Oil Pastels

Expert artists and novice artists can find a wide assortment of high-quality oil pastels, chalk pastels and charcoal to help them take their pastel paintings and drawings to the next level. Choose from a wide range of sets from top art supply manufacturers, from starter sets to those designed for the art professional. Look for products that feature the versatility you need to create stunning works, and consider new product innovations. Be sure to review all of our coloring and drawing supplies, including a selection of crayons designed with both children and adults in mind.

Creating with Oil Pastels

Whether you are just starting out or have been using oil pastels for years, there are plenty of oil pastel sets available so you can find exactly what you are looking for. Consider the quality of the oil pastel crayons, including properties like pigment load and lightfastness, which will affect the vibrancy and longevity of your work. Since oil pastels use oil as a binder, some offer flexibility similar to oil paint and can, for example, be thinned with turpentine and worked with a brush.

Chalk Pastels

Chalk pastels are excellent art-making tools. Whether sketching landscapes, drawing portraits or creating detailed finished works, chalk pastels are easy to pick up and challenging to master, but they can provide rewarding results. Look for starter sets or expert assortments to find the chalk pastel set right for your work and budget. Consider new pastel products, like those that come in stackable disks, enable easy color mixing with almost no dust and can be applied with versatile tools and applicators.

Charcoal Sets

Charcoal is a versatile drawing and shading medium. Look for vine charcoal for covering large areas, and compressed charcoal for sketching and drawing, as well as other charcoal options.