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Sorry for the double replies🤭

Thank you for stopping in! The MegaColor Pencils are definitely unique and fun :)

They are commonly referred to as Lightwish as far as I know but the box also says Kuelox so this could be interpreted as the brand name as well. My apologies for the belated response to your question. Cheers!

​​@@myartcubeIt's okay😊 Yes the brand name is Kuelox. It's a chinese brand. I'm from Asia. So what is lightwish? I'm sorry, I don't understand, but I do see a lot of people caliing it lightwish.

​@@myartcubeI goigled it. I still don't get it😅 anyway, it doesn't matter. I really enjoy this comparison.

Hi Frances, and welcome to MyArtCube! my apologies for the late response! Yes The Magnus are definitely just like the Albrecht Durer watercolor pencils but just bigger and dare I say just a tad bit more fun :) Watercolor pencils are a really fun medium to use in conjunctions with regular watercolors!

May I ask the name of the sealant spray you use ?

Thank You for the information and advice. I appreciate your insight. I'm still learning a lot about this medium. And Welcome to the MyArtCube community!

Thank You Morgan. My apologies for the late response but I had to step away from TH-cam for the last several weeks, but will be posting again within the next week :) I appreciate your kind words and support. Cheers!

I see what you mean, only one orange red! Now that I think about it, I totally agree. Probably best to incorporate these pencils with a larger color set. My apologies for the late response and welcome to MyArtCube!

thank you and I did my nails myself. :)

Hello Lana. I agree they are such fun to use! And I find them more comfortable to hold for extended periods of time. :)

Thanks and welcome and the "Extra soft Mont Marte oil pastels" are slightly softer than the lightwish oil pastels where as the "signature Mont Marte oil pastels" are definitely harder oil pastels than the Lightwish. Hope this helps clear up the confusion. Please let me know if you have any more questions. Welcome to the MyArtCube community! :)

​@@myartcube Mont Marte gives the designation "Premium" to their artist range, which is the category of the extra soft oil pastels. I tried both the "Premium" and "Signature" lines, and I much prefer the softer, Premium version. You would probably like the oil pastels by Soho Urban Artist. They are fabulous, but only have 72 colors. FYI - Mungyo has a metallic/neon set with 12 colors in each category for a total of 24. I have them, but haven't yet tried them. Great video!

@ivypearl2895 you have such great insight. I appreciate your sharing this useful info. Ture I've never tried Soho urban artist oil pastels. I'll keep an eye out for a good deal on a small set to try out. Thank you again for sharing Ivy :)

Thank you Starr, I appreciate your insight. I only noticed small sheen of oil on the pastels in my set that I initially wiped off. I will keep an eye out for more oil accumulation in warmer weather. Thank you again for the insight.

Thank you Cindy. I'm glad you enjoyed the haystacks video. This was done with the Signature Mon Marte oil pastel set and is one of my favorite artworks in oil pastel that I've completed so far. I had so much fun creating this piece :)

Thanks so much Cindy 😊. It's always a pleasure to read your comments :)

Your comments always make me smile. You are always so encouraging and positive. I appreciate your kind support and am glad you like the videos/artworks. :)

I did! But I will totally bring it next time....lol :)

Yes you are totally right. The pencils came poorly packaged. I didn't mean to throw shade at Amazon. Lol. I really love Amazon too. I'm glad you found a more convenient container for them, and thank you for your comment :)

Exactly :) Thank you for stopping by and commenting :)

Yes I definitely like the fact that these are easier to hold. Cheers! :)

Hi there Star! Yes they are extremely chunky and I love that about them. Good point about the crayon holder as an extender :) I'm glad to be back here with my TH-cam community. I had to take a little break this Sept. and totally missed it.

You could you use the barrel of an old marker as a pencil extender for these. @myartcube

That's Awesome. I'm glad you are enjoying the Lightwish set as well as your other oil pastels. I'm releasing a new video today but it's just an intro to Cretacolor Mega Color Pencils :) I think I will be releasing a review of the Paul Rubens Haiya oil pastel set next week. Thank you for stopping by and joining the community. I appreciate your comments :)

I'm not that familiar with water soluble pastels but if you are looking for a water soluble crayon perhaps the Neocolor II's by Caran D'ache or Sargent art water soluble crayons. Again I don't have any experience with water soluble oil pastels so I cannot speak to that. And yes the dust and chalky texture and feel of soft pastels can be a deal breaker for many artists. I'm personally not a fan of soft pastels and have only tried them a few times and didn't take to them. Thank you for visiting and I hope I was of some help. :)

I love watercolor pencils and Faber Castell really did hit the mark with the Albrecht Durer set. Love the lord of the rings reference! :)

Thank you! Cheers!

you can apply the varnish right away as far as I know. However, I've heard others say they like to let the pastel work dry out a little for a few days before applying the varnish. Hope this helps :)

Thanks for sharing!

Excellent, I'm glad to hear you are pursuing your art practice :) Stay inspired friend!

Bob Ross always had nice tutorials but I'm sort of stuck on the impressionists of the early 1900's and late 1800's at the moment :)

The Book I referenced for this particular piece was Titled "Impressionism" by Karin H. Grimme. I added this reference to the description section of the video as well. You can also find images of these paintings online as well. Don't forget to check your local library for this or similar books before you spend your hard earned cash. Libraries have saved me a bundle over the last year. The original artist was Paul Signac. :) I hope this helps and congrats on starting your oil pastel journey! I'm excited for you. Best Wishes, Natalie

Excellent point. I totally breezed over that. Thank you for sharing :)

In my experience they are all good brands. I'm so glad you liked the review and found it useful :) Thank you for sharing.

Thank You! I just recently discovered what a joy oil pastels are to work with and hope to spread that enthusiasm for them. I hope it shows in my studies and demonstrations. Thank you for your kind comment and welcome to the community :)

I'm so glad you enjoy the review and demonstration videos :) Thank you for visiting me here at my little corner of TH-cam. Oil Pastels are such a fun free form of artistic expression, I'm happy to hear you are giving them a try.

Thank you so much 😀

That's a great idea! I just love watercolor pencils in general but I think these ones are particularly fun to work with :)

Thank you for sharing! I think this insight is very helpful and I think others will to. Thank you John :)

Thank you so much for your insight into this product! I appreciate you sharing this information :) Thank you so much for your compliments and welcome to the community.

Hi there Cindy! It's good to hear from you. I'm glad you found the review useful. The Varnish has been working well for me so far. If you want more insight into how to apply it, check out the comment above from @starr-starr above. They were very generous and provided great information on how to apply the product :)

Hi there and welcome to the community :) I'm so glad you found the review useful! Please let me know if you have any questions about the set. Just an little extra info, I also really enjoy using the Lightwish/Kuelox oil classic pastel set as well as the Mungyo gallery oil pastels in case you've never tried those yet. I have other videos that demonstrate my use of those brands if you are trying to decide on which oil pastels best suite your needs :)

Awesome! Thank you and welcome to the community!

I'm right there with you Cindy. I love oil pastels and think they are obsession worthy for sure! You have some lovely brands! Please do make some fun art with them :) Please keep me posted on how the art journey is going with those oil pastels!

Thank you for visiting me here at my little corner of TH-cam :) I'm glad you liked the comparison. The Lightwish oil pastels are really fun to use and totally wish list worthy!

I originally bought this set years ago on Amazon. I saw that Amazon was recently offering a smaller set through the Faber-Castell store site through Amazon. I also saw Magnus pencil sets offered by Blick and Utrecht art stores online. Unfortunately I have not been able to locate the 24 set again. Please let me and the rest of the viewers know if you are able to locate a current retailer. Thank you for your comment. I hope I was able to provide you with some useful information. Best Regards, Natalie