The sennelier are supposed to be transparent and semi opaque in some colours depending on the pigments used. Luckily they inform you so you don’t have to use those if you don’t want to try glazing etc,
Sennilier are great but not as good as cracked up to be, there are def much better ones, just my opinion but I think my work and experience show for them selves hopefully!?......the power of brainwashing
The problem with the Paul Rubens Haiya oil pastels is they stink. Not all of them, but enough that I don’t even want to use them. I wish I had gotten a warning about the smell before I bought them! But I did enjoy your review.
I haven't heard anyone else say this and mine do not smell at all! ? Do you think you have got a bad batch, perhaps ask Paul Rubens themselves and they may replace them? The only ones I have ever heard or experienced that smell are the Pentel
Hi, new subscriber here! Would love to see a review of the Mungyo Artist's Extra Soft oil pastels (not their student grade ones which are more common). A review of the Van Gogh 60 set would be nice too, especially since they are advertised as being lightfast. I have them both (and many, many others!) but I'm always interested in hearing what other pastelists have to say. Concerning Paul Rubens, have you tried the ones that came out before the Haiya's? Not sure what they were called but I know one of the sets was called "Seascape" colors. I'm guessing the other set (I think there were two) was "Landscape", but I'm not sure. Anyway, combined they offered a LOT of colors, most pretty decent for the price (but nowhere near Caran D'ache, Sennelier or Holbein!) But some of the greens were unusably weird; I don't know how to describe them other than that. I've run into issues with greens in a couple other brands too. Do you know if there's something about green pigment that makes it hard to turn into an oil pastel? Just curious. Anyway, good luck with your channel! I hope it grows!! Looking forward to seeing more from you... :)
Hi Anni, I suppose it depends on your own budget really but if I had to choose a general moderatley priced one I would go for the Daler Rowney pastels. I have used them almost the entire time and find them to be very good. I used them pre 2000 when they were smaller but have searched high and low for them as they are now vintage and have thousands. Probably ,I expect the biggest collection of these vintage ones in the world it would not surprise me. However, having now got used to the bigger style ones I can say they are just as good. I would choose what I need and add other pastels of different brands or colours as needed from loose stock where ever! Hope that helps, let me know if you want any more info/help! I will do more soft pastel vids at some point and much better than I have already achieved as they were some of the first I ever did!
@@johnsartmaterialguidestuto7757 I will definitely have to check out the daler rowney pastels then 😊 I am in australia and just have the monte marte ones. But I find them a little hard to work with. I have pastel mat paper. Not sure if it’s because they are square or hard pastels. But that being said I usually just do paintings so pastel is not a medium I’m used to. As for the oil pastels how are you going with the monte marte ones? Do you recommend them? I’ve seen your reviews for your other oil pastels. I like your paintings at the end 😊. Do you recommend sennelier ones or are they just too pricey?
@@annifanni23 I do not know what the Mont Marte soft pastels are like but based on my experience with others I think they are probably a bit on the cheaper student end. I would almost put money on the fact that Daler Rowney are much much better. If it helps, they have a softer although not too soft chalkier feel. I personally love them. As for Sennilier Oil Pastels.....yes I would recommend them but I feel they are limited in their use because of being soft. Probably quite difficult for most beginners to handle in my opinion and you could end up in a mess and demoralised thinking you had spent all that money on a alleged superior pastel just to get a mess so how could others hold up well? Softness is not the end goal and not everything and there are better pastels which combine enough softness with the ability to get better details if thats what you are after.....there are better ones and also cheaper that are better sometimes......I haven't used the mont martes for a pic yet but have done a guide on the softer version of them which initially seem to be excellent!
@@johnsartmaterialguidestuto7757 ok 👍 I will definitely have to get the daler rowney then since the sennelier are so expensive even for just a 40 set. It’s good you reminding me that expensive doesn’t always mean best 😊. As for oil pastels I see you have review multiples one. Which one would you suggest getting? 😊
@@annifanni23 Artecho are very good and very cheap. I recommend them for starters and they are lighfast too....an exceptional deal for a set of 72. Caran Dache neopastel are my favs as too are Hwawon but they are expensive. Artecho for me are the best starter oil pastel but are professional standard too .I sell them to my art groups. They really were a hidden gem!
The sennelier are supposed to be transparent and semi opaque in some colours depending on the pigments used. Luckily they inform you so you don’t have to use those if you don’t want to try glazing etc,
Sennilier are great but not as good as cracked up to be, there are def much better ones, just my opinion but I think my work and experience show for them selves hopefully!?......the power of brainwashing
The problem with the Paul Rubens Haiya oil pastels is they stink. Not all of them, but enough that I don’t even want to use them. I wish I had gotten a warning about the smell before I bought them! But I did enjoy your review.
I haven't heard anyone else say this and mine do not smell at all! ? Do you think you have got a bad batch, perhaps ask Paul Rubens themselves and they may replace them? The only ones I have ever heard or experienced that smell are the Pentel
Hi, new subscriber here! Would love to see a review of the Mungyo Artist's Extra Soft oil pastels (not their student grade ones which are more common). A review of the Van Gogh 60 set would be nice too, especially since they are advertised as being lightfast. I have them both (and many, many others!) but I'm always interested in hearing what other pastelists have to say. Concerning Paul Rubens, have you tried the ones that came out before the Haiya's? Not sure what they were called but I know one of the sets was called "Seascape" colors. I'm guessing the other set (I think there were two) was "Landscape", but I'm not sure. Anyway, combined they offered a LOT of colors, most pretty decent for the price (but nowhere near Caran D'ache, Sennelier or Holbein!) But some of the greens were unusably weird; I don't know how to describe them other than that. I've run into issues with greens in a couple other brands too. Do you know if there's something about green pigment that makes it hard to turn into an oil pastel? Just curious. Anyway, good luck with your channel! I hope it grows!! Looking forward to seeing more from you... :)
One on the Mungyo artists SOFT oil pastels coming up esp for you x
@@johnsartmaterialguidestuto7757 Awwww! You're so sweet! :)
What soft pastels do you recommend ? 😊
Hi Anni, I suppose it depends on your own budget really but if I had to choose a general moderatley priced one I would go for the Daler Rowney pastels. I have used them almost the entire time and find them to be very good. I used them pre 2000 when they were smaller but have searched high and low for them as they are now vintage and have thousands. Probably ,I expect the biggest collection of these vintage ones in the world it would not surprise me. However, having now got used to the bigger style ones I can say they are just as good. I would choose what I need and add other pastels of different brands or colours as needed from loose stock where ever! Hope that helps, let me know if you want any more info/help! I will do more soft pastel vids at some point and much better than I have already achieved as they were some of the first I ever did!
@@johnsartmaterialguidestuto7757 I will definitely have to check out the daler rowney pastels then 😊 I am in australia and just have the monte marte ones. But I find them a little hard to work with. I have pastel mat paper. Not sure if it’s because they are square or hard pastels. But that being said I usually just do paintings so pastel is not a medium I’m used to. As for the oil pastels how are you going with the monte marte ones? Do you recommend them? I’ve seen your reviews for your other oil pastels. I like your paintings at the end 😊. Do you recommend sennelier ones or are they just too pricey?
@@annifanni23 I do not know what the Mont Marte soft pastels are like but based on my experience with others I think they are probably a bit on the cheaper student end. I would almost put money on the fact that Daler Rowney are much much better. If it helps, they have a softer although not too soft chalkier feel. I personally love them. As for Sennilier Oil Pastels.....yes I would recommend them but I feel they are limited in their use because of being soft. Probably quite difficult for most beginners to handle in my opinion and you could end up in a mess and demoralised thinking you had spent all that money on a alleged superior pastel just to get a mess so how could others hold up well? Softness is not the end goal and not everything and there are better pastels which combine enough softness with the ability to get better details if thats what you are after.....there are better ones and also cheaper that are better sometimes......I haven't used the mont martes for a pic yet but have done a guide on the softer version of them which initially seem to be excellent!
@@johnsartmaterialguidestuto7757 ok 👍 I will definitely have to get the daler rowney then since the sennelier are so expensive even for just a 40 set. It’s good you reminding me that expensive doesn’t always mean best 😊. As for oil pastels I see you have review multiples one. Which one would you suggest getting? 😊
@@annifanni23 Artecho are very good and very cheap. I recommend them for starters and they are lighfast too....an exceptional deal for a set of 72. Caran Dache neopastel are my favs as too are Hwawon but they are expensive. Artecho for me are the best starter oil pastel but are professional standard too .I sell them to my art groups. They really were a hidden gem!