Crayola 12ct Oil Pastels Portfolio Series

by Crayola

Product Features

• Portfolio Series Oil Pastels offer a variety of unique and flexible features
• 24 different colors
• Use for wet or dry work
• Brilliant true colors for good blending to secondary colors
• Tapered point ideal for detail drawing

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 6 x 5.8 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006IEFL
• Item model number: 52-3612
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 - 15 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,617 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Product Description

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.

Product Description

Portfolio series oil pastels have a creamy texture. The bright primary and secondary colors blend into a broad expanded pallette. Intersting watercolor effects can be achieved by wetting the paper before applying the pastels. They can also be dipped in water and used as paint sticks or blended after being applied dry with a wet brush.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Worth the Money, August 28, 2010

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A. Philpott - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Crayola 12ct Oil Pastels Portfolio Series (Toy)

Great set for the price. They're high quality pastels with just the right combination of firmness and softness. I recommend using water color paper (when blending with water) or some other tough paper, as they can bleed on normal sketchbook paper.

The only con to this is that it is relatively a small set. That said, there is a 24 pack available for just a bit more.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars CRAYOLA? Don't think so., September 22, 2010

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A. Wiersch (Lantana, TX USA (near Dallas)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crayola 12ct Oil Pastels Portfolio Series (Toy)

I just received mine. The photo shows "Crayola" and the description says "Crayola", but "Crayola" is nowhere to be found on the pastels that I received, in case that matters to you. It's strange that it is in the product image, however.

Other info:
* Oil Pastels made in Spain
* Non-Toxic

5.0 out of 5 stars Versatile oil pastels work great on top of acrylics!, June 9, 2011

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Margery L. Goldstein (Hudson, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Crayola 12ct Oil Pastels Portfolio Series (Toy)

I have been using these water-soluble oil pastels on top of (dried) acrylic paint, with great results. The acrylic covers the ground (canvas, in my case) with rich color, as evenly as you like, and the oil pastels add another dimension of drawing, with the terrific bonus feature of allowing you to wash them off partially or completely if you want to. (This makes a nice change from acrylic paint, which dries very fast.) You can apply the pastel color and then spread it with water to make a glaze, or wet the surface and draw onto it. Much fun, and not just for kids!