@@CautionArtistatPlay I know, I think that happens to a lot of people, including me! I think I ran across it online somewhere and then thought to look at mine. I keep thinking they should make it more obvious, but I think they do show scissors cutting it open on the outside 😂
I reallllllly want these now. I’m experimenting with doing street portraits, imagine someone sits down and asks “So what are you using to draw my portrait?” “ crayons “
A tip on blending with these: I've found they blend very well with the prismacolor colorless blender colored pencil and also oil pastel colorless blenders (the Sakura expressionist line makes a colorless blender that works really well)
Awesome! Thanks for the heads up! I will definitely have to try those options. I know I have the Prismacolor colorless blending pencil on hand already, and I'm pretty sure I have at least one oil pastel colorless blender. I'm not sure what brand it is, though. I will definitely try that! Thanks for the tip!
Thank you for the video. I have had these Neocolor 1's for a while and got them for backgrounds in my adult coloring books, and got them about the same time I got my Neo 2's. But I had not found a good solvent. And then I remembered that about six months ago I bought Sennelier Green for Oil Thinner. It works REALLY well, and VERY safe. And much to my surprise the light pigments work on dark after the dark has been dissolved-even on just simple non expensive Neenah Vellum Bristol paper (which has a small bit of texture). Color pencils do not do that without added texture-kinda interesting.
Oh cool!! I haven't tried the Sennelier Green for Oil Thinner, I will have to look into that! I recently did a video where I tested popular thinners on popular brands of colored pencils. I also tested each thinner on the Neocolor l's and was pretty happy with Zest-it colored pencil blend! It worked great on the Neocolor l's. Thank you for watching!!
Really nice review/first impression. I made a little landscape drawing with some Crayola crayons in 2019 or so and the piece has really grown on me. It's definitely something I want to play with more and maybe get a small set of these sometime in the future.
That's a really good outcome! I was just thinking about picking up a set today. This definitely made me think about what I needed to look for in terms of blending. Thanks ;)
I was very happy to find your video trying out the Caran D’Ache neocolor 1 and another video on the Neocolor ii! I’m expecting my Neocolor 1’s and the Metallic set today! The largest set, they have now, is 40 and a set of 10 Metallic for the 50 in all. I purchased mine online from Blick’s. There was Portrait set of 10 now discontinued. On Tuesday I received a set of 126 Neocolor ii’s! Sadly, it has been discontinued along with 42 colors. RUclips, Lindsay Weirich, The Frugal crafter, suggested using a warming plate with the Neocolor 1’s and suggested a foot warmer, with a hard surface, on on Amazon. Mine should arrive Thursday. I can relate about Crayola Crayons! And The crayons had to be Crayola! I loved getting new Crayola crayons 🖍 the start of the school year. Caran D’Ache Palette is great to use with water soluble colors. TJ Max has some thin cutting mats that have the same texture and I’m going to try the Neocolor 1 on that. Have a wonderful day! Fran
Ooh, have fun with all your new goodies!! I think a warming plate is a great idea. Though, I was surprised at how well the Neocolor I's blended even without heat. Such a fun medium all the way around! I definitely want to try the Metallics at some point. They look so fun!!
Would you need to seal ion a coloring page. Also what do you think about in using them for a bible art journaling page? Bible paper? You were going so fast I couldn’t see exactly what tools for blending. I have a Faber Castell blending pencil would that work? Thankyou
The Faber-Castell blending pencil should work fine, I used a combination of a Prismacolor blending pencil and just some regular blending stumps (these and the other materials I used are linked in the description of the video.) They do shed a a little, so, if you are worried about them transferring to the next page in your sketchbook, it may be a good idea to seal them. They don't shed as much as oil pastels, but I'd say they shed a bit more than regular colored pencils. I have never used them on Bible paper, so I can't speak to that. Thank you for watching, I hope this helps!
Thanks for the review. I trust your reviews over anyone else’s, even over Lindsay’s, since you value the same things I do. I’ve got the Neocolor II’s and have not used them yet, but your video just inspired me. I’m curious to see how they work on Pastelmat. Can’t wait to see you try them on different surfaces.
Thanks for this. An alternative to OMS might be Sennelier "green" medium. It is available in a tube as gel and as liquid. I got it because I wanted to avoid OMS. So far, so good
Thanks for doing the Neocolor 1’s I’ve seen a lot with the water soluble but not these! I imagine a hot press paper would be a lot easier with these but Art came out beautifully! Great info as always.
Thanks Bel! Yeah there does seem to be a lot more info about the Neocolor II's out there. I will try these on smoother paper soon, hopefully I will still be able to get lots of layers, but I'm sure blending will be much easier. Hot Press paper is my go-to for colored pencil, so I'm sure these will work well.
Great review! I have a small set of the neocolor 2 but wasn't too interested in this, but now I'm intrigued to try them. Especially for backgrounds with colored pencil like you mentioned.
Yeah, they are way more versatile than I expected them to be! I have had the Neocolor ll's for years and love them because of how easy they blend with water so I wasn't sure how I'd feel about these. I was pleasantly surprised!
Thank you for your video review! I've looked at both Caran d'Ache's and Dick Blick's site, and both say that the only suspect pigments are both Ultramarines. Highly unusual for Ultramarine, but they use a pigment called Victoria Blue that is fugitive combined with a synthetic Ultramarine blue (which is not very lightfast). I specifically checked the Pink, Salmon, Light Blue and Turquoise, and they all had 3 stars. Btw, try Zest-It wax solvent to blend them.
I actually just finally got some Zest-It a couple weeks ago! I had to order it from Jackson's. I blended a couple swatches of these with it and so far I'm impressed! I will be doing a video featuring Zest-It soon! As far as lightfastness goes, that's interesting! I went according to Caran D'Ache's color chart, which I linked in the description. I don't remember the specifics now though. I'm glad you liked the video, thanks for watching!
These worked out really well, Shana. I, too, look forward to seeing how these do on the black paper. I use Catan d'Ache Neopastels for my oil pastel work, and they look great on black paper. I wonder how the Neocolor Is compare to the Neopastels? Nice review.
I have a feeling the Neopastels are likely softer and creamier. I have a smaller set of them that I haven't tried yet and need to soon. Maybe when I do, I will compare them side by side.
Nice artwork. 50 colours = 40 + 10 metallic. Also, when you first use white, colours will be lighter. You can also use their own blender stick. I love these wax pastels, and use them together with the Posca Pastels. The Posca Pencils also go great with them, even on top of them. I use these in colouring books, and they go a long way, so in the end, they aren't that expensive. In the future, I would like to try the Neopastel too.
Ah yes, that makes sense. I bet the metallic ones are a lot of fun! I will have to look into getting a blending stick too, Thanks for the info! I have a small set of the Neopastels that I haven't tried yet, I need to do that soon. Thanks for watching!
Thank You!!! I just bought a set of 1 & 2 but have found almost nothing talking about the 1’s. I have lavender spike oil and OMS so.. I am gonna test that out.
@@CautionArtistatPlay So I tried it out, and yes the lavender spike oil really melts the wax well - but - I am using it on a mixed media paper and I don’t know if the paper is instantly absorbing it? Or if it’s almost evaporating. It works very well for literally seconds no matter how many layers of wax you put down. If you’ve never used the lavender spike oil - I am using Chelsea studio - it is very strong. Even when I am oil painting I mostly use Liquin because the smell of the lavender is SO strong it burns my eyes. Even the Liquin fumes don’t compare. Basically, you might be ok with it? But I personally don’t know if I would use it with the medium with any regularity.
Thank you for letting me know! The Chelsea brand is what I was thinking of getting, I have been worried it would be too strong of a smell. Maybe I will try to get a small bottle and see, I'm not huge on strong smells though.
@@CautionArtistatPlayI use Spike Lavender oil with oil painting and I find the scent pleasant. It smells like lavender. I just bought the full set of Neocolor i and I love them! More than I thought I would, much to my happy surprise. Edit: I got my spike lavender oil from Natural Pigments. A wonderful semi-hidden gem on the internet. They carry so many rare supplies that are nearly impossible to find. They've been around for quite a while. The man who started it is both an artist and a chemist, so he has an incredible amount of knowledge that he shares on his blog posts on that same site. I've been a customer of theirs for 20 years and they're consistently excellent, both their products and the wealth of information they provide.. He sources pigments from all over the world and the mediums are very clean and particular because they supply a lot of the materials art restorers use.
Thank you so much for the heads up! I will check that out! Since doing this video, I did try the Chealse Spiked Lavendar, and the scent was too much for me. I wonder if the one from Natural Pigments would be better. I can be sensitive to string scents.
Yes, I actually had the Neocolor ll's before I had these! I love both! I use the Neo l's a lot with my colored pencils. And use me Neo ll's when I want to be more painterly.
I feel like there isn't a huge difference, but the Neocolor 2's might thin out a bit quicker and a bit more with water than the Neocolor 1's do with OMS. At least in my experience with them.
I did Crayola crayons. It turned out better than I expected. But if you overlap to much the wax will chip off. I don't know if I was just unlucky for the top layer to come off. The top layer was 1/ 4 the size of my index finger nail where it flaked off. It wasn't that bad.
What a beautyful piece of art! These pastels seem fun, and it is nice that most of them are lightfast. But I wonder, how do you preserve your finished artwork? I have also heard that artworks with oil pastels will never completely dry, how are these?
Thank you! These are much closer to what you would think of when you picture a Crayola crayon than they are oil pastels, they are harder and way less creamy/greasy than oil pastels. So, they stay where you put them and don't smear the way an oil pastel would.
Yes, you saw that correctly, I was using a colorless blending pencil. It's not too bad, I had to use it a bit heavier here because of the texture of the paper, but on smoother paper, it doesn't need to be used as heavily or as often.
This was great You're a really good artist! I was thinking all along I'd love to see the same piece done in Crayola for comparison! I picked up some Crayola recently and they're so creamy compared to 1960s Crayola, lol.
Thank you!! I actually did a video where I used Crayola crayons on construction paper! It was a lot of fun! Feel free to check it out! ruclips.net/video/VJpr9fNEFAI/видео.html
Looking at the color charts, It looks like the Neocolor ll line has all the same regular colors that the Neocolor l line has, plus additional colors that the Neocolor l line doesn't have, but less metallics. The Neocolor I line has 50 in all, 40 regular hues + 10 metallics, where as the Neocolor ll line has 84 colors, only 3 of which are metallic.
Lightfastness refers to how quickly the color will fade when exposed to light. Fugitive refers to a color that will fade faster than the rest. Some colors will last for over 100 years and others may only last less than a year. Lightfast ratings tell us which ones will last the longest. I turned the ones that will last the least amount of time upside down so I don't use them in work I plan to sell. It's good to look at lightfast ratings, especially when selling your work so that you can be sure that your artwork won't fade.
Have you heard of Arleta Pech? She uses M Graham oil paint with absolutely no solvent. Uses it like watercolor in thin glazes light to dark. She thins her M Graham oil paint down with the pure Walnut oil that is recommended with the paint since this company doesn't even recommend the OMS with their paint. She cleans her brushes with the Walnut oil too. I have some water soluble oil paint myself. I need to practice it more. Thanks for sharing this. It helped me decide not to buy it. I only wanted the white one. I still might get it open stock.
@@CautionArtistatPlay I also wanted to tell you that a substitute white for wax or oil mediums is a little bottle of BIC Wite-Out. It's is cheap & Certified Archival Ink and Waterproof: Blessings and love your work!
Lightfast refers to how fast a color will fade when exposed to light. The more lightfast something is the less chance it has of fading over time. Fugitive refers to a pigment that isn't lightfast, meaning it fades really quickly. Very important information to have when selling artwork so people aren't paying for art that is just going to fade. Most artist brands supply lightfast ratings for their supplies so you know which colors will fade quickly and which won't.
Interesting, in Germany, those are for children, no different than Crayons are in the US ... both, of course great for artists too. 😊 Also, Pastel simply means Crayon in French.
Okay, one more question about these crayons (I promise 🫣). You know that I deal with chronic pain. That’s why I am Very interested in these crayons. My ultimate dream is to draw hyperrealistic portraits in colour. I am trying for a while now and I found it really, really hard. It’s a bit discouraging to be honest. I know that I can set the bar very high for myself. With graphite I started right away with portraits and worked very well. I heard you say to start with drawing things from nature. Did you mean that as a sort of step; like a learning-curve to create portraits in the future? I hope you will create courses someday. I’d love to learn from you as an artist 😁
It's no trouble at all, I don't mind answering your questions! You can definitely draw things from nature as a step towards portraiture! I like drawing things from nature because it's low pressure because nothing in nature is perfect, so if one leaf in a tree is a bit off, no one will know the difference. But if you work in a concentrated way, it will definitely help your overall drawing skills. Any kind of drawing that trains your eye to see what's actually there rather than what you think is there will help! Drawing fruit can help, too, because it will help you learn form. And some fruit has a similar texture to skin. As far as using these crayons, you may want to look into the Neocolor ll crayons. They are just like these but blend out with water! I think those would be a better fit for someone with chronic pain. They offer more colors in the Neocolor ll line as well, and since they are water-soluble, they cover larger areas faster. They work as a great base for other things, like colored pencils. I am thinking about starting a Patreon soon, if I can garner enough interest for it! If and when I do, there will be longer form lessons on there!
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The lightfast ratings are on the color-in color chart on the inside of the cardboard wrapping.
Oh my gosh! I didn't even look there! I never tore it open, I just slide it on and off the tin. Good to know! Thanks!
@@CautionArtistatPlay I know, I think that happens to a lot of people, including me! I think I ran across it online somewhere and then thought to look at mine. I keep thinking they should make it more obvious, but I think they do show scissors cutting it open on the outside 😂
😂😂😂 I never would have thought to look there! I just pinned your comment, hopefully it will help others too! Lol
Thanks sister
I’m new so totally clueless, what’s lightfast/fugitive mean? Thanks!
I reallllllly want these now. I’m experimenting with doing street portraits, imagine someone sits down and asks
“So what are you using to draw my portrait?”
“ crayons “
Haha, that would be amazing!!
A tip on blending with these: I've found they blend very well with the prismacolor colorless blender colored pencil and also oil pastel colorless blenders (the Sakura expressionist line makes a colorless blender that works really well)
Awesome! Thanks for the heads up! I will definitely have to try those options. I know I have the Prismacolor colorless blending pencil on hand already, and I'm pretty sure I have at least one oil pastel colorless blender. I'm not sure what brand it is, though. I will definitely try that! Thanks for the tip!
Thank you for the video. I have had these Neocolor 1's for a while and got them for backgrounds in my adult coloring books, and got them about the same time I got my Neo 2's. But I had not found a good solvent. And then I remembered that about six months ago I bought Sennelier Green for Oil Thinner. It works REALLY well, and VERY safe. And much to my surprise the light pigments work on dark after the dark has been dissolved-even on just simple non expensive Neenah Vellum Bristol paper (which has a small bit of texture). Color pencils do not do that without added texture-kinda interesting.
Oh cool!! I haven't tried the Sennelier Green for Oil Thinner, I will have to look into that! I recently did a video where I tested popular thinners on popular brands of colored pencils. I also tested each thinner on the Neocolor l's and was pretty happy with Zest-it colored pencil blend! It worked great on the Neocolor l's. Thank you for watching!!
Uuuuu that's nice crayons! I did'nt see how it's works! And they are wax, wonderful for mix with colored pencils!
They work great with colored pencils for sure!
@@CautionArtistatPlay it's good to know😁
Really nice review/first impression. I made a little landscape drawing with some Crayola crayons in 2019 or so and the piece has really grown on me. It's definitely something I want to play with more and maybe get a small set of these sometime in the future.
Thanks Maria! These really make me want to try my hand and the Crayolas again. I had almost forgotten how fun crayons can be!
That's a really good outcome! I was just thinking about picking up a set today. This definitely made me think about what I needed to look for in terms of blending. Thanks ;)
Thank you DK! I'm glad you found my video to be helpful!
I was very happy to find your video trying out the Caran D’Ache neocolor 1 and another video on the Neocolor ii! I’m expecting my Neocolor 1’s and the Metallic set today! The largest set, they have now, is 40 and a set of 10 Metallic for the 50 in all. I purchased mine online from Blick’s. There was Portrait set of 10 now discontinued. On Tuesday I received a set of 126 Neocolor ii’s! Sadly, it has been discontinued along with 42 colors. RUclips, Lindsay Weirich, The Frugal crafter, suggested using a warming plate with the Neocolor 1’s and suggested a foot warmer, with a hard surface, on on Amazon. Mine should arrive Thursday. I can relate about Crayola Crayons! And The crayons had to be Crayola! I loved getting new Crayola crayons 🖍 the start of the school year. Caran D’Ache Palette is great to use with water soluble colors. TJ Max has some thin cutting mats that have the same texture and I’m going to try the Neocolor 1 on that. Have a wonderful day! Fran
Ooh, have fun with all your new goodies!! I think a warming plate is a great idea. Though, I was surprised at how well the Neocolor I's blended even without heat. Such a fun medium all the way around! I definitely want to try the Metallics at some point. They look so fun!!
I just used mine for the 1st time tonight. I love the high pigments! Love your drawing! I just used mine in a dog lover’s coloring book and had fun!
They are very pigmented for sure! And so fun to work with!
Would you need to seal ion a coloring page. Also what do you think about in using them for a bible art journaling page? Bible paper? You were going so fast I couldn’t see exactly what tools for blending. I have a Faber Castell blending pencil would that work? Thankyou
The Faber-Castell blending pencil should work fine, I used a combination of a Prismacolor blending pencil and just some regular blending stumps (these and the other materials I used are linked in the description of the video.) They do shed a a little, so, if you are worried about them transferring to the next page in your sketchbook, it may be a good idea to seal them. They don't shed as much as oil pastels, but I'd say they shed a bit more than regular colored pencils. I have never used them on Bible paper, so I can't speak to that. Thank you for watching, I hope this helps!
Looking forward to seeing them in a piece on black or toned paper.
Yeah, I'm definitely looking forward to trying a full piece on black paper with them! They show up so well!
Thanks for the review. I trust your reviews over anyone else’s, even over Lindsay’s, since you value the same things I do. I’ve got the Neocolor II’s and have not used them yet, but your video just inspired me. I’m curious to see how they work on Pastelmat. Can’t wait to see you try them on different surfaces.
Thank you Adon, I'm glad you enjoyed my review! The Neocolor ll's are a blast to work with, I'm sure you will have lots of fun with them!
Thanks for this. An alternative to OMS might be Sennelier "green" medium. It is available in a tube as gel and as liquid. I got it because I wanted to avoid OMS. So far, so good
Thanks for the tip! I will have to check that out!!
Which one do i need to get?
There's 2 types of the green for oil "universal medium" and "thinner"
Nice. I would like to see them on dark surfaces. And also combined with the Neocolor II
I will keep that in mind! Thanks!
Thanks for doing the Neocolor 1’s I’ve seen a lot with the water soluble but not these! I imagine a hot press paper would be a lot easier with these but Art came out beautifully! Great info as always.
Thanks Bel! Yeah there does seem to be a lot more info about the Neocolor II's out there. I will try these on smoother paper soon, hopefully I will still be able to get lots of layers, but I'm sure blending will be much easier. Hot Press paper is my go-to for colored pencil, so I'm sure these will work well.
It’s a beautiful work of art
Thank you very much Barbara!
Great review! I have a small set of the neocolor 2 but wasn't too interested in this, but now I'm intrigued to try them. Especially for backgrounds with colored pencil like you mentioned.
Yeah, they are way more versatile than I expected them to be! I have had the Neocolor ll's for years and love them because of how easy they blend with water so I wasn't sure how I'd feel about these. I was pleasantly surprised!
Thank you for your video review! I've looked at both Caran d'Ache's and Dick Blick's site, and both say that the only suspect pigments are both Ultramarines. Highly unusual for Ultramarine, but they use a pigment called Victoria Blue that is fugitive combined with a synthetic Ultramarine blue (which is not very lightfast). I specifically checked the Pink, Salmon, Light Blue and Turquoise, and they all had 3 stars. Btw, try Zest-It wax solvent to blend them.
I actually just finally got some Zest-It a couple weeks ago! I had to order it from Jackson's. I blended a couple swatches of these with it and so far I'm impressed! I will be doing a video featuring Zest-It soon! As far as lightfastness goes, that's interesting! I went according to Caran D'Ache's color chart, which I linked in the description. I don't remember the specifics now though. I'm glad you liked the video, thanks for watching!
Ligh fast rating for Crayola crayons?
They aren't rated for lightfastness. www.crayola.com/faq/another-topic/are-crayola-products-acid-free-and-permanent-on-paper/
These worked out really well, Shana. I, too, look forward to seeing how these do on the black paper. I use Catan d'Ache Neopastels for my oil pastel work, and they look great on black paper. I wonder how the Neocolor Is compare to the Neopastels? Nice review.
The neopastels are a better choice for true oil pastel work.
I have a feeling the Neopastels are likely softer and creamier. I have a smaller set of them that I haven't tried yet and need to soon. Maybe when I do, I will compare them side by side.
@@CautionArtistatPlay That would be a good comparison video to do.
Nice artwork. 50 colours = 40 + 10 metallic. Also, when you first use white, colours will be lighter. You can also use their own blender stick. I love these wax pastels, and use them together with the Posca Pastels. The Posca Pencils also go great with them, even on top of them. I use these in colouring books, and they go a long way, so in the end, they aren't that expensive. In the future, I would like to try the Neopastel too.
Ah yes, that makes sense. I bet the metallic ones are a lot of fun! I will have to look into getting a blending stick too, Thanks for the info! I have a small set of the Neopastels that I haven't tried yet, I need to do that soon. Thanks for watching!
Interesting. I've only played with Neocolor2 but these look fun!
Yeah, I have had the Neocolor II's for a long time and wasn't sure what to expect with these, I was pleasantly surprised!
Thank You!!! I just bought a set of 1 & 2 but have found almost nothing talking about the 1’s.
I have lavender spike oil and OMS so.. I am gonna test that out.
Let me know how the lavender spike oil works out for you, I have some in my cart at Jerry's that I plan to buy soon. Thanks for watching!
@@CautionArtistatPlay So I tried it out, and yes the lavender spike oil really melts the wax well - but - I am using it on a mixed media paper and I don’t know if the paper is instantly absorbing it? Or if it’s almost evaporating. It works very well for literally seconds no matter how many layers of wax you put down.
If you’ve never used the lavender spike oil - I am using Chelsea studio - it is very strong. Even when I am oil painting I mostly use Liquin because the smell of the lavender is SO strong it burns my eyes. Even the Liquin fumes don’t compare.
Basically, you might be ok with it? But I personally don’t know if I would use it with the medium with any regularity.
Thank you for letting me know! The Chelsea brand is what I was thinking of getting, I have been worried it would be too strong of a smell. Maybe I will try to get a small bottle and see, I'm not huge on strong smells though.
@@CautionArtistatPlayI use Spike Lavender oil with oil painting and I find the scent pleasant. It smells like lavender. I just bought the full set of Neocolor i and I love them! More than I thought I would, much to my happy surprise.
Edit: I got my spike lavender oil from Natural Pigments. A wonderful semi-hidden gem on the internet. They carry so many rare supplies that are nearly impossible to find. They've been around for quite a while. The man who started it is both an artist and a chemist, so he has an incredible amount of knowledge that he shares on his blog posts on that same site. I've been a customer of theirs for 20 years and they're consistently excellent, both their products and the wealth of information they provide..
He sources pigments from all over the world and the mediums are very clean and particular because they supply a lot of the materials art restorers use.
Thank you so much for the heads up! I will check that out! Since doing this video, I did try the Chealse Spiked Lavendar, and the scent was too much for me. I wonder if the one from Natural Pigments would be better. I can be sensitive to string scents.
Did you ever try the Neocolor II? I have a set of those but wonder if these harder, water resistant ones would be better for dry blending.
Yes, I actually had the Neocolor ll's before I had these! I love both! I use the Neo l's a lot with my colored pencils. And use me Neo ll's when I want to be more painterly.
Can you describe the difference for you in using the OMS and blender with the neocolor 1s vs neocolor 2s with water? Thanks for the fun video!!
I feel like there isn't a huge difference, but the Neocolor 2's might thin out a bit quicker and a bit more with water than the Neocolor 1's do with OMS. At least in my experience with them.
I did Crayola crayons. It turned out better than I expected. But if you overlap to much the wax will chip off. I don't know if I was just unlucky for the top layer to come off. The top layer was 1/ 4 the size of my index finger nail where it flaked off. It wasn't that bad.
Yeah, I have noticed that with Crayola. They are a bit more brittle on the paper.
Very Realistic. Try putting gesso on Matt board for your substrate.
I have heard that works really well! I recently bought some clear gesso so I could try it but haven't had the chance to do it yet.
@@CautionArtistatPlay Lindsey the frugal crafter said all gesso’s are not equal. I buy liquitex. The clear seams to be more smooth than the white
Yes, that's the brand I bought too! I hear it's the best!
What a beautyful piece of art! These pastels seem fun, and it is nice that most of them are lightfast. But I wonder, how do you preserve your finished artwork? I have also heard that artworks with oil pastels will never completely dry, how are these?
Thank you! These are much closer to what you would think of when you picture a Crayola crayon than they are oil pastels, they are harder and way less creamy/greasy than oil pastels. So, they stay where you put them and don't smear the way an oil pastel would.
5:12 I see your using a pencil and a stump to blend. Did I see it correctly? My question is how intens you have to use the blendingtool?
Yes, you saw that correctly, I was using a colorless blending pencil. It's not too bad, I had to use it a bit heavier here because of the texture of the paper, but on smoother paper, it doesn't need to be used as heavily or as often.
@@CautionArtistatPlay thanks for your comment. You always reply to questions from your followers. It makes you unique 🧡
Never thought about using alcohol, wow!
Yeah, alcohol is capable of blending some materials! A lot of people use the alcohol-based colorless blender markers for blending colored pencils too!
Are these comparable to Koh I Noor Progresso?
The Progresso are essentially a colored pencil without the wood casing. These are more like traditional crayons and are much softer.
What’s the pencil you are using? Is it a prismacolor blending pencil?
Ahh ok. You talked about it lol.
Great video, thanks
Lol, You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
This was great You're a really good artist! I was thinking all along I'd love to see the same piece done in Crayola for comparison! I picked up some Crayola recently and they're so creamy compared to 1960s Crayola, lol.
Thank you!! I actually did a video where I used Crayola crayons on construction paper! It was a lot of fun! Feel free to check it out! ruclips.net/video/VJpr9fNEFAI/видео.html
@@CautionArtistatPlay OK great, yay. I ordered Inktense 12 pencils last week, but now I'm really looking at those blocks, lol. ☺️
The blocks are fantastic! Inktense are great and versatile all around.
@@CautionArtistatPlay thank you,
You're welcome!
How these compared to Faber beeswax crayons ?
I'm not sure, I have never tried those. Sorry!
Sorry if this has already been discussed, but do you know if the colours are different to Neocolor II?
Looking at the color charts, It looks like the Neocolor ll line has all the same regular colors that the Neocolor l line has, plus additional colors that the Neocolor l line doesn't have, but less metallics. The Neocolor I line has 50 in all, 40 regular hues + 10 metallics, where as the Neocolor ll line has 84 colors, only 3 of which are metallic.
I'm sorry, I didn't understand, what is lightfast that you were saying about the ones upside down? What do you mean by saying they were fugitives?
Lightfastness refers to how quickly the color will fade when exposed to light. Fugitive refers to a color that will fade faster than the rest. Some colors will last for over 100 years and others may only last less than a year. Lightfast ratings tell us which ones will last the longest. I turned the ones that will last the least amount of time upside down so I don't use them in work I plan to sell. It's good to look at lightfast ratings, especially when selling your work so that you can be sure that your artwork won't fade.
can you spray Fxative on it so it won't smear?
You can, but it's not really necessary with these. It's not like soft pastel or oil pastel that smears really easily. It's more like colored pencil.
Thank u shana sister
You're welcome!
You can do realism with crayola crayons too.
Oh, for sure! I haven't used crayola crayons in a long time, but I think it would be fun to do a project with them!
Have you heard of Arleta Pech? She uses M Graham oil paint with absolutely no solvent. Uses it like watercolor in thin glazes light to dark. She thins her M Graham oil paint down with the pure Walnut oil that is recommended with the paint since this company doesn't even recommend the OMS with their paint. She cleans her brushes with the Walnut oil too. I have some water soluble oil paint myself. I need to practice it more. Thanks for sharing this. It helped me decide not to buy it. I only wanted the white one. I still might get it open stock.
Thank you for watching Renee! No, I haven't heard of Arleta Pech, I will have to check out her stuff! Thanks for the suggestion!
@@CautionArtistatPlay I also wanted to tell you that a substitute white for wax or oil mediums is a little bottle of BIC Wite-Out. It's is cheap & Certified Archival Ink and Waterproof: Blessings and love your work!
Oh cool! Thanks for the tip! Blessings to you as well! I'm happy to hear that you appreciate my work! 🥰
What does “lightfast” & “fugitive” mean..?
Lightfast refers to how fast a color will fade when exposed to light. The more lightfast something is the less chance it has of fading over time. Fugitive refers to a pigment that isn't lightfast, meaning it fades really quickly. Very important information to have when selling artwork so people aren't paying for art that is just going to fade. Most artist brands supply lightfast ratings for their supplies so you know which colors will fade quickly and which won't.
@@CautionArtistatPlay ahhh that makes sense!! Thank you!
You are very welcome!
Where and what is the mark to show the grade of lightfastness? Never mind 😊. I found the answer. Thank you!!!
Glad you found what you needed!
@@CautionArtistatPlay thank you for your video!
No problem! Thank you for watching!!
Interesting, in Germany, those are for children, no different than Crayons are in the US ... both, of course great for artists too. 😊
Also, Pastel simply means Crayon in French.
Hello shana sister how can I use crayon colours
They work similarly to colored pencil, but with less layering and details lol.
Gamsol works best for me for neo 1
Yeah, that's what I ended up using, but I want to find safer alternatives to Gamsol, because even though it's odorless it still has toxic fumes.
Could plez send me Amazon link to buy
Sure here's an affiliate link! amzn.to/3NNzxVs Thanks for watching!
I think they come in 80 sets or thereabouts.
The Neocolor ll, which are their water-soluble line, have a set of 84. The largest set of these is a 40 set.
TRY BLENDING STUMPS
I have, I didn't like how they felt with these.
Nice but expensive I'll stick to crayola.
Use whatever makes you happy! 😊
Okay, one more question about these crayons (I promise 🫣). You know that I deal with chronic pain. That’s why I am
Very interested in these crayons. My ultimate dream is to draw hyperrealistic portraits in colour. I am trying for a while now and I found it really, really hard. It’s a bit discouraging to be honest. I know that I can set the bar very high for myself. With graphite I started right away with portraits and worked very well.
I heard you say to start with drawing things from nature. Did you mean that as a sort of step; like a learning-curve to create portraits in the future?
I hope you will create courses someday. I’d love to learn from you as an artist 😁
It's no trouble at all, I don't mind answering your questions! You can definitely draw things from nature as a step towards portraiture! I like drawing things from nature because it's low pressure because nothing in nature is perfect, so if one leaf in a tree is a bit off, no one will know the difference. But if you work in a concentrated way, it will definitely help your overall drawing skills. Any kind of drawing that trains your eye to see what's actually there rather than what you think is there will help! Drawing fruit can help, too, because it will help you learn form. And some fruit has a similar texture to skin.
As far as using these crayons, you may want to look into the Neocolor ll crayons. They are just like these but blend out with water! I think those would be a better fit for someone with chronic pain. They offer more colors in the Neocolor ll line as well, and since they are water-soluble, they cover larger areas faster. They work as a great base for other things, like colored pencils.
I am thinking about starting a Patreon soon, if I can garner enough interest for it! If and when I do, there will be longer form lessons on there!
@@CautionArtistatPlay thank you so much ❤️ I will try the Neocolor II en start with some fruit. Peaches are a bit similar to human skin. 😁
You are very welcome! 💖