$10 Oil Pastels | Art Study 

What's your experience with oil pastels? Do you hate it or love it? Leave any questions below :-)

I remember having to do oil pastels in art class and hating it because I couldn’t build up any color. Now I realize the teacher had probably given us the wrong paper😅 Watching you makes me want to try it again!

Love your aesthetic and approach to art PearFleur 💗 This video was so comforting and beautifully put together with all these vibrant colors, thank youu! ☀️

I have been using oil pastels as my main medium for many years. I have different brands which range in terms of hardness and pigment. (Sennelier being the softest/ most unctuous). I have developed a range of techniques including variations of the main ones you illustrate. I tend to use cheap acrylics as a ground on most supports as it adds depth to the work. I also apply pastels sometimes by using white spirit and unwrapping them so that I use the sides rather than the tip. Then I bathe the pastel gently and apply in bold strokes to cover larger areas. This is also excellent for using one colour to blend several others. (Sennelier also does an unpigmented pastel which is very useful for blending when you don't want to add colour.) It can and does get very messy. (My nails don't look like yours, sadly. lol) Another technique I use is to use oil pastel over chalk pastel and vice versa. It gives some interesting effects, particularly useful when doing something like a sky and adding clouds, as an example. I also use them over oil paints and when the paint is tacky and almost set. You can use the pastel to push the paint around and add a punch of colour. I use them on 'colorfast' paper which has a good tooth. Or canvas board with added texture using various things like sand and pummice. They are endless fun.

After my grandpa died a few years ago I got a bunch of his art supplies, many of which looked to have been untouched for decades judging by the styles of the packaging, and that included his oil pastels which were totally dried out which was a bummer to me, but I think his soft pastels are still functional so I gotta remember to learn how to work with those one day, and then another day get some decent oil pastels of my own cause it looks so fun to use.

I would recommend using a drying oil. Olive oil is non drying so the painting will stay that way indefinitely

Oh goody! Excited to watch this on my lunch break, and then again tonight when I spend some time in my sketchbook! Your videos always find me when I need them most.

This is brilliant on so many levels: quality of instruction, level of detail, colours, techniques, inspiration, gradual building toward your final piece using all the techniques your demonstrated...wow! I have a set of oil pastels and have used them just a little for final touches on watercolours occasionally but you have opened up a new world! Thank you so much!!

ok honestly i love that funky little bird u made. hes got Character

I know I sound like a broken record, I think I comment this every time, but the vibe of your videos and your art blows me away. Every time. ❤️

Came to the comments to see any roasts on the birb. I don't understand how you expect any roasts when you have us all in awe of your art at the end of the vid XD Please make more of your journey with pastels!

best. bird. ever.

You know, I think my mom gifted me a set of these same pastels a few years ago. I've honestly never touched them before, i always disliked the look of them when i saw my classmates at art uni using them. But I didn't even come to think about the techniques and outcomes you could get. I'm gonna try them now! Thanks for the inspiration, I do honestly love playing with other mediums.

Aaaah now I see what I’m missing with my 80 cents oil pastels XD These are so smooth and blendy!! Very delicious lookin !

This pastel was brought to me by my father so so long ago. I remember my favorite colors and even the smell of it which I loved so much. Pastel was lost somewhere and I could neither find it nor recall the brand. And now I see this wonderful video. Thank you :)

Yay I've been waiting literally for years for you to try oil pastels 😊 my favorite medium

Oh god the TALENTTT!!💖💖💖 I’ve been watching u for years and yet I’m still so amazed by how talented you are with every video you upload 😭💕💕 it’s so inspiring !!

I really love this type of videos from you. Calming and inspirational.

i love oil pastels and i adore watching how u work with them never tried them on rough paper, so i'm very excited to try that out!!

The way you seem to instinctively understand color and technique is really incredible, I love watching art develop right before my eyes!

I just tried oil pastels for the first time because of this video. I've had a small cheap pack of pastels in my drawer for ages but I've never used them but. Oh my god. They're so much fun it's like there's no pressure to make something perfect it's amazing

I love the colour palette you chose for the small studies. The peachy pastels are such a refreshing combination of colours to look at

I love how your videos are an equal mix of informative (showing how the pastels work on different paper), and relaxing! Very inspired to give oil pastels a shot for something both fresh and fun now, the colours are so rich and vibrant.

This channel is great bc you’re mellow. I’ve been w arching your vids all day.

I used to own a similar set of oil pastels and that's my first proper set of coloring tools, I still remember the joy of exploring different colors and textures of it!!!! thank you for such a lovely video which reminds me of my childhood!

There's something so therapeutic about your videos.i love it!

It's a good day when Pear Fleur has a new video up.

This feels so nostalgic! I used this very same brand of oil pastels for my projects in school and in poster making contests 👐🏼🌍🕊️

it’s so satisfying seeing you use oil pastels!

incredible, fascinating, i'm in love of your work, it's very inspiring.

Just tried oil pastels for the first time yesterday and struggled with blending quite a bit. Really glad to see this video in my feed, it's super helpful!

I recently got some oil pastels and started drawing with them. I love their texture and how you can visibly notice the strands of colour they leave on the paper. You can see the journey of your painting.. also it's so fun mixing the colours and blending them into the paper. I love it!

I bought that little set because of this video. It looked so fun, trying it out tomorrow, i'm so excited.

Tus video me salvan de la ansiedad y el insomnio, gracias por existir ❤️

Wow wow wow I love the color combination

Oh my god you made me instantly search up these oil pastels on amazon >///< the power you have over me,,,

I am just here for the peeling..the crisp corners are satisfying

i love the face of the bird so much oh my god

Your voice is so soothing! Thanks for the video, really inspired me 🧁🍭🎂🍰

Thank you for taking my wish on oil pastels from last video into account! I appreciate it so much

love your little captions and your art. also loved the music choice

I have this very same set and no complains so far. Yes, the rough paper works best with these pastels.

I remember using oil pastel before when I was younger, it was my preferred medium before watercolour because of how nice it was whenever I used them. I liked them more than crayons and it was the medium that made me discover my talent for art. The feeling you have when using it was soothing, the blending of it was satisfying and calm like in the video. It’s been a while since I last used it and I’m ready to use it again after watching this video, thanks.

I love hearing your voice on this channel again, even if only a little bit! It’s so grounding and you have such sharp insights

i was already kind of itching to try out oil pastels and this video just made me crave in trying it out!!! they look so fun and the textures you get are gorgeous

Love,love,love this!

Lovely video. I have this same set, I bought it recently after digging out my old 12 set from the same brand and playing around with them and actually enjoyed blending the colours together. I had never seen anyone use them when I bought the first set so never understood what to do with them, got frustrated and put them aside but this time around I had so much fun with them. It helps that they are so cheap so you don’t have to feel too precious about it.

Love this! I've been thinking about adding pastels into my work a lot recently so I was really excited to see this video. I remember using this brand in school 🤔 I might have to go order some pastels now...

Glad to hear you get stuck too. I slow stitch when I can’t paint then I watch people like you for inspiration then I usually get an itch for painting again. You are a lovely painter . I like how you paint I could watch you all day .

Yay! I was so happy to see an oil pastels video from you! I just started exploring them myself and it was a great to see how you tackled getting to know the materials and then finish that lovely painting!! I would love to see more oil pastels videos from you in the future 👏🏼

Love. Can't wait to get to work.

I have the same set of oil pastels, and each time I felt uncomfortable using them. I just didn´t know how to use them! Thank you so much for inspiration and instructing! 🥰

I love this video so much.

I’m always a little reserved when it comes to trying out new mediums, but this encouraged me and inspired me so so much!! Also the motives and the color palettes are so unique, pretty and just go so well together!! 🌷🐸✨

Love how you use colours! Absolutely 😻

this is beautiful

Only if you knew how much you inspire me and make me smile everyday.

Literally one of your best videos

This video makes me feel so inspired to use oil pastels! I've only used them for school and I didn't really like them because of their feel, but now I'm willing to give it a try! :D

the experimentation was really cool !

Thats to you now i realize how easy it is to clean them!

You make me fall in love with oil pastel again

I did not love them when I was younger, but now they are one of my favourite mediums!

Your use of colors is immaculate

色使いも音も心地よいビデオ

Sensual and inspiring video - thank you!

such beautiful work! it was so mesmerizing to watch your process and the ASMR was the cherry on top! I've never tried oil pastels but I've been meaning to test something new

i usually use my old oil pastels, i need to get new ones tho but despite being old and dirty, the color is still clean, pigmented, and opaque!! i love it tho! also i really love you art sm!! ❤️ it really is beautiful and comforting to watch your videos!! 😍

I love the way you experiment. I need to do more of that and stop focusing on product!!

stunning work as always!! 💘 i recently started using oil pastels to practice mini sketches and color theory before starting an oil piece. ive been feeling really unmotivated to create lately so this video helped a lot :)

Your art is so beautiful! I remember highschool art classes, the teachers never taught us any techniques! We were just given materials and were told what to draw. There wasn't much experimentation. I'll need to try pastels again!

Ooh, this feels so nostalgic for me. When I took art classes as a teen, we almost worked exclusively with oil pastels (I think my teacher liked them because they were relatively cheap and easy to clean up). I didn't like them at first because it felt like it was only a small step up from drawing with crayons as a kid, and I wanted to use the more 'glamorous' mediums like gouache or oil paint. However, as I worked with them, I came to appreciate this medium in itself. I like the texture it produces, the feel of the oil pastel in my grasp, the ease we which you can use it, the different effects it produces... Watching your video has inspired me to go find my old oil pastels (hopefully they haven't dried up!) and try using them again.

The aesthetics and color schemes in this one 😩💗

this was inspiring, and I only get inspired to create when I see something amazing

It genuinely looks like your having fun while in this video I hope it was ! I really like what you made

this is so cool!

your warm-ups are my end goals lol

This reminds me... I have a set of Sakura artist's oil pastels, i hardly use them... I will from now on. Thanks ❤️ for the inspiration.

I loved your every single pastel drawing

So beautiful

30 seconds in and im hooked already!

❤️So helpful and inspiring! Thank you!

I love that your casual bird scratching came out ugly because it gives me confidence when I have a bad art day. Sometimes I can draw really well, other days everything looks like a scribble and like I lost my skills 😭

Precioso y relajante. Tus gatos también son preciosos.

Thank you for making a video about oil pastel, especially on pentel oil pastel.

Loveddd this

Beautiful beautiful ❤️

Lovely! 🤩

Thank you for taking away my anxiety, I love your videos and I haven't seen them for a while, today I saw this one and I still feel the same calm as I did a few years ago when I watched your videos. I'm sorry if you don't understand my comment, I don't speak English and I translated what I wanted to write from a web page.

You have a magnificent talent 🫶🏻 thanks for the content ❤️

so wonderful as always

Love each and every little square 😍 so unique and aesthetic ❤

SOOOOOOO NICE

Ah... oil pastels, my mortal enemy. Until i get better paper that has more tooth in it, me and my oil pastels are gonna despise each other in the meantime.

Your color choices are always on point. And while I really disliked working with pastels in the past, you made me curious to try them again!

This is perfect timing! I was just looking at my oil pastels I bought last year that have been sitting in a drawer wondering when would be a good time to use them 🤗

I like whis sketches. 😍😍😍

Amazing art, so beautiful

Extremely useful video!

I remember wanting to try oil pastels in an art class, but the ones we had were crumbling so much, I had a hard time enjoying the medium. Years later, I got something like the ones in the video now, and I can't wait to try them!