/materials?
I would use a varnish design for oil paintings. Oil paint is very durable once cured, so 2 thin goats of suitable varnish are all you will need. There are varnishes that you can apply before it's cured. I recommend waiting 6 months.
I spray mine with krylon crystal clear or mat finish.
Seems to work well and remains flexible. I know of another artist who uses kamar varnish, but I haven't tried this yet on oil pastel.
I can't think of any reason it would crack, and I can't imagine why it couldn't last a long time.
Great idea, thanks!
The varnish looks great! Hopefully this experiment will keep well!
I hope so!
That makes me more willing to try oil pastels! I bugged me that the trials I did never dried.
If you want to try mine you are more than welcome to!
@@thefrugalcrafter oh, yes please!
Gosh Lindsay, You out a LOT on that board! I do wonder if this would work on any of the paper surfaces? I do feel it might be a bit overkill? or is there a ready solution from Schmincke or Sennelier? I have several of the Spectra Fix products and I am wondering if they would be good enough? Like the fixative and then the liquid glass? Do you like the Poly for its price? or availability? I do use the workable fixative from Krylon it is available everywhere and at a reasonable price too! I have only used a Matt & UV glass to protect my soft pastels. I have avoided oil sticks because of the stickiness! I hope those who use them are encouraged by your experiments!
Well done and looking grand!
I would still do paper in a frame with a mat and glass but if you wanted to I suppose you could fix the painting, mount it to a board and then do the gloss medium and varnish but since you can paint directly on the board to begin with I'd do that.
@@thefrugalcrafter I like to use a clear watercolor ground when I am working on boards, if I want to ignore the wood grain I use a regular white ground on wood! I still want to try the papers glued to a board, Ampersand? Or one of those.
@mjpete27 if I 2aa going to pay ampersand money I'd get one of their preprinted boards. They have many. Or they used to anyway.
Lindsay, Question: Would Gamvar work?? I love the stuff for varnishing my oil and acrylic paintings.... just wondering.........
I have not tried it, but a few people suggested it. Did you mean as a final varnish or directly on the pastel?
You could use the gamvar over the acrylic coating. Another artist I know uses Kamr varnish, but it takes a lot of coats to get full protection.
I love working in oil pastel but they always get smeared after storing my projects. I would have never thought to use them on a wooden panel and varnish them
Happy to help!
I cover mine with glassine sheets. It helps to keep from sticking to another page.
Did you seal the wood panel before using the pastels?
Yes, with a layer of black acrylic paint and 2 coats of clear liquatex gesso.
I see it smooths out lines too like a nailpolish topcoat
It does!
Do you think a spray varnish that can be used on oil paintings would work for the initial layer instead of the Sennelier fixative? Winsor & Newton has a spray varnish that is okay to use on oil paintings and I think it’s cheaper
I'm not sure, if you have some you could test a scrap.
After applying linseed oil or thinner for blanding with oil pastels, could I apply fixative or varnish directly? How long should I wait for the linseed oil to dry before varnishing it? Does acrylic varnish work on linseed oil or thinner?
I think I'd sparyvit with fixative and then varnish. Make sure it's not wet and ouly. If you could let it dry out for a week or two it wouldn't hurt.
@@thefrugalcrafter I am almost on a blocked path because I see so many videos where they use thinner and linseed oil in pastel oils and then try to varnish it with acrylic. So oil rule is never acrylic on oil paint. I like oil pastel but a job without varnish or sealing it to prevent scratches or damage in the future is a bit tedious in this technique. What a pain, I love oil pastels but in the end I can't come up with the answer.
Lindsay, how do you keep pictures in oil pastels that are just done on paper that is in a sketchpad? I just bought some pastels to follow along with your your work. Would you just spray it with fixative and maybe put a piece of wax paper between the pages?
Yes, that will work fine.
I personally leave the notebook open 1 week because it does dry some. And then I spray with the fixative. I don’t do the wax paper for just a sketch book. That has been fine for oil pastel on paper. When I do oil pastel over acrylic paint it doesn’t stick as good and a little comes off on the facing page but not much.
Great info, thank you!@@spoonierv1543
Hello! I was wondering if there is a similar process for soft pastels or even watercolor? I have a few pastel paintings but don’t know how to store them or show them off without making a mess.
You can use a glacien cover or a fixative spray. Many years ago I used a spray fixative.
@@patti3d I have used a workable fixative between layers but wasn’t sure which to use once a painting is finished? Any recommendations? I’ll have to research what a glacien is. Thank you!
@@darlyntejada9578 I think I spelled it wrong: glassine. It feels like wax paper sort of and it goes in between art pages to keep the other one clean. But I also used it to trace with and to cover my art and lean my hand and arm on it so as not to smear it. I don’t know what other supplies you could use. Sorry.
ruclips.net/video/awGwq7gNXKY/видео.htmlsi=4ARuvZmnS-fBDn7f this is a video on waxing a watercolor so you can display it without glass. Works for gouache too!
I use Dorlands wax for my watercolor paintings.
I'm very curious about how this will turn out. I was actually wondering the other day if it would be possible to wax a soft pastel work, if one put enough spray fixative on it. Probably not 🤣
I think the friction would smear it. I have seen Carolyn Dube brayer matte medium on a gel plate and press a pastel piece to it to seal it. I'd like to try that!
@@thefrugalcrafter That's interesting! I'll have to check that out!
Do you think the Sennilier fixative would work over an oil painting?
I don't think it would provide a benefit because oil dries on its own. The fixative is weaker than the oil paint dry film, so it wouldn't add anything, and it is more expensive than a varnish ounce for ounce.
Why couldn't you use the spray fixative and a matte medium and not go to another step with the polyacrylic ?
You could, but mediums are not final varnish and generally don't provide as much protection. They can still get a bit soft or sticky if it is very humid. Plus, using an additional varnish gives a Lauer that can be removed if a cleaning or restoration is needed as the gloss medium. I used a Ted as an isolation coat. If the product is labeled as a medium and varnish that it should dry hard enough though.
Oil pastels will dry hard it just takes a very long time... sometimes years.
Good to know!
Its 4 months since you uploaded this. How is the painting holding up? What exact items did you use? I paint with oil patels and acrylic. Separately. So, im very interested in sealing my paintings as well. Is this good for both mediums i use? Thank you.
It's still perfect! On top of the oil pastels I layered:
Gloss medium (it works better to use 2 coats of slightly thinned with water, I used Royal and Langnickle brand)
Then I used 2 coats of matte polycrylic varnish