Oil Pastels
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Sennelier Oil Pastels and Sets
Item #: 20038
(407)
$5.55 - $226.78
Sennelier Oil Pastels (Pastels à l'Huile), manufactured in Paris, are made with carefully selected mineral and organic pigments, mixed with a s...
Sennelier Oil Pastels and Sets
Item #: 20038
(407)
$5.55 - $226.78
Sennelier Oil Pastels (Pastels à l'Huile), manufactured in Paris, are made with carefully selected mineral and organic pigments, mixed with a s...
Sennelier Oil Pastels and Sets
Item #: 20038
(407)
$5.55 - $226.78
Sennelier Oil Pastels (Pastels à l'Huile), manufactured in Paris, are made with carefully selected mineral and organic pigments, mixed with a s...
Caran d'Ache Neocolor II Aquarelle Artists' Pastels and Sets
Item #: 20042
(503)
$1.58 - $262.15
Softer than colored pencils, responsive to wet brush. Wet/dry techniques can be combined. high pigment concentration, lightfastness, and adaptable to ...
Sakura Cray-Pas Expressionist Oil Pastels and Sets
Item #: 20012
(108)
$0.72 - $22.14
Cray-Pas Expressionist Oil Pastels are formulated with extra-fine quality pigments, waxes, and oils. They are perfect for very smooth drawing and a wi...
Sakura Cray-Pas Expressionist Oil Pastels and Sets
Item #: 20012
(108)
$0.72 - $22.14
Cray-Pas Expressionist Oil Pastels are formulated with extra-fine quality pigments, waxes, and oils. They are perfect for very smooth drawing and a wi...
Sakura Cray-Pas Expressionist Oil Pastels and Sets
Item #: 20012
(108)
$0.72 - $22.14
Cray-Pas Expressionist Oil Pastels are formulated with extra-fine quality pigments, waxes, and oils. They are perfect for very smooth drawing and a wi...
Sakura Cray-Pas Expressionist Oil Pastels and Sets
Item #: 20012
(108)
$0.72 - $22.14
Cray-Pas Expressionist Oil Pastels are formulated with extra-fine quality pigments, waxes, and oils. They are perfect for very smooth drawing and a wi...
Sennelier Oil Pastels Grand and Sets
Item #: 20091
(95)
$17.35 - $326.29
Creamy smooth Sennelier oil pastels are rich in pigment, cover beautifully, and have outstanding opacity. They may be thinned with turpentine and work...
Sakura Cray-Pas Junior Artist Oil Pastel Sets
Item #: 20013
(71)
$1.94 - $70.49
Easy to use, safe student-quality oil pastels for texture rubbing, blending, scratch art, or any coloring project. Build art skills without mess. Brig...
Caran d'Ache Neopastels and Sets
Item #: 20043
(130)
$2.75 - $218.75
Equally suited to intense coloring, delicate shading, or subtle hue transition. Professional quality oil pastels with smoothness and blendability. Per...
Pentel Oil Pastels
Item #: 20020
(81)
$2.24 - $56.70
For use on paper, board or canvas. Clear, brilliant colors apply smoothly, blended easily. Long-lasting and fade-resistant. Regular size sticks, in sl...
Pentel Oil Pastels
Item #: 20020
(81)
$2.24 - $56.70
For use on paper, board or canvas. Clear, brilliant colors apply smoothly, blended easily. Long-lasting and fade-resistant. Regular size sticks, in sl...
Pentel Oil Pastels
Item #: 20020
(81)
$2.24 - $56.70
For use on paper, board or canvas. Clear, brilliant colors apply smoothly, blended easily. Long-lasting and fade-resistant. Regular size sticks, in sl...
Crayola Oil Pastels
Item #: 20066
(49)
$2.58 - $50.99
For young artists. Smooth, creamy texture in true hues. No-roll hexagonal shape. Packaged in easy-to-open lidded box, along with tips and techniques. ...
Van Gogh Oil Pastels and Sets
Item #: 20063
(48)
$2.95 - $52.93
These oil pastels are perfect for older or more advanced students. They are intense in color and particularly soft and pleasant to use, not just on pa...
Van Gogh Oil Pastels and Sets
Item #: 20063
(48)
$2.95 - $52.93
These oil pastels are perfect for older or more advanced students. They are intense in color and particularly soft and pleasant to use, not just on pa...
Holbein Artists' Oil Pastels and Sets
Item #: 20017
(35)
$6.75 - $108.95
Endorsed by the Oil Pastel Association of America (OPA), Holbein Artists' Oil Pastels come in a superb range of colors that feel and move like a chalk...
Portfolio Series Watersoluble Oil Pastels
Item #: 20049
(77)
$5.24 - $77.71
Binney and Smith has created a versatile, water-soluble oil pastel that offers students flexible features. These traditional creamy pastels come in br...
Sargent Art Artists' Oil Pastels
Item #: 21989
(17)
$2.69 - $62.85
Sargent Art has combined deep, luxurious fine art colors with a smooth and easy blending texture to create an indispensable artist’s tool. Sargent Art...
Sargent Art Gallery Oil Pastels
Item #: 21929
(8)
$7.14
These oil pastels combine rich, fine pigments with smooth texture that experienced artists demand. Formulated for artistic sketching and fine art illu...
Faber-Castell Goldfaber Studio Oil Pastel Sets
Item #: 21905
(11)
$7.30 - $21.90
Goldfaber is Faber-Castell's affordable line for students, offering quality at an unbeatable price! This collection of colors is soft and easy to blen...
Sakura Cray-Pas Specialist Oil Pastels and Sets
Item #: 20047
(41)
$23.24 - $95.09
Exceptional color intensity, smooth and soft textured, highly lightfast pastels. For fine detail (using their square corners), or for glazing and wash...
Holbein Academic Oil Pastel Sets
Item #: 21913
(4)
$14.75 - $41.11
These superior student grade oil pastels feature smooth, even pigmentation and no hard spots or bubbles. They handle, blend, and clean easily. Holbein...
Faber-Castell Grip Oil Pastel Sets
Item #: 21931
(7)
$4.39 - $61.05
With a unique, easy-to-handle triangular shape, Grip Oil pastels are ideal for the young artist. Rich, bright, opaque colors blend together easily and...
Niji Oil Pastel Sets
Item #: 21911
(7)
$2.89 - $8.66
Niji's high-quality yet reasonably priced soft oil pastels come in a variety of brilliant colors that blend and lift easily using stumps, odorless thi...
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Winsor & Newton Oil Pastel Sets
Item #: 21090
(3)
$16.68 - $30.09
Perfect for anyone looking to become familiar with the medium, Winsor & Newton Oil Pastel Sets feature an assortment of rich, true colors that are eas...
Cretacolor AquaStics
Item #: 21927
(14)
$18.56 - $90.29
AquaStics watersoluble oil pastels have exceptional water solubility and high pigmentation. Due to their softness, they are especially suitable for nu...
Royal Talens Panda Oil Pastel Sets
Item #: 21084
(2)
$6.95 - $13.95
Royal Talens Panda Oil Pastels are soft, round oil pastels ideal for beginners and classroom use. Made with finely ground, lightfast pigments, these o...
Royal Talens Panda Oil Pastel Sets
Item #: 21084
(2)
$6.95 - $13.95
Royal Talens Panda Oil Pastels are soft, round oil pastels ideal for beginners and classroom use. Made with finely ground, lightfast pigments, these o...
Oil Pastels
Made with mineral oil, wax, and pigments, oil pastels might be described as having a waxy or crayon-like consistency. Considered more permanent than soft pastels or hard pastels, they also contain pigments that may be more intense, they are cleaner to use, and they won’t rub off as easily. Oil pastels also resist crumbling and don’t pose a health risk because they produce no pastel dust. However, they are more difficult to blend and never fully harden on your artwork, which also means the pastels will never dry out. Finished oil pastel artwork should be framed behind glass or sprayed with a fixative. Oil pastels should not be confused with oil-based colored pencils, which may contain a slight amount of oil to aid smoothness, increase durability, and prevent “wax bloom.” Blick sells a variety of oil pastel sets that are artist-grade, student-grade, or intended for younger artists who are graduating from crayons to oil pastels.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between hard/soft pastels and oil pastels?
The main difference is in the texture. Hard and soft pastels could be described as "chalky." Oil pastels might be described as having a "waxy" or crayon like consistency. They are cleaner, and do not rub off as much. They resist crumbling and do not pose any health risk in terms of breathing dust. Oil pastels are also more permanent and offer intense pigments. However, they are more difficult to blend and never fully harden. Therefore, oil pastels can be smudged in storage.