These are fun. Using acrylics or gesso on the page can stop it from bleeding through and give a bit of tooth to hang onto the oil pastel. I used to lay down the oil pastel over acrylics, then use a blending stump with a really small amount of solvent on it to blend the edges. I mainly used wooden boards though, not paper and it only worked the way I liked it once there was enough pigment on the board and stump. It felt like you were waiting for it to warm up but thinking back, it was probably a layer of melted pastel from the solvent. The walnut oil worked really well! My style was a lot tighter though so I don't know if any of this would give the effect you want. It's fun to experiment though and see if the magic happens 🤗
Thank you! I love the experimentation too! In one of my videos, I forget if it’s this one, I mentioned applying gesso on the back of the page to prevent the walnut oil from bleeding through. I tend to prefer working with pastels on the plain paper instead of gesso or acrylics I feel like it makes the paper too slick and nonabsorbent. For more expressive, mixed media work I will put a small amount of pastels over acrylics and gesso. So glad you are enjoying the videos.
Yes, Forget the gamosol and the walnut oil. Use a non-toxic alkyd gel instead which seems more compatible for good oil pastel. Gamblin has one , but I prefer Webers Res-n-gel instead. When using cheaper Mungyo make sure the cardboard sheath is used over the box top to help hold the oil pastels in place. Also, I recommend removing all the paper wrappers so you can hold them in various ways like a soft pastellist does. Don’t limit yourself to only crayon marking and smudging or blending with your fingers. Use good heavy duty 100% rag printmaking paper or archival matboard to sustain the greasiness of the alkyd gel. I aim for 30 layers of oil pastel and find my technique is a cross between oil painting techniques and soft pastel techniques. I agree, good oil pastels matter. Holbein and Sennelier are the best and most highly pigmented with high quality mineral oil and mostly the best levels of color fastness. Mungyo blends well and they are creamy with some good color choices. I like the set of 48 because the box has three rows…. I reorganize the sticks. Left row is all light colors, the middle row is for medium colors and the right row is for the remaking dark colors.
This is by far the most helpful and honest review/comparison I've seen so far. Thank you for taking the time to make this video! It's impossible to read the characteristics of a medium when soeone is making tiny swatches, so I really appreciate the larger one you make. It's so much more clearer. Look forward to hear what you think about the sennelier oil pastel fixative. This is the only oil pastel fixative I've used since everyone seems to recommend it. It takes me about 4 coats to make it somewhat sketchbook safe (I don't use wax paper) although many say 2-3 should be sufficient.
As I purchased Mungyo pastels was disappointed when they crumbled on you but, so happy to see how well they blended! Like your painted results too. Thanks for your time.
hi linda, thank you so much for this video. i love seeing the results you got from the Mungyo product. i have not used them again since commenting last week. however, i don't remember the crumbling that you experienced when i used them. i live in FL tho, and i think it makes a difference...in fact, i wonder if i will be able to use the pastels in my journal because of the extremely long drying time for oil down here. not knowing how to actually use pastels i was fascinated by how you drew with them but then worked them as paint. duh. i hadn't thought about it that far! lol. that's what happens when you don't know how to use product! but to be fair, i had only seen other artists applying them over acrylic for texture and depth...they were only smudging with fingers and i thought, well, i can do that! now i want to paint with them! thank you and i love both of these paintings.
Hi Terry, I’m so glad that you enjoyed the video and liked the paintings! So you probably already know this but oil pastels never dry completely because of the binders used in them. Oil sticks/bars are pure oil paint and will dry. I wonder if you will have problems with the oil pastels getting too soft in the Florida heat? You might want to try putting them in the refrigerator before you use them on very hot days. I think most pastel artists do just apply layers of pastel and then smudge to blend them together. I really enjoyed using the walnut oil with a few drops of Gamsol though
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind hi again. ok, so, i used my Mungyo set down here a couple times since i saw your video. not all the colors, of course. none of the sticks i used had any crumbling at all. so i think there are two conclusions that could be drawn. one is that Mungyo has quality inconsistencies which is certainly possible. the other is that climate, or climate while transporting is a factor. when my set was delivered it had been sitting on my porch in hot direct sun for hours...in fact, i was worried that the sticks might've melted and was relieved when they had not. the package was quite hot inside the padded envy and it has been hot and humid since i got the set. the artist i saw using them and recommending them originally is suzanne allard, who also lives in the same part of FL as i do. also, i thank you for saying that the pastels never dry completely. i did not know that. i have noticed as yet the pastel is not rubbing off much onto other pages, which is nice. thanks again for those great comparison videos.
@@terrygetz2225 I’m so glad that you found the reviews helpful. I still have to review the Caran D’Ache that a viewer gifted me. I think you are spot on with your thoughts on climate. I know that without a doubt on the Paul Reubens the more my body heat warmed the sticks up the easier they were to lay down. I also think your thoughts about manufacturing inconsistencies could explain a lot too. I’ve been experimenting with spraying my pastel paintings with the Sennelier fixative and so far I really like it. I think the waxy pastels are going to transfer less onto other pages then the softer ones like Sennelier. There was no doubt at all that I like the Mungyo better than the Paul Rubens. You have me wondering now if my set was defective because the crumbling was crazy.
@@terrygetz2225 I bought two sets of the Mungyo handmade soft pastels and there are certainly quality control issues there, especially with the colours that are supposed to be the same: they aren't! It did me a favour in colour terms with those because it gave me more colours, but it would be very frustrating to buy them for a specific colour option and them not to be the same.
Hi Laura, this is an older video, so I don’t remember. I’m surprised I didn’t say or show which pastel I used on which painting but if it’s not in the video, I don’t remember because it was so long ago.
lLinda, it was so relaxing to watch you painting at the end. Your art is beautiful! I have the Mungyo set and there really are some beautiful colors. Thanks for the walnut oil tip. I’m trying that tomorrow! Thanks for sharing 🌸🌼kr
Hi Kimberly, I’m glad to hear that you found the painting part relaxing. I’ll be interested to hear how you like using the walnut oil with the pastels. Have fun creating!🤗
I ended up buying the mungyo and I have mixed feelings. They are creamy and blend really well, I love the texture. But they all feel like they have white mixed in. They all look washed out, dull, almost like if they were pastel colors but not quite there, and I really don't like that.
Are you supposed to use gamsol or such with oil pastels? I have trouble blending well or maybe I have to use more pigment? I have the 72 set of Myungo and really like them. Oil painting was just to messy for me. Sennelier is just above my budget as a hobby. I'm not a professional artist.
I prefer the effects that I got with walnut oil when blending pastels more than the effects I got when using Gamsol. Plus the walnut oil is safer to use then cancel. Good luck!
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind I'll pick walnut oil up to try. I'm a newbie that isn't an artist but really enjoy it. It keeps me out of the frig. and is relaxing! Thank you!
I have just bought Mungyo pastels so this video has helped me in respect of how I can use them . Can you advise what paper is better to use would a tooth be beneficial ? I should imagine that framing them behind glass would be better . Is it possible to seal them and leave them without glass , if so what would you recommend sealing them with . Thank you so much 💐
Hi Sonia, yes having a paper with tooth helps you add more layers to your pastel paintings. You can also add clear gesso to smooth paper to give it the tooth needed to grab the pastels. I also use it on my smooth sketchbook paper, but you can’t get as many layers that way. With oil pastels you want to start with thin layers and build up to thicker application towards the final layer. Pastels are usually fixed with a spray fixative. I apply multiple coats of. Sennelier spay fixative. if the work was to be displayed, it would be framed behind glass after fixing it with spray fixative. I hope that’s helpful and I hope you’ll consider subscribing to my channel if you haven’t already. 🖍️💕
Caran D'Ache Neopastels are the best of oil pastels 96 for $226(about) they are heat stable, creamy but holds up better then Sennelier. more like the Paul Reubens look like it
I am now more torn than ever as to which pastels to buy next. I have the complete set of Sennelier oil pastels, but the expense puts me off using them, so I just look at their beauty: like a piece of art in themselves! I have Pentel: tiny, but lovely and soft. Craypas Expressionist: medium softness, but nice to work with. Daler Rowney: medium softness, nice to work with. Derwent Academy: like trying to paint with a bullet as they are so hard. Aldi supermarket: lovely soft oil pastels, but they only do them in a 12 pack so very limited colours. Lidl supermarket 48 pastels for a fiver that are on the firm side, but very vibrant with a really good range of colours - work good on sand paper. The supermarket ones are so cheap they are great for practice. What on earth shall I buy next? Choices, choices, choices! Thanks for the review as it gave me lots more to think about and stopped me making a rash decision and throwing more money away!
Have you tried the Haiya pastels? Here is a link to a video I did on them. If you like Sennelier you will like these and they are much less expensive. These are what I’ve been using recently. th-cam.com/video/4OSX1Pu1CKs/w-d-xo.html
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind I have been contemplating getting those, but they seem to have quality control issues with their pastels which has been deterring me. I keep looking at them and thinking should I or shouldn't I!
@@kerry5586 I really disliked their old pastels but as I mentioned in the video I did on the Haiya I just love them. Ive been using them a lot, we all have different preferences though.
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind Judging from reviews on the old pastels there were problems with quality control and so much variety between batches. I wonder if they changed the make up of them once they became popular and that is what accounted for the differences? I know other companies have done the same and I have been so disappointed when buying the same product again, watercolour paper especially comes to mind in that respect.
@kerry5586 These are a completely different type of pastel than the original Paul Rubens. These have been completely reformulated. I can’t speak for consistency from batch to batch though because this is my first set of the Haiya.
Just found this and found it fun and informative, just got my first set of oil pastels today, only pentel. Wanted to try the first. I was thinking of getting Sennelier portrait set my worry is not only expensive but how quick they’d need replacing as they’re soft n buttery
Hi Jeff, If you go to my channel I have a video on Paul Rubens Haiya oil pastels and they are a dead ringer for Sennelier. They are buttery soft and richly pigmented but way less expensive! I tried to grab a link off of Amazon for you, but I couldn’t find them there so they might be out of stock. I did a Google search and it looks like you can still purchase them from AliExpress and Temu. Just a thought!
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind After applying linseed oil or thinner, will you apply fixative or varnish directly? How long should I wait for the linseed oil to dry before varnishing it? Thank you for sharing.
Hello again, I don’t use linseed oil and if you look above, I answered your question about what kind of fixative I use below your first question. I usually let my oil pastels sit a few days to “set up“ before I spray the Sennelier fixative. I hope that helps!
Hi Linda, this was a great video to watch. I enjoyed the comparisons as I have a set of Mungyo and just received a set of Sennelier. I’ve worked a little with Mungyo and don’t find them that crumbly or at least it doesn’t seem to bother me much! 😊 Loved the two floral works! It gives me inspiration on how to manage the pastels better. Thank you! ❤
Seems like you're pressing extremely hard and putting about 4 layers down on those swatches. Of course you're gonna have crumbs. Gently put 2 layers down and you won't have crumbs.
Hi Kevin, In my channel description I explain that as an artist disabled by chronic illness I make free videos for others living with physical or mental challenges. This channel is about encouraging people to develop a creative practice as a coping skill. One of the only rules here is that I do ask that commenters not to say or imply that the way someone is creating here is wrong, or trying to change the way someone is creating. There are plenty of other channels on TH-cam for that but very few places that create a safe place for people facing life difficulties and health struggles to create freely in a Non-judgemental environment Thanks for respecting our amazing little community here.
I find this review very interesting. I've seen a bunch of reviews comparing Mungyo and Paul Rubens because where I live the Mungyos cost 40€ and the Rubens cost 30€ so I want to see which one is more worth it. I still can't decide because every video I watch is different. I've seen reviews where the Rubens blend like butter and others like this one where they just won't blend. I wonder if the climate has something to do with it. Or maybe the pastels are an old batch? I don't know but I find it interesting and somewhat inconsistent to the point where I cant decide just yet.
Hi Loati, It is very confusing and this may be why: From talking with other reviewers it sounds like the Paul Rubens used to be better quality but they are currently poor quality. Perhaps the company changed hands or changed their formula. In my experiments, in my climate here in Vermont, USA, Mungyo preformed better. The comments from the people that watch my videos seemed to agree with that. The other thing that makes it very confusing is that artists have different opinions and different tastes about what works best from them. I took a look at the Paul Reubens reviews and the Mungyo reviews on Amazon to see if I could find out more information for you. Mungyo has a much higher number of positive ratings. There are also a few comments on Paul Reubens about them being very sticky and inconsistent, which was exactly what my experience was. I hope that this information is helpful for you and making your decision on which pastel is right for you. Good luck!
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind Yes, It is a shame if they indeed dropped quality. I have been reading reviews and watching more videos and each time I get a little more inclined towards Mungyo. I guess I will wait for them to maybe drop a little on the price and I will buy those eventually. Thank you for your thorough review and response.
Oil pastels are my favorite medium. I have the ones in this video as well as a few others. I have a place of use for all of them. Though I like my Mungyo better I would NOT consider Paul Rubens poor quality. Edited to say I have both old and new pastels from Paul Rubens.
@@eBookHoarder Interesting, the Paul Rubens set I got was very poor quality. Having said that I’m really glad you are happy with the pastels that you are using. That’s the most important thing because we all have different preferences. 😊
I use silicon nail artistry tools to blend they are not expensive either. I like them better than the stumps and fingers. I enjoyed watching you painting with Mungyo oil pastels
This is an old video, it’s part of a 3 video series. I reviewed a lot of different pastels since then. Your best bet is to Google the current prices because the prices mentioned in this series are quite old.
Thank you so much for the video, it was excellent. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 In the future (I hope!) I will import a kit of quality pastels, and the most viable would be Paul or Mungyo. And your video helped me a lot! Thanks again! 😊
@joanmacdermid1160 Yes, because I have a mast cell disorder I try to stay away from petroleum products. In general, I try to use the most non-toxic products that I can find in an effort to not set off an episode. Hope that helps!
Thank you for your frank reply. I hope you can maintain good health. As I said I really enjoyed your video and have subscribed to your channel and watch more. Thank you so very very much 😊
The baby oil works great, it doesn't have bleed through like some of the others. It partially dissipates because it's such a thin oil. Thank you for all your hard work to give us these wonderful videos. And even with it sped up, it's a joy to watch you paint!
Thanks for letting me know you enjoy the videos! I prefer walnut oil because I’m chemically sensitive and it’s not a petroleum-based mineral oil. Baby oil is a byproduct of the process to refine crude oil. I also can’t tolerate the smell of it.
As far as i know you should gesso the actual page your working on with 2 to 3 coats as other channels who specialise in painting oils on paper said that not doing it would cause the paper to break down in time. The gesso protects the paper from breaking down. This should be on the side you're painting on not the back of it or it won't work to prevent damage to the actual structure of the paper.
I’m going to share a couple of thoughts in response to your question that I hope will help let go of limiting thoughts like that. Oil pastels are very different from oil paints. I never use oil paints in my sketchbooks because of the issues they present and since my channel is geared towards people with chronic illness most of us can’t tolerate using oil paints. I do however use oil pastels in my sketchbooks. Sometimes I use clear gesso for added grip and sometimes I don’t and I’ve never had an issue. Also I think a lot of creators get carried away worrying about their sketchbooks being archival and lasting 200 years. I just don’t have the capacity to believe that anyone is going to care about my sketchbooks that long after Im gone, LOL. So my most important advice to my viewers is; play, experiment, explore, have fun in your sketchbooks. Do all the things “They” tell you “Never to do”. It’s your creative playground, hold it as you own sacred space with zero rules. Enjoy making art with no boundaries or rules and it will open a vast world of new experiences for you! Happy creating! 🎨🖍️💕
@BeginnersMind-ArtMind I know oil paints are different to oil pastels however I presumed that it was the solvents added that would be causing problems. As to your other advice you do you, it's definitely valid to play and should be encouraged however I was just pointing out for those who are uptight about their sketchbooks. I have a sketchbook from my great grandmother which is over 100yrs old and treasure it just as my kids say they want to continue collecting them from the family. I also have artwork from my mother who's passed our family just seems to collect it so it's important to some. I was only remarking for those type of people, it was certainly not meant to undermine the validity of experimentation and play. I myself have extreme fibromyalgia and hashimoto's and am mostly bed ridden but art is about the only thing that brings me joy when I'm up to it, unfortunately not as often as I'd like, so I definitely understand about the chronic illness thing and am all for encouraging everyone to try art as a way of finding some happiness and fun in an otherwise bleak existence. Wishing you the best ,keep having fun doing what you love.
nice paintings! I agree with you about Paul Rubens, terrible oil pastels unless used for impasto like paintings. I have stage 4 cancer and need a solvent that is friendly, and I had high hopes when you got the gamblin gel out as it’s compact and easy but you stated you didn’t like that, what was it that you didn’t like about it?
So deeply sorry to hear about the cancer. I filmed this a year ago so leaning on my memory here but I think it just didn’t have the strength to move the pastels around like the walnut oil did. Best wishes to you! 🙏💕
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind I’ve thought of getting their watercolours but cannot justify buying them as I have shmincke, Sennelier, Daniel Smith and Winsor and newton professional so I don’t think there’s much to be gained. Interested in their shimmering watercolours though.
@@Kyomiibrown You sound like you are all set you have all the best ones already 😉. If you ever do buy any Paul Rubens watercolors in the future be aware that they have student grade and Artist/pro grade. My next two videos are swatching and painting with their novelty “Neon/Opera” set. Then they sent me their Mei Laing set to review so that will be coming up. I don’t know if it has any metallics in the set yet.
Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed watching you create both of these beautiful paintings. I have a set of oil pastels that I’ve done very little with. Now, after watching your video I’m excited to try them again. I’ll be here for your next video. Have an amazing week! From my mountain top in middle Tennessee, where the hilltops kiss the sunny 🌞 sky, love Fran
I’m so glad you enjoyed it Fran and I love that it inspired you to get out your pastels! I hope you enjoyed the little shout out I gave to you in the video 😉 I always enjoy your comments!
Thank you, I hope it does help artists using the hard wax pastels. I did, after I looked the comments. I do enjoy your artwork and your thoughts about it. Did the gamsol help you with the Paul Rubens?
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind that might be interesting to see if they could make them more usable but i stand by what i said about the landscape you did with them. i LOVED IT.
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind senneliers is suppose to be really good, it's out of my budget range though. Yeah I know it was an old video, just thought I'd mention krylon sealer. I think you did a really good review, and I'm going to try walnut oil, on the next sketch book exercise, thank you for sharing, I hope you do more videos. Cheers!
The paper you are using has a different effects in your testing, so I am a little bit deceive, furthermore this same observation is noticeable in the way you put pressure to each of them and concerning the dilution with gamsol or else, Paul Ruben is diluting well with turpentine, Sennelier with Gamsol and Mungyo with mineral oil such as linseed oil or baby oil! This my humble opinion, but it is all depending what effect you want to obtain on different paper with different techniques, furthermore when I am doing swatches I never look the name color written on oil pastel, but I am choosing the similar colors instead! I do love your art and good continuation! Keep being inspiring with love!
Hi Danyel, Thanks for supporting my channel by leaving a comment. I’m sorry but I’m not quite sure I fully understand your comment. My channel is called Beginners Mind - Art Mind and it is about exploring, creating and supporting each other’s creativity despite our struggles with chronic illness, pain, grief etc. As a person disabled by chronic illness I make free videos to share with other people that may also be struggling with debilitating pain and illness. I do all kinds of videos, in some of them I share what I liked and didn’t like about all the art supplies my viewers send me as gifts. I did a series of videos where I tried out some pastels that viewers had sent me as gifts and asked me to give my opinion on, some I loved, some I liked and some I didn’t like at all. I used them the way I would normally use them and came to my own conclusions. None of these items were sponsored, they were mostly gifts from my generous and supportive viewers. No matter what conclusions I come to about a product I highly recommend that everyone use the materials that they like and enjoy working with as I do. I’m just here to help others cope with the rigors of pain, illness and grief by encouraging their creativity and by sharing my journey through my own illness with my creative process.
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind Thank you so much to take times to answer me, I wasn’t aware about the objectives of your channel, surprisingly I am having a restrictive mobility by the Rheumatoid Arthritis which I am living from disability pensions for almost all my life until now at 65 year old and I am having severe handicapped hands which I am doing art all day long due to fact this is the only thing I can do! Thank you to give confidence by creative artworks for people who are having struggle in life with physical disabilities and pain or mainly or grieving, let me telling you that I am well knowing how it is to have pain by walking in 45 degree angle with a standing position in half due to this chronic disease! Being socially isolated and leaving alone with no family, I am drawing and painting at 5 o’clock until 9 pm and the time in a day is not long enough fortunately! I am pleased to see the purposes of your channel and I will come to watch you more regularly now! You are the first person who had taken time to write me so long and I am appreciate it very much! Sorry for my bad English writings, bc I am French from Québec in Canada! I do love reading and learning about a lot of subjects and I am having two bachelors degrees in Psychology and special Education with master degree in clinical Psychology! I am retired early in life due this chronic disease, but I am leaving happy in life and keeping myself very busy! Hope to hear you again and a big thank you again for your times! Keep inspiring in a creative way and keep doing it for people who needs your ideas! God bless you!
@@danyelhudon458 Thanks for sharing about your disability and struggles. I’m very glad to hear that you have a creative practice. For so many of us our creative practice is what sustains us and keeps us going. Keep creating and inspiring others to create. #ArtHeals
I appreciated and enjoyed your laidback, low-key presentation. Some videos are so frenetic or have such busy music that I have trouble watching them to the end. Thank you.
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your comment! I can’t even begin to compete with the number of viewers that those channels have but my personality is just much more laid-back. It’s so good to know that it is appreciated. ❤️
The Mungyo Gallery pastels that I have are not water soluble, but I did a search on Google and apparently they do have a water soluble oil pastel. I hope that helps!
Sorry, I can’t help you with that one because I’ve never heard of washable pastels. To be honest, I’ve never even tried water soluble oil pastels before. I have used water-soluble wax crayons like Neocolor II and those are fun to play around with, but they’re not oil based.
These are fun. Using acrylics or gesso on the page can stop it from bleeding through and give a bit of tooth to hang onto the oil pastel. I used to lay down the oil pastel over acrylics, then use a blending stump with a really small amount of solvent on it to blend the edges. I mainly used wooden boards though, not paper and it only worked the way I liked it once there was enough pigment on the board and stump. It felt like you were waiting for it to warm up but thinking back, it was probably a layer of melted pastel from the solvent. The walnut oil worked really well! My style was a lot tighter though so I don't know if any of this would give the effect you want. It's fun to experiment though and see if the magic happens 🤗
Thank you! I love the experimentation too! In one of my videos, I forget if it’s this one, I mentioned applying gesso on the back of the page to prevent the walnut oil from bleeding through. I tend to prefer working with pastels on the plain paper instead of gesso or acrylics I feel like it makes the paper too slick and nonabsorbent. For more expressive, mixed media work I will put a small amount of pastels over acrylics and gesso. So glad you are enjoying the videos.
Yes, Forget the gamosol and the walnut oil. Use a non-toxic alkyd gel instead which seems more compatible for good oil pastel. Gamblin has one , but I prefer Webers Res-n-gel instead.
When using cheaper Mungyo make sure the cardboard sheath is used over the box top to help hold the oil pastels in place. Also, I recommend removing all the paper wrappers so you can hold them in various ways like a soft pastellist does. Don’t limit yourself to only crayon marking and smudging or blending with your fingers. Use good heavy duty 100% rag printmaking paper or archival matboard to sustain the greasiness of the alkyd gel. I aim for 30 layers of oil pastel and find my technique is a cross between oil painting techniques and soft pastel techniques. I agree, good oil pastels matter. Holbein and Sennelier are the best and most highly pigmented with high quality mineral oil and mostly the best levels of color fastness. Mungyo blends well and they are creamy with some good color choices. I like the set of 48 because the box has three rows…. I reorganize the sticks. Left row is all light colors, the middle row is for medium colors and the right row is for the remaking dark colors.
Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed the video!
This is by far the most helpful and honest review/comparison I've seen so far. Thank you for taking the time to make this video! It's impossible to read the characteristics of a medium when soeone is making tiny swatches, so I really appreciate the larger one you make. It's so much more clearer.
Look forward to hear what you think about the sennelier oil pastel fixative. This is the only oil pastel fixative I've used since everyone seems to recommend it. It takes me about 4 coats to make it somewhat sketchbook safe (I don't use wax paper) although many say 2-3 should be sufficient.
Thanks for that uplifting comment! The videos are a lot of work to create and sometimes I do wonder if it’s worth it. Your comment made my day 🤗💕
As I purchased Mungyo pastels was disappointed when they crumbled on you but, so happy to see how well they blended! Like your painted results too. Thanks for your time.
Thanks for watching and letting me know that you enjoyed the video. I still use that set of Mungyo.
hi linda, thank you so much for this video. i love seeing the results you got from the Mungyo product. i have not used them again since commenting last week. however, i don't remember the crumbling that you experienced when i used them. i live in FL tho, and i think it makes a difference...in fact, i wonder if i will be able to use the pastels in my journal because of the extremely long drying time for oil down here. not knowing how to actually use pastels i was fascinated by how you drew with them but then worked them as paint. duh. i hadn't thought about it that far! lol. that's what happens when you don't know how to use product! but to be fair, i had only seen other artists applying them over acrylic for texture and depth...they were only smudging with fingers and i thought, well, i can do that! now i want to paint with them! thank you and i love both of these paintings.
Hi Terry, I’m so glad that you enjoyed the video and liked the paintings! So you probably already know this but oil pastels never dry completely because of the binders used in them. Oil sticks/bars are pure oil paint and will dry. I wonder if you will have problems with the oil pastels getting too soft in the Florida heat? You might want to try putting them in the refrigerator before you use them on very hot days. I think most pastel artists do just apply layers of pastel and then smudge to blend them together. I really enjoyed using the walnut oil with a few drops of Gamsol though
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind hi again. ok, so, i used my Mungyo set down here a couple times since i saw your video. not all the colors, of course. none of the sticks i used had any crumbling at all. so i think there are two conclusions that could be drawn. one is that Mungyo has quality inconsistencies which is certainly possible. the other is that climate, or climate while transporting is a factor. when my set was delivered it had been sitting on my porch in hot direct sun for hours...in fact, i was worried that the sticks might've melted and was relieved when they had not. the package was quite hot inside the padded envy and it has been hot and humid since i got the set. the artist i saw using them and recommending them originally is suzanne allard, who also lives in the same part of FL as i do. also, i thank you for saying that the pastels never dry completely. i did not know that. i have noticed as yet the pastel is not rubbing off much onto other pages, which is nice. thanks again for those great comparison videos.
@@terrygetz2225 I’m so glad that you found the reviews helpful. I still have to review the Caran D’Ache that a viewer gifted me. I think you are spot on with your thoughts on climate. I know that without a doubt on the Paul Reubens the more my body heat warmed the sticks up the easier they were to lay down. I also think your thoughts about manufacturing inconsistencies could explain a lot too. I’ve been experimenting with spraying my pastel paintings with the Sennelier fixative and so far I really like it. I think the waxy pastels are going to transfer less onto other pages then the softer ones like Sennelier. There was no doubt at all that I like the Mungyo better than the Paul Rubens. You have me wondering now if my set was defective because the crumbling was crazy.
@@terrygetz2225 I bought two sets of the Mungyo handmade soft pastels and there are certainly quality control issues there, especially with the colours that are supposed to be the same: they aren't! It did me a favour in colour terms with those because it gave me more colours, but it would be very frustrating to buy them for a specific colour option and them not to be the same.
HI LINDA.. can you confirm which pastel brand you used on each flower painting..thank you
Hi Laura, this is an older video, so I don’t remember. I’m surprised I didn’t say or show which pastel I used on which painting but if it’s not in the video, I don’t remember because it was so long ago.
I just re-watched the video, and it shows that I used the Mungyo Gallery pastels on both paintings.
lLinda, it was so relaxing to watch you painting at the end. Your art is beautiful! I have the Mungyo set and there really are some beautiful colors. Thanks for the walnut oil tip. I’m trying that tomorrow! Thanks for sharing 🌸🌼kr
Hi Kimberly, I’m glad to hear that you found the painting part relaxing. I’ll be interested to hear how you like using the walnut oil with the pastels. Have fun creating!🤗
I ended up buying the mungyo and I have mixed feelings. They are creamy and blend really well, I love the texture. But they all feel like they have white mixed in. They all look washed out, dull, almost like if they were pastel colors but not quite there, and I really don't like that.
I know exactly what you mean. I found that with most of the less expensive brands I tried.
Are you supposed to use gamsol or such with oil pastels?
I have trouble blending well or maybe I have to use more pigment?
I have the 72 set of Myungo and really like them. Oil painting was just to messy for me. Sennelier is just above my budget as a hobby. I'm not a professional artist.
I prefer the effects that I got with walnut oil when blending pastels more than the effects I got when using Gamsol. Plus the walnut oil is safer to use then cancel. Good luck!
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind I'll pick walnut oil up to try. I'm a newbie that isn't an artist but really enjoy it. It keeps me out of the frig. and is relaxing! Thank you!
@@marytesta3003 I think you’ll enjoy blending with the walnut oil. I love your line that it keeps you out of the fridge! I totally get that! Lol
I have just bought Mungyo pastels so this video has helped me in respect of how I can use them . Can you advise what paper is better to use would a tooth be beneficial ? I should imagine that framing them behind glass would be better . Is it possible to seal them and leave them without glass , if so what would you recommend sealing them with . Thank you so much 💐
Hi Sonia, yes having a paper with tooth helps you add more layers to your pastel paintings. You can also add clear gesso to smooth paper to give it the tooth needed to grab the pastels. I also use it on my smooth sketchbook paper, but you can’t get as many layers that way. With oil pastels you want to start with thin layers and build up to thicker application towards the final layer. Pastels are usually fixed with a spray fixative. I apply multiple coats of. Sennelier spay fixative. if the work was to be displayed, it would be framed behind glass after fixing it with spray fixative. I hope that’s helpful and I hope you’ll consider subscribing to my channel if you haven’t already. 🖍️💕
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind thank you so much for replying so quickly ( not a done thing these days) 💐💖
Happy to help a viewer out! 🎨🖍️
This one was so fun.. really creative use of oil pastels... and I also have the Mungyo pastels and love them..
Thanks so much for letting me know that you enjoyed the video!
Sennelier is the best. Paul RIBENS AND GALLERY are similar. Thanks foto three review
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Caran D'Ache Neopastels are the best of oil pastels 96 for $226(about) they are heat stable, creamy but holds up better then Sennelier. more like the Paul Reubens look like it
It’s wonderful when you find a product that really works well for you! Glad you found a product you love.
Please real time next time.
Hi, thanks for watching! You can join my Patreon for real time videos. The free videos on TH-cam are time lapse.
I am now more torn than ever as to which pastels to buy next. I have the complete set of Sennelier oil pastels, but the expense puts me off using them, so I just look at their beauty: like a piece of art in themselves! I have Pentel: tiny, but lovely and soft. Craypas Expressionist: medium softness, but nice to work with. Daler Rowney: medium softness, nice to work with. Derwent Academy: like trying to paint with a bullet as they are so hard. Aldi supermarket: lovely soft oil pastels, but they only do them in a 12 pack so very limited colours. Lidl supermarket 48 pastels for a fiver that are on the firm side, but very vibrant with a really good range of colours - work good on sand paper. The supermarket ones are so cheap they are great for practice. What on earth shall I buy next? Choices, choices, choices! Thanks for the review as it gave me lots more to think about and stopped me making a rash decision and throwing more money away!
Have you tried the Haiya pastels? Here is a link to a video I did on them. If you like Sennelier you will like these and they are much less expensive. These are what I’ve been using recently. th-cam.com/video/4OSX1Pu1CKs/w-d-xo.html
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind I have been contemplating getting those, but they seem to have quality control issues with their pastels which has been deterring me. I keep looking at them and thinking should I or shouldn't I!
@@kerry5586 I really disliked their old pastels but as I mentioned in the video I did on the Haiya I just love them. Ive been using them a lot, we all have different preferences though.
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind Judging from reviews on the old pastels there were problems with quality control and so much variety between batches. I wonder if they changed the make up of them once they became popular and that is what accounted for the differences? I know other companies have done the same and I have been so disappointed when buying the same product again, watercolour paper especially comes to mind in that respect.
@kerry5586 These are a completely different type of pastel than the original Paul Rubens. These have been completely reformulated. I can’t speak for consistency from batch to batch though because this is my first set of the Haiya.
Thanks for such a fantastic review and demo and beautiful paintings! ☀️ hope you are doing great. Your studio is an absolute dream! I love it!
Thank You!
Just found this and found it fun and informative, just got my first set of oil pastels today, only pentel. Wanted to try the first. I was thinking of getting Sennelier portrait set my worry is not only expensive but how quick they’d need replacing as they’re soft n buttery
Hi Jeff, If you go to my channel I have a video on Paul Rubens Haiya oil pastels and they are a dead ringer for Sennelier. They are buttery soft and richly pigmented but way less expensive! I tried to grab a link off of Amazon for you, but I couldn’t find them there so they might be out of stock. I did a Google search and it looks like you can still purchase them from AliExpress and Temu. Just a thought!
Thank you so much ill have a look, I’ve only just found your channel so im catching up@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind
@@jefftow1Welcome to the channel. Happy to have you here! 🎉
Great video!! I just got the Mungyo 72 and it was packed really well, I’m happy the box is pretend wood, keeps them very reasonable 👍
This video is a few years old so it sounds like they are shipping them in different packaging now. Glad you liked the video!
What type of fixative or varnish do you use? It's a question, thank you for your video and your answer.
Hi, I use multiple coats of Sennelier’s oil pastel spray fixative, but you can use any brand of spay fixative that is formulated for oil pastel.
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind 🥰
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind After applying linseed oil or thinner, will you apply fixative or varnish directly? How long should I wait for the linseed oil to dry before varnishing it? Thank you for sharing.
Hello again, I don’t use linseed oil and if you look above, I answered your question about what kind of fixative I use below your first question. I usually let my oil pastels sit a few days to “set up“ before I spray the Sennelier fixative. I hope that helps!
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind Thanks for answering me, Lovely🥰😇
Hi Linda, this was a great video to watch. I enjoyed the comparisons as I have a set of Mungyo and just received a set of Sennelier. I’ve worked a little with Mungyo and don’t find them that crumbly or at least it doesn’t seem to bother me much! 😊
Loved the two floral works! It gives me inspiration on how to manage the pastels better. Thank you! ❤
I’m so glad that you enjoyed the video! Thanks for commenting, and letting me know. 🖍️💕
Seems like you're pressing extremely hard and putting about 4 layers down on those swatches. Of course you're gonna have crumbs. Gently put 2 layers down and you won't have crumbs.
Hi Kevin, In my channel description I explain that as an artist disabled by chronic illness I make free videos for others living with physical or mental challenges. This channel is about encouraging people to develop a creative practice as a coping skill. One of the only rules here is that I do ask that commenters not to say or imply that the way someone is creating here is wrong, or trying to change the way someone is creating. There are plenty of other channels on TH-cam for that but very few places that create a safe place for people facing life difficulties and health struggles to create freely in a Non-judgemental environment Thanks for respecting our amazing little community here.
I find this review very interesting. I've seen a bunch of reviews comparing Mungyo and Paul Rubens because where I live the Mungyos cost 40€ and the Rubens cost 30€ so I want to see which one is more worth it. I still can't decide because every video I watch is different. I've seen reviews where the Rubens blend like butter and others like this one where they just won't blend. I wonder if the climate has something to do with it. Or maybe the pastels are an old batch? I don't know but I find it interesting and somewhat inconsistent to the point where I cant decide just yet.
Hi Loati, It is very confusing and this may be why: From talking with other reviewers it sounds like the Paul Rubens used to be better quality but they are currently poor quality. Perhaps the company changed hands or changed their formula. In my experiments, in my climate here in Vermont, USA, Mungyo preformed better. The comments from the people that watch my videos seemed to agree with that. The other thing that makes it very confusing is that artists have different opinions and different tastes about what works best from them. I took a look at the Paul Reubens reviews and the Mungyo reviews on Amazon to see if I could find out more information for you. Mungyo has a much higher number of positive ratings. There are also a few comments on Paul Reubens about them being very sticky and inconsistent, which was exactly what my experience was. I hope that this information is helpful for you and making your decision on which pastel is right for you. Good luck!
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind Yes, It is a shame if they indeed dropped quality. I have been reading reviews and watching more videos and each time I get a little more inclined towards Mungyo. I guess I will wait for them to maybe drop a little on the price and I will buy those eventually. Thank you for your thorough review and response.
@@loati94 I hope you find them on sale soon and I hope they are exactly what you are looking for!
Oil pastels are my favorite medium. I have the ones in this video as well as a few others. I have a place of use for all of them. Though I like my Mungyo better I would NOT consider Paul Rubens poor quality.
Edited to say I have both old and new pastels from Paul Rubens.
@@eBookHoarder Interesting, the Paul Rubens set I got was very poor quality. Having said that I’m really glad you are happy with the pastels that you are using. That’s the most important thing because we all have different preferences. 😊
I use silicon nail artistry tools to blend they are not expensive either. I like them better than the stumps and fingers. I enjoyed watching you painting with Mungyo oil pastels
I have never heard of them before. Thanks for the tip!
I got that off frugal sorry I can’t remember the rest of her name she another TH-camr but I got them and like using them
Her name is Lindsay, The Frugal Crafter.
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind Yes that's her sorry I forgot her name
No worries at all! I forget stuff constantly these days lol 😄
I’d like to see the prices compared. Sennelier is much more expensive than the other two brands.
This is an old video, it’s part of a 3 video series. I reviewed a lot of different pastels since then. Your best bet is to Google the current prices because the prices mentioned in this series are quite old.
Thank you so much for the video, it was excellent. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 In the future (I hope!) I will import a kit of quality pastels, and the most viable would be Paul or Mungyo. And your video helped me a lot! Thanks again! 😊
I am so happy to hear that you found it useful!!! I hope you get your pastels soon and that you really enjoy them!
i enjoyed the firsy part fthis video but i really wish the painting demo was done with voice over instead of music so i stopped watching it
Glad you enjoyed the first half! 😁
have you tried blending with baby oil?
Yes, I have but I normally use walnut oil.
Thanks. I really enjoyed the video. Is there a reason you prefer walnut to baby oil?
@joanmacdermid1160 Yes, because I have a mast cell disorder I try to stay away from petroleum products. In general, I try to use the most non-toxic products that I can find in an effort to not set off an episode. Hope that helps!
Thank you for your frank reply. I hope you can maintain good health. As I said I really enjoyed your video and have subscribed to your channel and watch more. Thank you so very very much 😊
@@joanmacdermid1160 I’m so glad to have you as a subscriber! Thank you for watching 🙏💕📗🖍️
Sincere thank you for this comparisons. SO VERY HELPFUL!!! 👍👍👍
So glad it was helpful to you!
The baby oil works great, it doesn't have bleed through like some of the others. It partially dissipates because it's such a thin oil. Thank you for all your hard work to give us these wonderful videos. And even with it sped up, it's a joy to watch you paint!
Thanks for letting me know you enjoy the videos! I prefer walnut oil because I’m chemically sensitive and it’s not a petroleum-based mineral oil. Baby oil is a byproduct of the process to refine crude oil. I also can’t tolerate the smell of it.
beautiful paintings !!! the black eye Susan's looked so nice
Thank you!
Have you tried rubbing alcohol as a solvent?
Hi Laowai, I no longer use alcohol in the studio for health reasons.
Have you tried zezt-it? It is supposed to have a cirtus scent.
No I haven’t. I’m not able to tolerate Citrasolve though so the citrus odor might be an issue.
As far as i know you should gesso the actual page your working on with 2 to 3 coats as other channels who specialise in painting oils on paper said that not doing it would cause the paper to break down in time. The gesso protects the paper from breaking down. This should be on the side you're painting on not the back of it or it won't work to prevent damage to the actual structure of the paper.
I’m going to share a couple of thoughts in response to your question that I hope will help let go of limiting thoughts like that. Oil pastels are very different from oil paints. I never use oil paints in my sketchbooks because of the issues they present and since my channel is geared towards people with chronic illness most of us can’t tolerate using oil paints. I do however use oil pastels in my sketchbooks. Sometimes I use clear gesso for added grip and sometimes I don’t and I’ve never had an issue. Also I think a lot of creators get carried away worrying about their sketchbooks being archival and lasting 200 years. I just don’t have the capacity to believe that anyone is going to care about my sketchbooks that long after Im gone, LOL. So my most important advice to my viewers is; play, experiment, explore, have fun in your sketchbooks. Do all the things “They” tell you “Never to do”. It’s your creative playground, hold it as you own sacred space with zero rules. Enjoy making art with no boundaries or rules and it will open a vast world of new experiences for you! Happy creating! 🎨🖍️💕
@BeginnersMind-ArtMind I know oil paints are different to oil pastels however I presumed that it was the solvents added that would be causing problems. As to your other advice you do you, it's definitely valid to play and should be encouraged however I was just pointing out for those who are uptight about their sketchbooks. I have a sketchbook from my great grandmother which is over 100yrs old and treasure it just as my kids say they want to continue collecting them from the family. I also have artwork from my mother who's passed our family just seems to collect it so it's important to some. I was only remarking for those type of people, it was certainly not meant to undermine the validity of experimentation and play. I myself have extreme fibromyalgia and hashimoto's and am mostly bed ridden but art is about the only thing that brings me joy when I'm up to it, unfortunately not as often as I'd like, so I definitely understand about the chronic illness thing and am all for encouraging everyone to try art as a way of finding some happiness and fun in an otherwise bleak existence. Wishing you the best ,keep having fun doing what you love.
@tabbi888 Welcome to the channel our motto here is “Art heals!” 🙌📖✍️🖍️
Nice video ! thank you :)
Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed it!
nice paintings! I agree with you about Paul Rubens, terrible oil pastels unless used for impasto like paintings. I have stage 4 cancer and need a solvent that is friendly, and I had high hopes when you got the gamblin gel out as it’s compact and easy but you stated you didn’t like that, what was it that you didn’t like about it?
So deeply sorry to hear about the cancer. I filmed this a year ago so leaning on my memory here but I think it just didn’t have the strength to move the pastels around like the walnut oil did. Best wishes to you! 🙏💕
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind Thanks Linda. Walnut oil it is then!
The weird thing with Paul Reubns is that I really like their acrylics and watercolors but I really disliked those pastels. Good luck!
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind I’ve thought of getting their watercolours but cannot justify buying them as I have shmincke, Sennelier, Daniel Smith and Winsor and newton professional so I don’t think there’s much to be gained. Interested in their shimmering watercolours though.
@@Kyomiibrown You sound like you are all set you have all the best ones already 😉. If you ever do buy any Paul Rubens watercolors in the future be aware that they have student grade and Artist/pro grade. My next two videos are swatching and painting with their novelty “Neon/Opera” set. Then they sent me their Mei Laing set to review so that will be coming up. I don’t know if it has any metallics in the set yet.
Excelent music choice.
Awesome, so glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed watching you create both of these beautiful paintings. I have a set of oil pastels that I’ve done very little with. Now, after watching your video I’m excited to try them again. I’ll be here for your next video. Have an amazing week! From my mountain top in middle Tennessee, where the hilltops kiss the sunny 🌞 sky, love Fran
I’m so glad you enjoyed it Fran and I love that it inspired you to get out your pastels! I hope you enjoyed the little shout out I gave to you in the video 😉 I always enjoy your comments!
Thank you, I hope it does help artists using the hard wax pastels. I did, after I looked the comments. I do enjoy your artwork and your thoughts about it. Did the gamsol help you with the Paul Rubens?
@@franswey2 I didn’t use any Gamsol or Walnut oil when I did the painting with the Paul Rubens. I could try it as an experiment.
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind that might be interesting to see if they could make them more usable but i stand by what i said about the landscape you did with them. i LOVED IT.
@@terrygetz2225 Thanks so much for letting me know that you really loved the painting. I always love hearing that!
Once it has set spray it with krylon sealant, and it really makes the painting look luscious. Thank you for sharing. Cheers!
Thanks but this is an old video and I used Sennelier’s fixative. It’s held up great.
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind senneliers is suppose to be really good, it's out of my budget range though. Yeah I know it was an old video, just thought I'd mention krylon sealer. I think you did a really good review, and I'm going to try walnut oil, on the next sketch book exercise, thank you for sharing, I hope you do more videos. Cheers!
Thanks! I upload videos every week.
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind I'll have some enjoyable watching ahead of me then. Cheers!
Enjoy! Thanks for watching 🎨🖍
The paper you are using has a different effects in your testing, so I am a little bit deceive, furthermore this same observation is noticeable in the way you put pressure to each of them and concerning the dilution with gamsol or else, Paul Ruben is diluting well with turpentine, Sennelier with Gamsol and Mungyo with mineral oil such as linseed oil or baby oil! This my humble opinion, but it is all depending what effect you want to obtain on different paper with different techniques, furthermore when I am doing swatches I never look the name color written on oil pastel, but I am choosing the similar colors instead! I do love your art and good continuation! Keep being inspiring with love!
Hi Danyel, Thanks for supporting my channel by leaving a comment. I’m sorry but I’m not quite sure I fully understand your comment. My channel is called Beginners Mind - Art Mind and it is about exploring, creating and supporting each other’s creativity despite our struggles with chronic illness, pain, grief etc. As a person disabled by chronic illness I make free videos to share with other people that may also be struggling with debilitating pain and illness. I do all kinds of videos, in some of them I share what I liked and didn’t like about all the art supplies my viewers send me as gifts. I did a series of videos where I tried out some pastels that viewers had sent me as gifts and asked me to give my opinion on, some I loved, some I liked and some I didn’t like at all. I used them the way I would normally use them and came to my own conclusions. None of these items were sponsored, they were mostly gifts from my generous and supportive viewers. No matter what conclusions I come to about a product I highly recommend that everyone use the materials that they like and enjoy working with as I do. I’m just here to help others cope with the rigors of pain, illness and grief by encouraging their creativity and by sharing my journey through my own illness with my creative process.
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind Thank you so much to take times to answer me, I wasn’t aware about the objectives of your channel, surprisingly I am having a restrictive mobility by the Rheumatoid Arthritis which I am living from disability pensions for almost all my life until now at 65 year old and I am having severe handicapped hands which I am doing art all day long due to fact this is the only thing I can do! Thank you to give confidence by creative artworks for people who are having struggle in life with physical disabilities and pain or mainly or grieving, let me telling you that I am well knowing how it is to have pain by walking in 45 degree angle with a standing position in half due to this chronic disease! Being socially isolated and leaving alone with no family, I am drawing and painting at 5 o’clock until 9 pm and the time in a day is not long enough fortunately! I am pleased to see the purposes of your channel and I will come to watch you more regularly now! You are the first person who had taken time to write me so long and I am appreciate it very much! Sorry for my bad English writings, bc I am French from Québec in Canada! I do love reading and learning about a lot of subjects and I am having two bachelors degrees in Psychology and special Education with master degree in clinical Psychology! I am retired early in life due this chronic disease, but I am leaving happy in life and keeping myself very busy! Hope to hear you again and a big thank you again for your times! Keep inspiring in a creative way and keep doing it for people who needs your ideas! God bless you!
@@danyelhudon458 Thanks for sharing about your disability and struggles. I’m very glad to hear that you have a creative practice. For so many of us our creative practice is what sustains us and keeps us going. Keep creating and inspiring others to create. #ArtHeals
Great comparison!
Thanks Julie, I’m really glad you enjoyed it!
I appreciated and enjoyed your laidback, low-key presentation. Some videos are so frenetic or have such busy music that I have trouble watching them to the end. Thank you.
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your comment! I can’t even begin to compete with the number of viewers that those channels have but my personality is just much more laid-back. It’s so good to know that it is appreciated. ❤️
Are the gallery pastels soluble in water ? Thanks for replying.
The Mungyo Gallery pastels that I have are not water soluble, but I did a search on Google and apparently they do have a water soluble oil pastel. I hope that helps!
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind Are washable pastels and water soluble pastels the same? Appreciate your reply.
Sorry, I can’t help you with that one because I’ve never heard of washable pastels. To be honest, I’ve never even tried water soluble oil pastels before. I have used water-soluble wax crayons like Neocolor II and those are fun to play around with, but they’re not oil based.
@@BeginnersMind-ArtMind Thank you so much for sharing. It's very helpful. I learned a lot from your video too. God Bless!
Thank you! God bless you too.
Beautiful 😊
Thank you!
Linda all of your artwork is so beautiful! Loved the comparisons. Great vlog. ❤
Thank you!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Us there any reason other than to keep your hands clean that you wear the gloves? Just curious.
My illness causes me to be sensitive to a great many things and I get blisters on my hands from some art supplies.
Wunderschön 😮❤😊
Thank you!! 🤗🙏