The Neocolor palette you’ve chosen for spring is well suited to the landscape and your style, and I like that the transfer of other colours to your sky on the final sketch became an asset to the page, adding a gentle wisp of cirrus clouds. I work with oil pastels as a second or third layer after sketchy washes or underpainting, sometimes as bold staccato like marks, or blended so that the underpainting glows through. They’re vibrant and versatile, but if I don’t fix/finish or clean up the studio properly afterwards, my little ones and I leave a trail of chaos in our wake. 😂 I hope that you get on well with the new addition to your kit; please give us an update after you’ve taken them in the field! 🌼🐝
Yes I watched to the end Melanie 😊 Lizard Landscape Thank-you it was lovely. I am on Vancouver Island BC Canada and have similar weather and lots of forest. It's nice to see your part of the world. Charlene from Canada ❤
Thank you for this, Mel - very enjoyable! I was working I my sketchbook alongside you this morning. :) Love the Spring colours, and so glad that you bought a Faber-Castell Earth Green pencil! Still one of my faves and one of the first coloured pencils I ever bought about 6 years ago now. Just a perfect natural greyish green.
It is a lovely colour and has been used extensively just in the last few days, how did I sketch without it! Glad to have kept you company whilst you worked in your sketchbook this morning xx
Thank you for sharing your experiments! Always fun to watch how else one can use art materials! It never came into my mind to put oil pastels on top of Neocolor “base” which is absolutely logical because oil pastels go on top of everything! But like using them as a first layer before watercolor. It creates wonderful texture especially when there is a lot of green outside! Any view can be sketched quicker. I use oil pastels for objects that I’d love to see with much of texture the rest can be left with one wash of watercolor. Details with pencils. For me it is the simplest and fastest. And as I am always under time pressure - this is the way! I am not sure about neopastels in terms how greasy they are. I use some hard oil pastels not to ruin the watercolor brush. Sennelier, for example, are very oily and do not fit for this type of painting. As for fixing oil pastels, glassier paper is best. Fixing helps but not 100% for very oily and soft oil pastels, as for harder types it is ok. Especially if you use thin layer. Have a nice day! Always enjoy watching your videos! I have become a huge fan!
Very helpful to hear about your experience with using oil pastels. I have put some tracing paper between the pages and this works well. Thanks for sharing!
I feel that the neopastels have a different oiliness compared to senneliar, they almost seem a bit dryer and mat but still soft and creamy to me 😅makes no sense but true!
Those yellows pop! The first yellow does seem perfect for gorse, nice pick. That bright yellow green reminds me of your art, maybe a personal style thing? Who cares if other people don't see it in the landscape, I love it when artists have their own interpretation and colour preferences. Lovely pictures you created.
Very interesting video Mel! Love your mix of media and colors. May I ask: How on earth do you manage to keep your spreads so clean while using Neocolors? I love them too but when I work in the SB with these and close the book without putting tracing paper between the pages I always get transfer(s) everywhere... Curious to hear how you prevent that 🙂 Ok, edit: Sometimes we should watch the whole video before asking 🤣
it was lovely thank you so much. Yes I've stopped working with oil pastels because they never dry and even if I put a fixitif on them they fade away with the years (on a canvas I'm sure not on a closed sketchbook) so that was a problem and I stopped using them. Have you tried the solid oil by Sennelier (baton - stick) they are amazing and dry in 2 or 3 days and they are real oil paint but on a stick, they exist in 2 sizes (at least here in France they do - small one like those oil pastels and a bigger stick for big canvas), I absolutely love them but oh my they are a mess to work with.
Thank you for sharing your thought processes and the challenges you have mapped out for yourself. One thought I had is you might use a blending pencil for the neopastels. To protect the pages you could try inserting leaves of baking parchment paper or wax paper? Cheers! ❤
I enjoy watching other artists "play" with their new mediums. If you have wax paper, or parchment paper, that will keep pages from "smooshing". Have a great day!
Thank you for your video. I was under the impression that you have been using neocolor ii for some time. What is the difference between the oil pastels you use and the neocolor ii. I thought neocolor ii was an oil pastel. This is a great video and I'm definitely going to try it although my set doesn't include all the colors you have used.
Neocolor II (watersoluble crayons) are different from Neopastels (oil pastels). Although they sound and look similar they are completely different. And you're right I have been using Neocolors for a few years now.
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I’m impressed with your self control! There’s no way I could let that sit unopened for more than a day 😂
Haha helped that I had a pile of deadlines!
The Neocolor palette you’ve chosen for spring is well suited to the landscape and your style, and I like that the transfer of other colours to your sky on the final sketch became an asset to the page, adding a gentle wisp of cirrus clouds. I work with oil pastels as a second or third layer after sketchy washes or underpainting, sometimes as bold staccato like marks, or blended so that the underpainting glows through. They’re vibrant and versatile, but if I don’t fix/finish or clean up the studio properly afterwards, my little ones and I leave a trail of chaos in our wake. 😂 I hope that you get on well with the new addition to your kit; please give us an update after you’ve taken them in the field! 🌼🐝
Thankyou and enjoyed reading how you use them. I can imagine things would get very messy quickly if I'm not careful with these!
I always appreciate that other than simply swatching u do art work also. Very informative. Thank you
Thank you, I love your works so much!!
Love these❤❤
Yes I watched to the end Melanie 😊 Lizard Landscape Thank-you it was lovely. I am on Vancouver Island BC Canada and have similar weather and lots of forest. It's nice to see your part of the world. Charlene from Canada ❤
Thankyou Charlene
Gorgeous ❤❤❤
Thank you for this, Mel - very enjoyable! I was working I my sketchbook alongside you this morning. :) Love the Spring colours, and so glad that you bought a Faber-Castell Earth Green pencil! Still one of my faves and one of the first coloured pencils I ever bought about 6 years ago now. Just a perfect natural greyish green.
It is a lovely colour and has been used extensively just in the last few days, how did I sketch without it! Glad to have kept you company whilst you worked in your sketchbook this morning xx
Fun way to review. Your paintings are awesome
Thanks Debs 😊
I never used oil pastels but those are the best and I am totally addicted!
Oil pastels are the smoochiest, as I'm sure you found out by now. Such fun exploring materials.
Really love the last one, for me it just has a great feel!
Absolutely loving this ....l have never tried the pastels before. Loving what you do with them. Thanks for sharing. 🌿💞🌿
Thankyou ❤️
Thank you for sharing your experiments! Always fun to watch how else one can use art materials! It never came into my mind to put oil pastels on top of Neocolor “base” which is absolutely logical because oil pastels go on top of everything! But like using them as a first layer before watercolor. It creates wonderful texture especially when there is a lot of green outside! Any view can be sketched quicker. I use oil pastels for objects that I’d love to see with much of texture the rest can be left with one wash of watercolor. Details with pencils. For me it is the simplest and fastest. And as I am always under time pressure - this is the way! I am not sure about neopastels in terms how greasy they are. I use some hard oil pastels not to ruin the watercolor brush. Sennelier, for example, are very oily and do not fit for this type of painting.
As for fixing oil pastels, glassier paper is best. Fixing helps but not 100% for very oily and soft oil pastels, as for harder types it is ok. Especially if you use thin layer. Have a nice day! Always enjoy watching your videos! I have become a huge fan!
Very helpful to hear about your experience with using oil pastels. I have put some tracing paper between the pages and this works well. Thanks for sharing!
I feel that the neopastels have a different oiliness compared to senneliar, they almost seem a bit dryer and mat but still soft and creamy to me 😅makes no sense but true!
@@averymorgan1369 I got it! Actually it does make sense. I have the same feeling about mungvo gallery oil pastels.
Those yellows pop! The first yellow does seem perfect for gorse, nice pick. That bright yellow green reminds me of your art, maybe a personal style thing? Who cares if other people don't see it in the landscape, I love it when artists have their own interpretation and colour preferences.
Lovely pictures you created.
They are beautiful yellows! Thanks for the encouragement too!
How exciting Mel! Has been a while since I used (and also disliked) oil pastels. Maybe it is time to re-visit....Thank you for the inspo 💚💙💛
Very interesting video Mel! Love your mix of media and colors. May I ask: How on earth do you manage to keep your spreads so clean while using Neocolors? I love them too but when I work in the SB with these and close the book without putting tracing paper between the pages I always get transfer(s) everywhere... Curious to hear how you prevent that 🙂
Ok, edit: Sometimes we should watch the whole video before asking 🤣
it was lovely thank you so much. Yes I've stopped working with oil pastels because they never dry and even if I put a fixitif on them they fade away with the years (on a canvas I'm sure not on a closed sketchbook) so that was a problem and I stopped using them. Have you tried the solid oil by Sennelier (baton - stick) they are amazing and dry in 2 or 3 days and they are real oil paint but on a stick, they exist in 2 sizes (at least here in France they do - small one like those oil pastels and a bigger stick for big canvas), I absolutely love them but oh my they are a mess to work with.
I enjoyed peeking into your sketchbooks and seeing you experiment with your supplies. I agree 💯 that creative play is so important!
Thank you for sharing your thought processes and the challenges you have mapped out for yourself. One thought I had is you might use a blending pencil for the neopastels. To protect the pages you could try inserting leaves of baking parchment paper or wax paper? Cheers! ❤
Thanks for the suggestions 😊
Such pretty sketches.... love these vids thanks😊
Thankyou
Love these pages!
I enjoy watching other artists "play" with their new mediums. If you have wax paper, or parchment paper, that will keep pages from "smooshing". Have a great day!
deli wraps also work to keep pages from sticking together.
Thankyou! I found a piece of tracing paper that seems to do the job.
Thank you for your video. I was under the impression that you have been using neocolor ii for some time. What is the difference between the oil pastels you use and the neocolor ii. I thought neocolor ii was an oil pastel. This is a great video and I'm definitely going to try it although my set doesn't include all the colors you have used.
Neocolor II (watersoluble crayons) are different from Neopastels (oil pastels). Although they sound and look similar they are completely different. And you're right I have been using Neocolors for a few years now.
Baby oil takes off the oil pastels immediately if that helps
Thankyou ❤️
I love this exploration Mel! I got the pastels for my birthday and you just helped me learn how to use them! Guess I was intimidated…thank you. 🥰🫶🏼
Oh so cool to hear! Really just have fun and experiment and you'll find a way of working with them. Happy Birthday!