Oil Pastels, How i have been using them in coloring books.

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[@karlalymburner8460]

It looks so beautiful 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌😘😘😘😘😘 you did an awesome job

[@muskndusk]

Mungyo make water soluble oil pastels which might be better than buying their soft oil pastels and using mineral spirits. I blend the oil pastels (not water soluble) with a paper stump. I use Lyra Aquarelle if I want to liquify them.

[@JamifranColors]

I usually use my finger or a paper stump mineral spirts is just another option for those that don’t want to use their finger.

[@juliesartworkshop2143]

Love your artwork!!😍❤️❤️ It so beautiful ❤️

[@MSRLE63]

Use Finnabair Gesso from Michaels. NO grit and it dries clear. Still have manage how much you use to avoid wrinkling. Thanks for the vid!

[@Adam-lm4ir]

do u think using the stump is best for blending these pastels? or was it kinda coarse or hard blending them? thanks!

[@PursuingHeaven]

Satin Glazing Liquid by Golden would have less grit and give the page slight texture, but with a good coloring book like Johanna Basford or Hanna Karlzon or Kerby Rosanes not sure it is really needed. I will have to test it out.

[@cassiopeia2812]

Can these pastel blend with Derwent blender pen or prisma blending pencil ?

[@wulfhshado]

I know this is an older video so it might not get seen but I wondered if you can use baby oil instead of gamsol/odorless mineral spirits. And what fixative did you use? Thanks!

[@JamifranColors]

I have never tried baby oil, 🤷‍♀️ and I will get the link for the fixative i use...

[@JamifranColors]

www.jerrysartarama.com/grumbacher-fixative-sprays?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpLnE4b3P8AIV5TizAB34Ow8SEAAYASAAEgJ4SPD_BwE
I use the final matte fixative.

[@wulfhshado]

@@JamifranColors Thank you so much! And you were fast too! I'm doing a marathon of your videos. They're great! Thanks again!

[@samsmom1491]

Baby oil is composed of Mineral oil which is a colorless, odorless petrochemical derived from crude oil (the same crude oil used to produce gasoline). I personally do not use mineral oil. I do use Gamsol to remove the oils in the oil pastels, which leaves just the pigment. I then spray with a fixative so they won't smear.

[@gapeach6605]

I enjoyed this and wow these pastels pop! My concern is if once blended, will they bleed to the back side of the page? Can you use them on 2 sided coloring book pages? Is mineral spirts the only way to blend it other than friction? Thanks for help!

[@JamifranColors]

Thank You!! You can't see them on the back side of the page and yes Mineral spirits or friction. Prima makes a water soluble pastel but i have never liked them as much.

[@philomenaboothe]

Good suggestions thank you for the video. Looking forward to trying them out.

[@lynneclark1212]

I know I’m very late to the conversation 😂 but the clear gesso is more so for soft pastels!

[@samsmom1491]

Excellent information on this product. I'm going to try my first background with this same brand and your video was a huge help on what these can do/how they perform. Do you spray your background with a fixative before moving to the subject or does the Gamsol keep the oil pastels from smearing?

[@JamifranColors]

I usually spray it so my hands don’t smear it while I am coloring the rest of the page

[@samsmom1491]

@@JamifranColors Thanks! I'll try that.

[@debbien.3315]

I have used oil pastels but not with mineral spirits. I don't like how they still feel greasy on the page after. Does the mineral spirits help with that? Did you spray any fixative on the page after. I like them but have been afraid to use them in my coloring books. Your pages really do look stunning.
As for using clear gesso, maybe you watched a video on water soluble oil pastels, they work much better with the gesso.

[@JamifranColors]

I do think the mineral spirits help and i do use a final fixative on them after im done with the oil pastels and before i color the rest of the page then they don't transfer or smudge. hope that helps.

[@debbien.3315]

Thank you! It does help. I need mineral spirits but after I get some, I will try it. I love the vibrancy of oil pastels.

[@vanessa8282vr]

The learning to color with oil pastel got me here but what I wanna know is where is this picture from???? That be awesome to color

[@JamifranColors]

amzn.to/33wtmAn here is a link to the picture it is from Kerby Rosanes Geomorphia!

[@vanessa8282vr]

@@JamifranColors thank you 🙏

[@yazosoyo]

Did you activate these with gamsol?

[@JamifranColors]

You can! mostly I just use my finger or a dry paper stump.