Pastels..... - Aircraft of World War II

Lucky13 · 01-28-2009, 03:43 PM

Snooping around for pastels while looking for Frisk Film. Would any of these be a good choice, it's one of my local shops that I might visit on Friday in toon....
Millers Art Shop Pastels

Wurger · 01-28-2009, 04:11 PM

If these are called "dry pastels" but not oil ones you can try to check them.

Wayne Little · 01-28-2009, 04:25 PM

Wojtek is right, the oil ones are useless for modelling must be the dry chalky type.....

Lucky13 · 01-28-2009, 04:30 PM

Yeah, these are not in the "oil pastels" section....just want to make sure and whatnot.

Cheers fellas!

Airframes · 01-28-2009, 04:31 PM

I don't know if you can still get them, as I haven't used pastels for ages, but the type you'd get from children's toy shops, with all the 'colouring' stuff, work well too. And they tend to be a LOT cheaper than art shop materials.
There's a chain of toy/craft shops (not 'Toys R Us) the name of which I can't remember, that might have some, as I got some for my daughter when she was younger, and there's probably a branch in Glasgow. I'll have a look when I go into town, hopefully tomorrow.

rochie · 01-28-2009, 04:34 PM

hobbycraft have a great range of pastels, you can buy them singly in all sorts of shades and colours Jan if there's a branch near you

Lucky13 · 01-28-2009, 04:41 PM

I say, thank you frightfully chaps....I'll have looksee!

Lucky13 · 01-28-2009, 04:53 PM

Inscribe Pastels - HobbyCraft - The Arts & Crafts Superstore

Njaco · 01-28-2009, 09:57 PM

I just picked up a damaged box of pastels at my fav hobby store for $2. Spent 20 min making sure they weren't oil. Never used them before but I liked the panel line tutorial and gonna give it a try.

Wayne Little · 01-29-2009, 07:04 AM

Still a bit more to add to the tutorial.....better pull my finger out!

lesofprimus · 01-29-2009, 07:28 AM

Yea, I found out that oil pastels dont work.... All I have for a chalk pastel is a black stick, and I'll tell ya, it worked like a frickin Champ, thanks to Wayne and his tutorial...

Just start out light and work it up...

Njaco · 01-29-2009, 11:25 PM

I couldn't believe how lucky I was. The box regularily sells for like $10 but it was damaged. Love it! About 8 colors to work with. Once I get to that stage I think I'll have some fun.

Wayne Little · 01-30-2009, 07:33 AM

Couple more pages to post tomorrow...just want to reread it one more time to be satisfied it sounds right...

Airframes · 01-30-2009, 09:44 AM

Sounds good Wayne, looking forward to it.

Lucky13 · 01-30-2009, 11:27 AM

Looking forward to it Wayne.....
Btw Terry, 29.99 for the 1/32 Ju-88 and the same for Airfix's two different 1/48 Canberra's, d*mn I was tempted to buy the Canberra...! Might next week just to see what it's like!

The 1/24 Dora-9 is a Trumpeter.

01-28-2009, 03:43 PM	#1
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	Pastels..... Snooping around for pastels while looking for Frisk Film. Would any of these be a good choice, it's one of my local shops that I might visit on Friday in toon.... Millers Art Shop Pastels __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

01-28-2009, 04:11 PM	#2
Wurger Siggy Master Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 13,967	If these are called "dry pastels" but not oil ones you can try to check them. __________________

01-28-2009, 04:25 PM	#3
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 12,487	Wojtek is right, the oil ones are useless for modelling must be the dry chalky type..... __________________

01-28-2009, 04:30 PM	#4
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	Yeah, these are not in the "oil pastels" section....just want to make sure and whatnot. Cheers fellas! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

01-28-2009, 04:34 PM	#6
rochie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: billingham nr middlesbrough uk Posts: 3,097	hobbycraft have a great range of pastels, you can buy them singly in all sorts of shades and colours Jan if there's a branch near you __________________ "We're not easily frightened. Also we know how hard it is for an army to cross the Channel — the last little corporal to try it came a cropper. So don't threaten or dictate to us until you're marching up Whitehall! ...and even then we won't listen!" quote from B.O.B movie

01-28-2009, 04:31 PM	#5
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,030	I don't know if you can still get them, as I haven't used pastels for ages, but the type you'd get from children's toy shops, with all the 'colouring' stuff, work well too. And they tend to be a LOT cheaper than art shop materials. There's a chain of toy/craft shops (not 'Toys R Us) the name of which I can't remember, that might have some, as I got some for my daughter when she was younger, and there's probably a branch in Glasgow. I'll have a look when I go into town, hopefully tomorrow.

01-28-2009, 04:41 PM	#7
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	I say, thank you frightfully chaps....I'll have looksee! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

01-28-2009, 04:53 PM	#8
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	Inscribe Pastels - HobbyCraft - The Arts & Crafts Superstore __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

01-28-2009, 09:57 PM	#9
Njaco The Pop-Tart Whisperer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States Posts: 10,228	I just picked up a damaged box of pastels at my fav hobby store for $2. Spent 20 min making sure they weren't oil. Never used them before but I liked the panel line tutorial and gonna give it a try. __________________ "If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it's English, thank a soldier!" http://www.njcacoa.org/

01-29-2009, 07:04 AM	#10
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 12,487	Still a bit more to add to the tutorial.....better pull my finger out! __________________

01-29-2009, 07:28 AM	#11
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 17,490	Yea, I found out that oil pastels dont work.... All I have for a chalk pastel is a black stick, and I'll tell ya, it worked like a frickin Champ, thanks to Wayne and his tutorial... Just start out light and work it up... __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk

01-29-2009, 11:25 PM	#12
Njaco The Pop-Tart Whisperer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States Posts: 10,228	I couldn't believe how lucky I was. The box regularily sells for like $10 but it was damaged. Love it! About 8 colors to work with. Once I get to that stage I think I'll have some fun. __________________ "If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it's English, thank a soldier!" http://www.njcacoa.org/

01-30-2009, 07:33 AM	#13
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 12,487	Couple more pages to post tomorrow...just want to reread it one more time to be satisfied it sounds right... __________________

01-30-2009, 09:44 AM	#14
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,030	Sounds good Wayne, looking forward to it.

01-30-2009, 11:27 AM	#15
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,121	Looking forward to it Wayne..... Btw Terry, 29.99 for the 1/32 Ju-88 and the same for Airfix's two different 1/48 Canberra's, d*mn I was tempted to buy the Canberra...! Might next week just to see what it's like! The 1/24 Dora-9 is a Trumpeter. __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

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