Oil Pastels: Painting Materials & Supplies for Beginners
0:00 The second video about oil pastels for beginners: speaks in depth about art supplies, equipment, and painting materials to get started with oil pastels and review their necessity.
VIDEO PART 1:
How to use Oil Pastels for Beginners (properties, advantages, and more)
0:36 Oil Pastels: Number of colors
First off you need some oil pastel crayons or sticks. Talks about how she decided which oil pastel brand would be best for her. It is important to know what size of a set you want and she gives tips on what to think about before deciding on a number of colors.
- Recommends Caran D’Ache Neopastel 48-color set plus:
- Caran D’Ache Neopastel Individual Colors (listed below)
- Sennelier Individual Colors (listed below)
2:03 Oil Pastels: Texture
Another thing to consider is whether you need a firm oil pastel stick or a soft and buttery one. She tells about the difference, why one texture is more pricey than the other, and what she thought while deciding.
List of Supplies
- Caran D’Ache Neopastel 48 set (Amazon – $105) (Blick – $105)
- Caran D’Ache Neopastel Individual Colors:
- Bistre
- Indigo Blue
- Indian Red
- Khaki Green
- Greenish Blue
- Gold
- Silver
- Bronze
- Sennelier Individual Colors:
- Flesh Ochre
- Light Sap Green
- Red Violet
- Paper Stumps (no name)
- Jaxon Chalk Holder 2pc set
- Jaxell Universal Fixative Spray
- Conté à Paris Pastel Pencil 1355 in black and white3 (Amazon – White / Black [sets of 2 for $6.69) (Blick – White [2 for $4.28] / Black [2 for $4.28])
- Hahnemühle Skizze / Pastel DIN A3 (Amazon) (Blick)
- Hahnemühle Ingres-Bütten Assortment 24x31cm 9 colors (Amazon) (Blick)