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Crayola Portfolio Series Oil Pastels offer a variety of brilliant colors with the traditional creamy consistency for which oil pastels are relied on. They can be used in their solid state for getting bright colors to blend easily into true secondary colors or blend colors with a wet brush for exciting watercolor effects.
From the Manufacturer
Crayola Portfolio series Oil Pastels offer a variety of unique and flexible features. Use for wet or dry work. Can use a wet brush to blend colors, these bright, vivid colors can dry blend into true secondary colors.
Dreaming Of Cruising
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2025
Very nice pastels. These oil pastels are water soluble but also behave like regular oil pastels. They are lots of fun to use.
Pam Hayes
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2025
Best pastels ever. I love using these in my art work
Country Girl
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2025
Easy to use without without water! Good quality. Good pricing.
Jeannine
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2024
They were a little melted at the tips when I opened the package, however, I tested the out immediately and was able to get them back to normal tips without any waste. The application is smooth, creamy, glides so easily and move well with water. The pigments are fantastic. Would be great to get in even more colors
Eimi
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2022
I bought these years ago and found the to be a bit firmer than these. These are super soft, break easy cake up bad on the paper. I do like they are sharpened and colors are nice for shading.They weren't that expensive so nothing lost. I just found these messier and more breakable than in the past. Nice for a beginner or a child.
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Reviewed in Japan on October 16, 2022
色や付きが薄いです。クレヨンみたいです。が、柔らかいのですぐ減ります。油絵みたいにもなりません。
MelMc
Reviewed in Australia on January 8, 2020
I've used expensive brands and cheap brands of these water soluble oil pastels and these are the best ones I've used so far. They come in so many colours and you can really create whatever you like easily with these. They're on the shorter side, so smaller to hold in your hand, but that's manageable. I can't really say anything negative about these as they're just THAT GOOD. Of course, they don't bleed through pages, you can rub them and blend beautifully together. They are definitely be repurchased again once I run out of these. A fantastic purchase and a very happy buyer here....finally found a good water soluble oil pastel to work with. Thankyou!
ana
Reviewed in France on April 2, 2020
J'aime beaucoup la qualité de ces pastels solubles, couleurs lumineuses, crayons tendres. Ils correspondent tout a fait à mes attentes
Kunde
Reviewed in Germany on May 24, 2019
Ich hatte bereits die Packung mit den 12 Farben und liebe diese Stifte so sehr, dass ich nun auch das 24er-Set bestellt habe. Ich konnte einfach keine vergleichbaren Stifte in anderen Farben finden und da ich z.B. Hautfarbe brauchte, bin ich jetzt mit dem Set komplett aufgestellt. Die weichen Farben lassen sich sehr cremig mit dem Finger verreiben und ganz leicht mit dem Pinsel vermalen. Wer das mag, dem kann ich die Stifte nur empfehlen!
fiona pycock
Reviewed in Spain on July 12, 2018
vi una artista usando estos pasteles en you tube.. me gusto su efecto. Los uso para cuadros 'mixed mediums' son muy versátiles. Los colores bonitos y buena relación calidad precio. muy satisfecho
LDan
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2017
I rate these four stars, but as a "student" grade product. Otherwise I would give them a much lower rating due to the fact that several of the colors are not very lightfast.I did a lightfastness test (strong sunlight in a west window) and then rated them on a scale from 1 to 10 (10 being most lightfast), and here are my results:10: True Blue (the lighter blue), Blue Green, Yellow Green, Golden Brown (the ocher color), Rust (the sienna color), Medium Brown, Grey, and Black9: Cerulean, Blue, Blue Violet (the dark purple color), Green, and Slate Grey (the very blue grey color)8: Yellow, and Moss (the khaki green color)6: Violet (the lighter purple color)5: Red Orange4: Yellow Orange3: Orange2: Red Violet (the lightest purple color), and Peach (the light "flesh" color)1: PinkThose rated 10 showed no degradation, even in the wash application.Those rated 9 showed a very slight lightening of the wash application only.Those rated 8 showed a little more lightening of the wash, and little if any lightening of the dry (and so stronger) application.The Violet, rated 6, had a little loss of intensity/brilliance in both applications, resulting in a slightly duller color.The Red Orange, rated 5, had a little lightening dry, but more in the wash, with also a loss of some of its orange hue in both applications.The Yellow Orange, rated 4, lost all of its orange hue and now looks a lot like the Yellow.The Orange, rated 3, lightened about 50% dry, and about 70% in the wash.The Red Violet, rated 2, lost about 80% of its color in both applications. The Peach, also a 2, lost about 90% of its color in both applications.The Pink, rated 1, forget about it; nothing but the "wax" left.I gave away (to some neighbor's young children) all those rated below 4 (5 of the 24), and probably should of let go the Yellow Orange, and maybe even the Red Orange too.I would rate the remaining, in general, as a 5 star product, especially considering the price (even just for those I kept). They are fairly well pigmented and wash well, and with little of the dry strokes remaining after applying water.
marciamarciamarcia
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2015
As other reviewers have pointed out, these water soluble oil pastels give great value for the money. Over the years I've bought (and sometimes given away) nearly every brand of paint, marker, pen, pastel (oil and clay-based) on the market, sometimes paying a fairly high price. For years my favorite brand of oil pastel has been Sennelier (not cheap).I first heard of Portfolio after seeing them in artwork on someone's (don't remember who) blog. I enjoy media that doesn't require a lot of fuss and mess, so I'm a big fan of watercolor pencils and crayons, brush pens and markers, but sometimes I want something with more texture. After reading more about these, I decided to try them: they're by Crayola, after all--who doesn't like Crayola products? I've used them on different weight and textured papers and on cardboard. They glide on smoothly, disperse easily with water and you can smudge them with your fingers before or after applying water. (I use a Niji waterbrush with them.)They're very soft (which is why they glide so easily across your paper), so if you use too much pressure, they leave behind some crumbs. You can just brush these off with a paper towel or blend them into your artwork with a finger. Colors (which are vibrant) blend well together, too--not as thoroughly as paint will, but that's to be expected. I like these better than my watercolor crayons because they don't dry as quickly, giving you more time to blend.As for mixed media, you can use them (let the artwork dry first) with permanent markers, like Sharpie, but you will need to stop occasionally and "clean" the marker by scribbling with it on plain paper to remove any waxy/oily residue. (For that reason, I'd never use expensive markers like Copic with them.) They work well with acrylic paint and India ink. I haven't tried them with oil paint, but I'd expect them to work well together. You can layer them over watercolors, but not the other way around. (Well, you can, but the results may be disappointing, depending on the effect you're going for.)Bottom line: l love them! (I wish they'd make some metallic ones, though.)
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