Oil pastel brand comparison || Sennelier, Neopastel, Mungyo, Paul Rubens 

So true! I think having the option to pick and choose is great, that’s also why I don’t mind mixing brands.

Yeah it is but not all of us have money...on youtube we warch

Thanks a lot!! What I do is very doable 😊 I’d love to see it if you try it

Thank you so much! ❤️ they are very versatile in my opinion but a more expressionistic style fits them better I think even though I don’t paint that way

Thank you so much! Those Paul Rubens impressed me again when I was recording this video, they really stand out

You are so welcome! Thank you 😊 I’m glad it helps

You are so welcome!

I’m glad it was helpful! Thank you

Thanks a lot! ♥️ I’m glad it was helpful

Glad it was helpful! ❤️ I should update the description to add some brands though

Glad it was helpful! ☺️ I’ll share a video this weekend about the recent Neopastels that I got in case you want to take a look.

Thank you very much! I’m glad that you like them

Thanks a lot Jen!

Muchísimas gracias ☺ me alegro mucho de que te sea útil

Thank you! ❤️

Thank you so much! I get so nervous about my English, my mistakes and my voice 🙈 I only have three of those soluble Neocolor but I haven’t tried them yet. I don’t think they would work too well with the creamier ones like Sennelier or Paul Rubens, I’m guessing some lifting would occur since they are much harder but I have to try first. You can sharpen Mungyo or Neopastel nicely to make details too. Maybe I should show how I get fine points with them. Have a nice day!

I’m glad that you liked it! ☺

Thank you! Yes, I love soft pastels ❤️ I’ve used them in other videos

Thank you so much Ana! I plan on doing exactly that when I’m back in Spain. I think 30 days of strong sun hitting on them will be enough, hopefully. I had tested some paints in the past that faded in a couple of days.

I’m glad 😊❤ you’re welcome

If you don’t mind let me know about that varnish when you try it! I didn’t know about it although I hate varnishing my oil paintings… They are so strong, smelly uff. For oil pastel I’ve only tried Sennelier’s fixative and is soooo strong, the smell lasts forever on the paintings 🥲

How the Varnish worked?

​@@biss141 well badly, and good for some things. Absolutely not for comitions or things you want to frame. The varnish creates a shiny layer of "rubbery" protection. Do NOT keep sticky tape on while you apply the varnish, it will take some of the varnish with it, when you remove the sticky tape. I tried it in a sketch book, and there it works really well, if you only paint on one side of the spread. If two varnished surfaces comme in to contact, all seem fine at first. Then you leave your sketch book and open it again after a week or so, and the varnish will have stuck the pages together, and will ripp color and varnish from the pages when you separate them. And I tried to apply different amounts, but it made no difference. So in conclusion → I use it in my skechbook to avoid smudges.

​@@YolandaBlazquezSee answer below ❤

Thank you! It almost makes me glad it’s cold for most of the year where I live haha. Is that tool shaped kinda like a brush?

Exactly like a small brush, the tip is 1/8" teflon, wooden handle and surprisingly sturdy. You have a real talent, never stop painting. cheers @@YolandaBlazquez

I will give it a try , thank you! @@user-qk3sc8rq9r

Thank you! ☺ Even though the finish painting can look very similar I wouldn’t consider them an introduction, they are different techniques. To me oil pastels are like the child of oil paints and soft pastels. The biggest difference really is that with traditional oils you have to mix all your colors.

Grazie mille! Soft pastel and oil pastel aren’t too different I think but I feel soft pastel is more forgiving

Thank you! I haven’t tried the Haiya ones yet so I don’t know

Thank you very much! I go through white pretty fast but all others last me much longer. There are a couple that I have to restock more often but they still tend to last me quite a bit. Also note that harder pastels like Neopastel or Mungyo last more than the softer ones like Sennelier.

@@YolandaBlazquez thank you ever so much for answering Yolanda

You’re welcome ☺ @@vincemincevince

Thank you so much 😊

Thank you! ❤️

Thanks a lot!

Thank you for sharing, that’s interesting. My Mungyos are a bit creamier than Neopastel but I’m wondering if it is because they changed the formulation a couple of years ago and I have the newest one. Neopastel wins for me because of the information they give you and I’ll be getting some more for sure ☺️I didn’t know about Paul Rubens releasing a different oil pastel type but I’m happy with Sennelier so I won’t look into that.

Muchas gracias ☺️ normalmente utilizo pastelmat

Thank you! ❤

Thank yooou ❤ I’ve got a couple of Van Goghs but I haven’t worked with them yet. While swatching them they felt kinda chalky, weird for an oil pastel but at least they have pigment and lightfastness info!

I’m sorry you are having trouble 😕 if the paper is too smooth you won’t be able to layer well or to blend smoothly. A couple of weeks ago I made a public/free post on my Patreon where I showed an sketch I did on Strathmore sketching paper. It’s not the same as Pastelmat but I think it works pretty well and it’s much more affordable so feel free to check it out www.patreon.com/posts/95494711

Thank you very much! I did try it on that paper, and it is much better :-) still struggling with details, but I need to compare all of my pastels the way you did in this video, and then try sharpening a couple of them… It is definitely a challenging medium! Thanks again :-)

Haha I had no idea about those so I can’t comment on them

Madre mía, los pasteles se deben de derretir solo con mirarlos, no quiero imaginarme en pleno agosto 🙈 Pues eso que comentas no es algo que haya probado pero no sé hasta qué punto podría funcionar porque aún con varias capas de spray fijador siguen pegajosos al tacto. Tal vez después de muchísimas capas se endurezca del todo pero yo no lo he conseguido.

Neopastels are even pricier, both superb quality though.

Sennelier oil pastels have the AP label, including the colors that are made with heavy metals. In theory as long as you are careful and wash your hands well after handling them you should be fine since they say they are not easily absorbed through the skin. You can also choose to avoid those few sticks that contain cadmium and cobalt and stick to the rest if you prefer ☺️ you can download Sennelier’s color chart and check which pigments are used for each stick.

They are always sticky, I don’t know how people use them in mix media pieces. Maybe they put a lot of fixative afterwords. Also yes, they can get dust and fibers stuck on them if you don’t cover them quickly, and even if you do sometimes it happens anyway. If you haven’t applied any fixative it’s easy to remove it with tweezers but if you already used spray on it then there’s not much you can do without messing up the painting 😅 I still recommend them though, they are fun (and messy).

@@YolandaBlazquez So how do you display the artworks? under glass? Thank you!

@@rachael.mp4 under a glass using a mat so that the painting and the glass aren’t touching, same with soft pastels ☺ you’re welcome!

I did some research because I’m quite conscious about these things. I searched for the MSDS papers from when they had the AP label and now that they don’t have it. The formulation changed and my guess is that they didn’t go through the process of getting the label again. In my opinion they are too affordable to contain pigments like cadmium and cobalt (although Sennelier has them in some of their sticks and have the AP anyway). This is their composition according to the MSDS found at dick-blick website: CaCO₃ (calcium carbonate), stearic acid, magnesium carbonate, palm oil and pigments. I hope it helps! I use them and wash my hands well afterwards 🙂

Thank you so much for such detailed explanation 😊

@@YolandaBlazquez thanks a lot. It really helped me 😊

It could be both or either but also I have to press more or to go over an area multiple times to cover those empty spaces too

If you’ve never tried oil pastels before and aren’t sure if you will like them or not, I’d get Mungyo because they are pretty close to Neopastel (it’s also what I did). Now that it’s hot I’m enjoying these two more than Sennelier.

Not yet! I didn’t know W&N made oil pastels. Caran d’Ache are fabulous, specially when it gets very hot but during the rest of year I prefer the softer ones

yeah, they are the ones that say Mungyo Gallery. The blue ones are student grade right? 😅

@@YolandaBlazquez Yes, ’’blue’’ box is student grade, ’’grey/black" one is artist. I’ve got the student ones and they’re not easy to work with, especially when it comes to layering or even blending. It’s as if some waxy blots appear, and when you try to remove them, you are not able to, it only move (I mean the blot). Eventually I manage to get rid of these blots by scratching with a palet knife ! The artist grade pastels seem far better !

Thanks a lot 😊

Only oil pastel ☺

@@YolandaBlazquez ну Красота 😍 я тоже учусь ))) Сухов пастелью , масляной ещё не пробывать рисовать портреты !

Скажите чем вы растушёвываете ?

@@user-pb6tn4yl4s you can see my entire process in my previous two videos 🙂

@@YolandaBlazquez хорошо спасибо ☺️

It is intentional but I’ve heard that for many artists that makes it harder and that they prefer them all to have the same consistency. I personally love Sennelier oil pastels as you know 😇 just the way they are. I use the more translucent ones for glacing and they are fantastic.

Thank you! 😊❤️

If it’s very hot I wouldn’t recommend Sennelier. Here it’s cold all year round except for summer but it doesn’t get hot like in Spain, there I’m afraid my Sennelier will melt! I will get a few more Neopastels, I feel those will be lovely even at 37°