Oil Color Sticks

Sennelier Oil Color Sticks are designed for uninhibited application of oil paint directly to painting surfaces, extending the artist’s freedom of expression. Enjoy spontaneity and expressive, broad strokes. Apply to canvas, canvas boards, laminated panels or paper. Produced with pure pigment, the finest safflower oil and high quality mineral wax. They can be used for quick sketching or complete works of art, as great complements to both traditional and contemporary techniques. Like oil paint, they dry to a resilient film and can be diluted or blended with turpentine.

• 3/4" diameter and 5" length
• 38ml each

How to Use:

Before use, the surface film of the oil stick must be peeled off. It will form again after a few days of non-use, protecting and conserving the color. The oil sticks must be applied in a thin film application of no more than 1mm thick. Once applied they can be painted over with oil sticks or oil paint, and (if desired) they can be diluted and blended with turpentine. The oil stick Medium, a colorless oil stick, may be used to produce transparent effects and glazes.

Once applied, the oil stick surface will dry in 2 to 5 days, depending on the atmospheric conditions

Varnishing:

If varnishing is desired, you must wait 6 months (as in traditional oil paint) until the colour is completely dry, before giving the painting a final coat of picture varnish. Use a soft brush to varnish so that the oil stick marks are not disturbed. SENNELIER Extra-Fine Solid Oil Stick colours are either opaque (O) or transparent (T) depending on the nature of the pigment in each color. Oil Sticks do not change during storage and require no special precautions except to be kept away from any source of heat, which could adversely affect the stick.