I normally take a paper towel and grab the tip of the oil stick with the paper towel and twist it. This will remove that layer and is less messy. Ive never used a brush with oil sticks. I mainly use them when I do a mixed media painting and I love the texture they provide. I sometime lay down paint with the oil stick and use a palette knife to scrape and mix on the paper.
This is my favorite art supply! My drawing professor in college bought each of us a pack out of her own pocket and I have been in love with them ever since!
I'm definitely a crafter rather than an artist and I love the paintstiks. I've never had a problem removing the film from the top, except when the room is cold. I just use a paper towel for friction, pinch the top of the paintstik between thumb and index finger and twist. I end up with a neat little cup of dried paintstik without shards or mess of any sort. If the room is cold, I have accidentally twisted the whole end of the paintstik off but, again, it came off in one piece rather than in shards. My trick for cold paintstiks due to cool ambient temps is to hold the end of the paintstik in my hand for a minute or so to warm it up and that allows the film cup to slide right off. I use them mostly on fabric that goes into garments and I usually stencil with them. I do use the very stiff stencil brushes with them and find that they are incredibly blendable--stencilling does generally rely on very, very thin layers. Since stencilling is a dry brush technique, the paintstiks are excellent as it would take real effort to pick up too much paint on the brush. The garments I've made with paintstik embellishments have held up well but I use them on garments that are not washed often. I haven't tried anything like a T-shirt but I have used them on a couple jackets and tunics that have gone through the washer and dryer many times without any degradation of the embellishments. I have used them as over-sized crayons on fabric and they worked well but my drawing skills do them no justice.
They are excellent if you want to get into oil painting but don't want to deal with solvents. I just use them like oil pastels- I apply directly to canvas/gesso primed surface and dip a scrubber brush into Gamsol and blend right on canvas. You can get beautiful glazes. At the end of the painting I just swish out my brush and that's that. They are like giant, super creamy, super opaque oil pastels.
Yes! I just got some and I can’t imagine using them for an entire painting. I just want to use them to add more interesting textures for visual differences at the end of a painting.
I really liked watching you apply the paint to the canvas from the sticks and then blend it out with the brush. Also, I signed up for Skillshare a couple of weeks ago. I've been using them to learn charcoal.
I've had these for over 10 years, they're still just like when I bought them. The film is very strong so use turpenoid to take it off and it reveals the creaminess of the stick again
Among all the people who reviewed the product, you are the only one showing an art piece which I appreciate. Also I think the reason for the plastic film coming in parts is by design.Imagine the entire film coming off and the stick drying up.
Thank for your usage of oil stick paints information. It was helpful. I don't use oil paints so good to know that it thins out and unable to build up on as normally oil paints can. Especially if you want that type of application to your artwork. Saves time and frustration on work on your artpiece. So very good to know when using a paint product.
I got some at a thrift store. Mine came with a bunch of texture plates to paint fabric. I've used them to paint a small thrifted wooden bowl and just burnished the paint with my finger, like an oil pastel. It turned out beautiful! Give them a different try ;) Love your flower painting!
I found the concept also really intriguing and bought some months ago some oil sticks (even though I rarely use oil since I work in our living room). They were a little bit weird in the beginning but so much fun to use. But I got the high quality ones from Sennelier and they are buttery, slide over the surface and create the described film that is easily removable (but somehow I also think it is a waste of paint since the forming film is thick). A real difference is the drying time. The oil sticks from Sennelier take like oil paints some time to dry not only 24 hours. The reason for me to use them would simply be the joy of being able to paint broad gestures (and as I wrote, they have the wonderful texture!). :)
id love to see you do an oil painting video, i love oil painting and it makes me sad that people are scared of it :/ i used to be, too! so it would be really cool to have a video from a big channel like you showing people that its not scary and not as toxic as everyone thinks because they associate oils with turpentine.
I would love a video about oil painting techniques!!! I’m going into my final AP Art class and I want to put some more oil pieces in my portfolio! I have used oil a few times but it’s been completely self taught, and the first time I didn’t even use a thinner!
Only art quilters would want to use these, you have to prep the surface because the oil will eat away at the fabric. I’m not sure ironing would work as a fixative since they have to dry like oil paints do.
As a student many years ago the technique presented to us was to use these as a crayon over top of an underpainting - in my case an acrylic painting. I used it to add a linear element to the painting. It could also be used as a resist if you are using primarily acrylic paints but I haven't played with that at all. The sticks didn't make too much of an impression on me as the thickness of the line was pretty uniform. I experienced similar problems with flaking of the cap if I didn't use a paper towel to remove it. I lost my oil sticks in a tub/box when moving at one point and they have just surfaced again. My interests have changed to quilting these days, but I may try to see if the sticks are still good and see how they will work on fabric in an art quilt format.
Love what you painted with the oil sticks. I have a few from Sennelier and Langridge brands and they are amazing to use but I only use them as accents to my nearly finished pieces, the outer skins are awful! I probably wouldn’t do a whole painting with them, I think oil paints are a fabulous medium. Would love to see you do more.
Ooooh yess would love a video about oil painting ! I kind of forgot most of the steps i learned 15 years ago in school 🤔 Did you used the Cobra (water soluble oil paints) ?
I found this so interesting, as this is an art supply I always thought I'd hate but then watching you use it looked fun (even though you didn't like them I think you did well) But difficult...I want to try oils one day but I'm so intimidated! :O
OHMYGOSH. What you said at 10:05 is my main issue. I worked a simple piece for 3 weeks because of this and my teacher was like "ye you gotta let that dryyy first thats why you cant lay more color on top" ??!!!! She also once saıd there are no tecniques to oil paint and i cant take her seriously because of that but i couldnt find anything that was helpful to me. I still have no idea how to apply oils. I want to finish a piece in a week tops. Please make more videos about oil paints and how you layer them. It would mean a lot.
How do you manage to lay it thickly on top without ruining it when you do blending. It ALWAYS ruins the color when i try to blend because everything is wet??? Its like trying to make lineart with watercolor on wet paper!
I would love to see more oil videos from you! I'm still experimenting with oils and always love hearing techniques from people who like to use thick paint, I feel like a lot of the oils I see on TH-cam are thin layers
I really appreciate your honesty in appraising these paint sticks. I had just tried them and had a similar experience with them, with the little pieces of film getting everywhere and the fact that I didn’t find them at all “buttery” as I expected them to be. I thought maybe there might be an expiration date on them (which I couldn’t find on the packaging), and they were a lot harder than I expected. I tried to blend them with my finger, but it was pretty rough on my finger and not easy to blend. IThey we’re also difficult to use with a brush because of the hardness of their consistency. I came to the conclusion that I would need to use Gamsol or another oil medium to make them have the buttery consistency I was hoping for. And so I thought it would just be easier to use regular tubes of paint. I had hoped the sticks would be good for travel, but the messiness and hardness of them eliminated that possibility. The colors are appealing as is the concept, but so far I am not thrilled with them. I was looking for videos to see what other artists were experiencing with them, and your video confirmed that I’m not the only one who has had issues with them. Many thanks for your super helpful feedback!
I am commenting as Jeff's wife. I am an expert on oil sticks. The whole great thing about them is you don't use brushes. You draw with them instead. Then you get thick strokes. Wipe the tips with a rag to contain the pieces of wax. Also, you are using the cheapest brand. Try Sennelier, R & F, Windsor Newton, or Kama. Way better and buttery too!
Shiva Paintsticks are great to use on fabrics to make your own designs. We used them back in the day and they were very effective. If anyone is interested, I think there is a good book on how to use them and a couple videos on TH-cam.
I bought some Shiva sticks on a whim, haven't used them. Lol. I loved watching you do this piece, and would love watching some more oils. I paint thick too, so it would be fun to see how someone else tackles these.
I picked up an old set somewhere...n for years they were just sitting on my shelf. There was no directions. So I just recently started googling. I think it might be interesting in reverse collage..or mixed media as one person had commented on
Yes yes yes please! I would love a video about oil paints! Do you know if regular oil crayons will work with turpentine and or oilpaint? Loved the piece you made! Xxx
I love the final piece! A video about oil paints would be great as I recently got some water-soluble ones but I still don't really know how to use them. Thanks for sharing :)
Never heard or seen these before, oil paints on sticks. Hmmmm...I have tried water-soluble oil pastels and those are amazing and do go down creamy. Piece came out nice, love flowers.
I absolutely love acrylics, gouache, and watercolor, but oil is very difficult for me to get a handle on. I would genuinely appreciate an oil painting video! Your paintings are gorgeous, whereas mine come out very muddy. I am also very impatient, seeing as I’m used to the faster drying paints.
I got some oil paints last Christmas and I really enjoy them(this is my first time using oils) but my first painting I did I stuck it in my closet and over time some of the paint faded and actually it still isn’t quite dry and I did this about 8 months ago
The only time I've used the oil sticks was to mix them with paraffin wax and bees wax mixture - tried to paint with it but didn't like the result. It was fun for a once only experience. Prefer just painting with traditional oils with medium to speed up the drying.
@Ali Yu It's either all in your mind or my comment may be slightly defensive of acrylics. I've recently read so many comments by oil paint users attacking acrylic so may possibly be sensitive about the subject. However, it's true that a long time ago I bought a set of oil paints and found them so frustrating to use; laying one colour on top of another was like stirring jam into rice pudding! Soon after this a tutor at an art class I attended suggested acrylics (because watercolours didn't suit my prefered subject: cats). I bought a set and would never use oils again, although I do use oil pastels for convenience. I hope this explains my tone and any underlying ire you may have detected.
I use these for airbrushing fish mounts in taxidermy. I use them for scale tipping and smudging above acrylic base coats on cheek areas and airbrushing translucent and shimmer paints on top. They give a superb depth effect. They play well with acrylics. I’ve also started using them for the same effects in fishing lure painting. The high pigmentation adds a great effect for me.
I’d love to see someone do a video comparing these types of paint sticks to ones used by graffiti artists like the paint sticks from Markal or Art Primo
I’d like to see oil paint videos. Lots of people do watercolour and acrylic and there are a few people who work in Gouache, but there don’t seem to be many people doing videos working in oils, possibly because of the working time. 👍
Yes please! I've used oils before, and did my GCSE art exam piece in oil. But I've been using watercolour and acrylic for the last 12 years, and had no clue what to do when I went back to oils this year. I tried to use the same techniques that I used to use, but I'm now really confused cos nothing seems to be working. So any help would be great.
HaleyBrooke'sArt You can try water based oil paint. You use water instead of any chemical, and It doesn’t smell so strong. Wisnor and newton’s 5 pack was like $20
I actually don't use chemicals when I paint with oils. I just wipe off my brush really well between colors and I was my brushes with soap and water when I'm done. Oil paints do have a smell to them so I'd use them in well ventilated area. I normally just open my window.
On the film note if you have a scratch pad all you have to do is push a little harder and just roll it and it will all come off pretty easily and mess free
Was thinking that they would be good for really long lines of drawing without having to reload a brush, but the line quality I find unattractive and hard to control compared to a brush. I may buy just one and try some drawing with it, but not a game-changer as far as I can see.
I purchased some watersoluble oil paints. I know that it is best if you use soap and water for clean up ONLY and use mediums for mixing and thinning and even faster drying times. I would love to see you use these paints. I would even be willing to send you some of my duplicates to keep your investment in the project minimal. I know you can mix the watersoluble oils with regular oils but to much and the ease of cleanup goes away! I hope you consider working with this evolving medium! Good Luck and have a wonderful week-end!
I normally take a paper towel and grab the tip of the oil stick with the paper towel and twist it. This will remove that layer and is less messy. Ive never used a brush with oil sticks. I mainly use them when I do a mixed media painting and I love the texture they provide. I sometime lay down paint with the oil stick and use a palette knife to scrape and mix on the paper.
madaca That is what I do too!
That’s exactly what I was coming here to say.
Your information was very helpful. I just received a set of R&F as a gift and love mixed media so I will try them with that. Thank you!
I would like to see more oil painting videos., Thanks.
yayyyy!
@@HulloAlice that would be so helpful. I'm hoping to try more mediums and your advice would be very inciteful
wow it looks so nice! yes, please! never used them but i was given oils paints this year for my birthday and I do not know where to start!
This is my favorite art supply! My drawing professor in college bought each of us a pack out of her own pocket and I have been in love with them ever since!
:0 that's so generous!
I thought it would be like an oil pastel but a different name . This is weeeeird it’s actual paint consistency sjsnsjjs
You can use oil pastel with solvent too then it becomes paint-like.
I don't paint my nails but I still liked the nail polish top coat analogy.
Haha, I'm so glad it made sense!
It gave me a small apifany thanks!
I'm definitely a crafter rather than an artist and I love the paintstiks.
I've never had a problem removing the film from the top, except when the room is cold. I just use a paper towel for friction, pinch the top of the paintstik between thumb and index finger and twist. I end up with a neat little cup of dried paintstik without shards or mess of any sort. If the room is cold, I have accidentally twisted the whole end of the paintstik off but, again, it came off in one piece rather than in shards. My trick for cold paintstiks due to cool ambient temps is to hold the end of the paintstik in my hand for a minute or so to warm it up and that allows the film cup to slide right off.
I use them mostly on fabric that goes into garments and I usually stencil with them. I do use the very stiff stencil brushes with them and find that they are incredibly blendable--stencilling does generally rely on very, very thin layers. Since stencilling is a dry brush technique, the paintstiks are excellent as it would take real effort to pick up too much paint on the brush. The garments I've made with paintstik embellishments have held up well but I use them on garments that are not washed often. I haven't tried anything like a T-shirt but I have used them on a couple jackets and tunics that have gone through the washer and dryer many times without any degradation of the embellishments.
I have used them as over-sized crayons on fabric and they worked well but my drawing skills do them no justice.
They are excellent if you want to get into oil painting but don't want to deal with solvents. I just use them like oil pastels- I apply directly to canvas/gesso primed surface and dip a scrubber brush into Gamsol and blend right on canvas. You can get beautiful glazes. At the end of the painting I just swish out my brush and that's that. They are like giant, super creamy, super opaque oil pastels.
Yes! I just got some and I can’t imagine using them for an entire painting. I just want to use them to add more interesting textures for visual differences at the end of a painting.
I really liked watching you apply the paint to the canvas from the sticks and then blend it out with the brush. Also, I signed up for Skillshare a couple of weeks ago. I've been using them to learn charcoal.
Yes, I would like more oil painting videos, with regular oils (I love them)!! Thank you so much! I really like your art :)
I am so excited for a new video! You’re an amazing artist Alice!
I've had these for over 10 years, they're still just like when I bought them. The film is very strong so use turpenoid to take it off and it reveals the creaminess of the stick again
I am an acrylics user and terrified of oils but you made me want to try oils. I would love to see some videos and tips on oil painting. Thank you.
Among all the people who reviewed the product, you are the only one showing an art piece which I appreciate.
Also I think the reason for the plastic film coming in parts is by design.Imagine the entire film coming off and the stick drying up.
I would try taking the films off over the trash then and it probably wouldn't make as much of a mess. But i like how your painting came out :)
Thank for your usage of oil stick paints information. It was helpful. I don't use oil paints so good to know that it thins out and unable to build up on as normally oil paints can. Especially if you want that type of application to your artwork. Saves time and frustration on work on your artpiece. So very good to know when using a paint product.
I actually really like oil sticks! Will never beat my love for real oils though
I got some at a thrift store. Mine came with a bunch of texture plates to paint fabric. I've used them to paint a small thrifted wooden bowl and just burnished the paint with my finger, like an oil pastel. It turned out beautiful! Give them a different try ;) Love your flower painting!
I found the concept also really intriguing and bought some months ago some oil sticks (even though I rarely use oil since I work in our living room). They were a little bit weird in the beginning but so much fun to use. But I got the high quality ones from Sennelier and they are buttery, slide over the surface and create the described film that is easily removable (but somehow I also think it is a waste of paint since the forming film is thick). A real difference is the drying time. The oil sticks from Sennelier take like oil paints some time to dry not only 24 hours. The reason for me to use them would simply be the joy of being able to paint broad gestures (and as I wrote, they have the wonderful texture!). :)
I used to use oil bars for very large abstract pieces, they were never sold to me as a medium for smaller more realistic pieces.
I wanna try these so bad. Omg
SuperRaeDizzle do it!
Do it. Be sure to buy the better brands - Sennelier, Windsor/Newton, Kama, or R&F. Shiva is the cheap brand and does not work nearly as well.
Yes do it raeee
id love to see you do an oil painting video, i love oil painting and it makes me sad that people are scared of it :/ i used to be, too! so it would be really cool to have a video from a big channel like you showing people that its not scary and not as toxic as everyone thinks because they associate oils with turpentine.
oooo I've been hoping to find some of these to try! Thanks for sharing with us!
Excellent demo and info.
Thank you.
I would love a video about oil painting techniques!!! I’m going into my final AP Art class and I want to put some more oil pieces in my portfolio! I have used oil a few times but it’s been completely self taught, and the first time I didn’t even use a thinner!
Yes, more oil paint vids, please! I find oil paint so intimidating!
Quilters and fabric artists like these paint sticks for surface embellishments. I think ironing fixes the colours permanently.
Only art quilters would want to use these, you have to prep the surface because the oil will eat away at the fabric. I’m not sure ironing would work as a fixative since they have to dry like oil paints do.
@@ciannacoleman5125 Shiva paint sticks won't eat fabric.
As a student many years ago the technique presented to us was to use these as a crayon over top of an underpainting - in my case an acrylic painting. I used it to add a linear element to the painting. It could also be used as a resist if you are using primarily acrylic paints but I haven't played with that at all. The sticks didn't make too much of an impression on me as the thickness of the line was pretty uniform. I experienced similar problems with flaking of the cap if I didn't use a paper towel to remove it. I lost my oil sticks in a tub/box when moving at one point and they have just surfaced again. My interests have changed to quilting these days, but I may try to see if the sticks are still good and see how they will work on fabric in an art quilt format.
Love what you painted with the oil sticks. I have a few from Sennelier and Langridge brands and they are amazing to use but I only use them as accents to my nearly finished pieces, the outer skins are awful! I probably wouldn’t do a whole painting with them, I think oil paints are a fabulous medium. Would love to see you do more.
I would definitely love to see more oil painting videos on this channel
I would really like to see more oil painting videos from you. Especially on how you would use oils in your current style for drawing people.
Ooooh yess would love a video about oil painting ! I kind of forgot most of the steps i learned 15 years ago in school 🤔
Did you used the Cobra (water soluble oil paints) ?
No, I usually use regular oil paints! I do have some water soluble but not many.
Thanks for making and sharing the video. And yes please - I would definitely appreciate your thoughts on painting in oils.
Beautiful piece!
I found this so interesting, as this is an art supply I always thought I'd hate but then watching you use it looked fun (even though you didn't like them I think you did well) But difficult...I want to try oils one day but I'm so intimidated! :O
I would love love love to see that oil paint video
I think it is a great idea! I would love to see more oil videos from you! :D
OHMYGOSH. What you said at 10:05 is my main issue. I worked a simple piece for 3 weeks because of this and my teacher was like "ye you gotta let that dryyy first thats why you cant lay more color on top" ??!!!! She also once saıd there are no tecniques to oil paint and i cant take her seriously because of that but i couldnt find anything that was helpful to me. I still have no idea how to apply oils. I want to finish a piece in a week tops. Please make more videos about oil paints and how you layer them. It would mean a lot.
How do you manage to lay it thickly on top without ruining it when you do blending. It ALWAYS ruins the color when i try to blend because everything is wet??? Its like trying to make lineart with watercolor on wet paper!
Yes! I’ve been wanting to try oils, so any tips you have would be great
I would love to see more oil videos from you! I'm still experimenting with oils and always love hearing techniques from people who like to use thick paint, I feel like a lot of the oils I see on TH-cam are thin layers
That's funny bc oils in stick are the most common format for me 😂
Would love to see more oil painting videos! I really learnt a lot from your watercolour ones!
super helpful & reference 💙💙
I absolutely love oil paintings. Oil paint away dear. 😊 :)
Yes i would love to know some basic oil paint techniques. I don’t even know how to start or what to thin it with!
You did great with any art supply
Shiva makes a colorless blender stick. A must have when working with oil paint sticks.
I always love oil painting videos.
Yas teach us your oil pants ways!
Every time I watch a HulloAlice video, I can't help but think what lovely hands she has.
I really appreciate your honesty in appraising these paint sticks. I had just tried them and had a similar experience with them, with the little pieces of film getting everywhere and the fact that I didn’t find them at all “buttery” as I expected them to be. I thought maybe there might be an expiration date on them (which I couldn’t find on the packaging), and they were a lot harder than I expected. I tried to blend them with my finger, but it was pretty rough on my finger and not easy to blend. IThey we’re also difficult to use with a brush because of the hardness of their consistency. I came to the conclusion that I would need to use Gamsol or another oil medium to make them have the buttery consistency I was hoping for. And so I thought it would just be easier to use regular tubes of paint. I had hoped the sticks would be good for travel, but the messiness and hardness of them eliminated that possibility. The colors are appealing as is the concept, but so far I am not thrilled with them. I was looking for videos to see what other artists were experiencing with them, and your video confirmed that I’m not the only one who has had issues with them. Many thanks for your super helpful feedback!
I thought these were super normal art supplies, i love them
I am commenting as Jeff's wife. I am an expert on oil sticks. The whole great thing about them is you don't use brushes. You draw with them instead. Then you get thick strokes. Wipe the tips with a rag to contain the pieces of wax. Also, you are using the cheapest brand. Try Sennelier, R & F, Windsor Newton, or Kama. Way better and buttery too!
Shiva Paintsticks are great to use on fabrics to make your own designs. We used them back in the day and they were very effective. If anyone is interested, I think there is a good book on how to use them and a couple videos on TH-cam.
Great review I like that it was so thorough and yes definitely interested in seeing your oil paint process!!
I bought some Shiva sticks on a whim, haven't used them. Lol. I loved watching you do this piece, and would love watching some more oils. I paint thick too, so it would be fun to see how someone else tackles these.
I love oil paints. I'd love to see more videos on it! I just use liquin to get it my paint to dry in 24 hours.
There are watercolor sticks at Target that I almost got... This makes me wanna go back and get them. 😅
I picked up an old set somewhere...n for years they were just sitting on my shelf. There was no directions. So I just recently started googling. I think it might be interesting in reverse collage..or mixed media as one person had commented on
Yes yes yes please! I would love a video about oil paints!
Do you know if regular oil crayons will work with turpentine and or oilpaint?
Loved the piece you made! Xxx
Oil pastels will.
@@MariaRevArt ok! Thank you!!!
Beautiful painting. I like your videos and honest reviews.
nice
I was a nail tech for 25 years so that made perfect sense to me lol... Thank you for the tips!! 💖
Yes I would love to learn oil paints. I have some but I don't know what oils and stuff you're supposed use
I cut my ends of my paint sticks to a flat edge. It makes taking the film off super easy for the next go
More oil paint vids pls!! 💚
A beginners guide to oil paint and oil painting would be fabulous.
I would love more oil paint tips
I love the final piece! A video about oil paints would be great as I recently got some water-soluble ones but I still don't really know how to use them. Thanks for sharing :)
Yes please make a video about oil paints!
Lovely painting! Do you still have these sticks? I'd love to try them out!
My cousin just got these for me! Thank you for this review!
Never heard or seen these before, oil paints on sticks. Hmmmm...I have tried water-soluble oil pastels and those are amazing and do go down creamy. Piece came out nice, love flowers.
I absolutely love acrylics, gouache, and watercolor, but oil is very difficult for me to get a handle on. I would genuinely appreciate an oil painting video! Your paintings are gorgeous, whereas mine come out very muddy. I am also very impatient, seeing as I’m used to the faster drying paints.
with the film on them i've seen others who use them make a line at the base of tip they were going to use then with a tissue twist off the film
I got some oil paints last Christmas and I really enjoy them(this is my first time using oils) but my first painting I did I stuck it in my closet and over time some of the paint faded and actually it still isn’t quite dry and I did this about 8 months ago
The only time I've used the oil sticks was to mix them with paraffin wax and bees wax mixture - tried to paint with it but didn't like the result. It was fun for a once only experience. Prefer just painting with traditional oils with medium to speed up the drying.
The drying time of oils is why I prefer acrylics. Also, I don't think I'll be replacing my oil pastels with oil sticks. Thanks for the video.
why is this comment so passive aggressive LMFAO
@Ali Yu It's either all in your mind or my comment may be slightly defensive of acrylics. I've recently read so many comments by oil paint users attacking acrylic so may possibly be sensitive about the subject. However, it's true that a long time ago I bought a set of oil paints and found them so frustrating to use; laying one colour on top of another was like stirring jam into rice pudding! Soon after this a tutor at an art class I attended suggested acrylics (because watercolours didn't suit my prefered subject: cats). I bought a set and would never use oils again, although I do use oil pastels for convenience.
I hope this explains my tone and any underlying ire you may have detected.
I use these for airbrushing fish mounts in taxidermy. I use them for scale tipping and smudging above acrylic base coats on cheek areas and airbrushing translucent and shimmer paints on top. They give a superb depth effect. They play well with acrylics. I’ve also started using them for the same effects in fishing lure painting. The high pigmentation adds a great effect for me.
Is there a best used time.
I think I would just stick to normal oils since i tend to paint really thick and i probably would just get annpyed at the trying to get the film off
I’d love to see someone do a video comparing these types of paint sticks to ones used by graffiti artists like the paint sticks from Markal or Art Primo
i would love to see you work on an oil painting
I’d like to see oil paint videos. Lots of people do watercolour and acrylic and there are a few people who work in Gouache, but there don’t seem to be many people doing videos working in oils, possibly because of the working time. 👍
I would watch a video about oil paints and your methods. Seems interessting to me.
I would like to see some oil painting videos from you yes. But don't stop the other media you use either 😉
Nice vid
This is pretty damn cool. I need to try this on my channel 😂❤️
I'd love to see you painting with oil paints more
Your nail polish reference was right on.
Yes please! I've used oils before, and did my GCSE art exam piece in oil. But I've been using watercolour and acrylic for the last 12 years, and had no clue what to do when I went back to oils this year. I tried to use the same techniques that I used to use, but I'm now really confused cos nothing seems to be working. So any help would be great.
I use some cold wax with my oilsticks.
Nice
I want to try oil paints but I am concerned about all the unsafe chemicals involved with using oil paints.
HaleyBrooke'sArt You can try water based oil paint. You use water instead of any chemical, and It doesn’t smell so strong. Wisnor and newton’s 5 pack was like $20
I actually don't use chemicals when I paint with oils. I just wipe off my brush really well between colors and I was my brushes with soap and water when I'm done. Oil paints do have a smell to them so I'd use them in well ventilated area. I normally just open my window.
Try water mixable oils
Oil stick. When left 24 Hours is it completely dry or not? Thank you.
What are the shades called?
On the film note if you have a scratch pad all you have to do is push a little harder and just roll it and it will all come off pretty easily and mess free
Was thinking that they would be good for really long lines of drawing without having to reload a brush, but the line quality I find unattractive and hard to control compared to a brush. I may buy just one and try some drawing with it, but not a game-changer as far as I can see.
These remind me of pastel crayons n I hated them to messy lol
For hating them you sure made a good piece
I purchased some watersoluble oil paints. I know that it is best if you use soap and water for clean up ONLY and use mediums for mixing and thinning and even faster drying times. I would love to see you use these paints. I would even be willing to send you some of my duplicates to keep your investment in the project minimal. I know you can mix the watersoluble oils with regular oils but to much and the ease of cleanup goes away! I hope you consider working with this evolving medium! Good Luck and have a wonderful week-end!